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Explore calendar April 16-22

Daily tours Lava Cave Tours: A guided tour of a local lava tube exploring the geologic and human…

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Top picks for trails, parks in and around Bend

Central Oregon Historic Canal Trail — Maintained by Bend Park and Recreation, the unpaved 4-mile trail along one…

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Bonus top pick: Aspen Day Use Area

Aspen Day Use is a versatile spot along the Deschutes River west of Bend. A popular put-in for…

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Climber rescued from South Sister

A climber on the north side of South Sister was rescued Monday after getting stranded on a small…

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Major Central Oregon cycling, running events try to make a plan

Outdoor athletic events are a spring and summer tradition in Bend, part of the deeply rooted fitness and…

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Otter Bench offers hikers breathtaking desert scenery along the Crooked River Gorge

CROOKED RIVER RANCH — Birds of prey flew in circles far below as I walked along the edge…

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Top picks for the mountains

Dutchman Flat Sno-park — This is one of the higher elevation sno-parks in Central Oregon located north of…

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Explore calendar April 9-15

Daily tours Lava Cave Tours: A guided tour of a local lava tube exploring the geologic and human…

Local Sports

Gary Lewis: Where to troll up your first trout on a fly

Fishing license sales are up, way up over the last year. People are getting into fly-fishing at a…

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Madras East Hills is Central Oregon’s new playground for mountain bikers

MADRAS — To the west, Mount Jefferson and the Three Sisters glowed a bright white against a clear blue…

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