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Explore calendar Sept. 17-23

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

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Crook County ranchers worry about proposed mountain bike trails

PRINEVILLE — Grazing cattle and speeding mountain bikes don’t seem compatible to rancher Shelley Santucci. For that reason,…

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Tumalo Creek Trail is ideal for novice mountain bikers and families

Central Oregon is home to hundreds of miles of singletrack trails. In fact, our area boasts more than…

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Dreaming of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing? Yeah you are!

The days are getting shorter, and for many of us in Central Oregon, that brings happy thoughts of…

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Bonus pick of the week: Fremont Meadow

Shevlin Park is big, almost 1,000 acres, so you would be forgiven if you never made it to…

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Top picks for High Desert trails

Barnes Butte — The steady 567-foot climb up the 2.7-mile trail at the butte in Prineville may be…

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Explore calendar Sept. 10-16

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

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Sunset View Day Use Area

Elk Lake, one of the most popular lakes in the Central Oregon Cascades, is always a sumptuous feast…

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Running shoe recycling: A real need, hard to accomplish

Running has a relatively small ecological impact. There isn’t a lot of gear to purchase, or emissions associated…

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Bonus pick: Homestead Pump Track

On Monday, this reporter made his first trip to Redmond’s Homestead Pump Track, a looping asphalt course visible…

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