Entertainment

Three chances to watch the 2025 Backcountry Film Festival in Bend, Sisters

After an uncommonly snowy start to ski season, winter enthusiasts can stay stoked with the adrenaline-pumping action of…

Biking

Cascade View trails near Redmond offer premium winter mountain biking

During the heart of winter in Central Oregon, mountain bikers basically have two main choices to find trails…

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Bend park trails and facilities offer chance to stay active in winter

Getting active in the New Year is a common goal, so I’m not trailblazing with this idea. But…

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Hurry! Two more weekends to hike Dry River Canyon

Dry River Canyon southeast of Bend isn’t going away any time soon, but human access to it will…

Events

Explore calendar Jan. 11-17: Jell-O Wrestling featuring DJ Lord Queen Cole

Ice skating rink hours The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see…

Events

Explore calendar Jan. 18-24: Boneyard Backcountry Bar #2

Ice skating rink hours The Pavilion: Drop-ins welcome during public skate sessions. Open skating session times vary; see…

Biking

Heading outside: Sled, ski, snowmobile and more at Wanoga; Find trophy-sized rainbows at Haystack

Blue skies, 45 degrees Fahrenheit and a lightened workload Wednesday afternoon meant it was time for me to…

Biking

Spend a weekend biking in the Steens

Even for the most adventurous Bend cyclists, it’s easy to repeat the same rides week after week. There…

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For a wintry weekend hike, hit the streets of Sisters

When the COVID-19 pandemic sequestered many of us into our homes and neighborhoods for months at a time,…

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Wolf biologist kicks off annual Nature Nights series

Since 2011, Deschutes Land Trust’s Nature Nights speaker series have brightened winter by bringing the natural world indoors…

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