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Bike the Many Trails in Bend, OR
Beautiful Bend, OR, might just be heaven on Earth for the outdoor lover, and serious bikers can expect to seriously fall in love with this place. Trails of all kinds cover the areas around the city with terrain ranging from alpine forests to desert canyons and lava rock formations. One of the most popular short paths is the Bend Riverside Trial, a 5.9-mile easy ride with a few curb hops. Distance: Take your pick – the city offers trails of all shapes and sizes Difficulty: Again, lots... Read More »
Hot or Cold, Bend Has Sports of All Sorts
Lots of communities offer fly-fishing, Little League and greenways, but Bend takes the great outdoors one step further.
Welcome to the Lava Lands of Central Oregon.
That’s lava. As in volcanoes. The 50,000-acre Newberry National Volcanic Monument is the cradle of a real-life volcano. Adventurous souls can drive through the 17-square-mile caldera at the volcano’s summit, which geologists believe sits atop a body of magma bubbling two to five kilometers under the earth’s surface.
If you’re... Read More »
Bend's Pedal Powered Pub Tour
Bend is known for its cycling enthusiasts. It’s also known for a batch of world-class microbreweries. Combining the best of both worlds is the Cycle Pub. This bar-meets-bike mode of transportation is a rolling pub on wheels, moving on passenger pedal power.
Passengers are encouraged to bring their own beverage of choice and some delicious food for the group or opt to stop along the ride at one of Bend’s many pubs or restaurants.
Peddlers can even take part in the Bend Ale Trail to... Read More »
Defy Death in Bend, OR
With a foot in pursuits from whitewater rafting and skiing to rock climbing to cyclocross, daredevils in Bend, OR, hardly know which way to go. In the summer, rock climbers flock to the world-renowned faces of Smith Rock. In the winter, Mt. Bachelor with its annual average of 370 inches of snow brings skiers, snowboarders and snow tubers from all over Oregon, Washington and California. The powerful Deschutes River, which runs through the heart of the city, offers rapids up to a Class 5 level... Read More »
