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Guest column: Visit Hollinshead Park to step back in time
I enjoy talking with long-time residents who remember when St. Charles hospital was “way outside of town,” and ...
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Dedicated disc golf players nurture champions, love of the sport for Central Oregonians
This summer, 11-year-old Fenton Flanagan attended the Professional Disc Golf Association’s (PDGA) World Championships for the first time. ...
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Witness the ponderosa tree with the largest circumference in the world
The ponderosa tree with the largest circumference on record is in La Pine State Park. At one point, ...
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Guest column: Extra precautions needed in migration season
I love this time of year when the colder weather and snow bring more animals into town and ...
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Board House indoor skatepark effort keeps rolling
The Board House Society, a nonprofit effort to create an indoor skatepark in Bend, continues to move forward ...
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Autumn’s last hurrah: Parks and trails for leaf peeping in Central Oregon
The cardinal-colored leaves of vine maples may already be skittering across the ground, but leaf-peeping continues to persist ...
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A mini tour of skateparks in Portland — ground zero for the modern skatepark era
If you’re a skater, travel often includes a few skatepark visits. This summer, this skater was lucky enough ...
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Leave No Trace in local natural areas
One of my favorite childhood memories was visiting my local neighborhood park and building a fort with the ...
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A Tale of two rivers
The Deschutes River Trail — a true Bend classic — traverses nearly 20 miles through pine forests, lava ...
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For a quick fix of fishing, Bend’s parks are on the line
My daughters enjoy spending time with their grandparents (my in-laws) each summer while fishing at several of the ...
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