A street in Bend, Oregon, five days after the snowstorm. Credit: Judy McCaslin photo In early February, I found myself solo hiking in a chilly Bend, Oregon, snowstorm. I had all of the right gear (see ...

As the seasons shift and the weather continues to warm, you may be starting to plan out the hikes you hope to go on this spring and summer. To make it easy for you, the local conservation group Oregon ...

Walking among displays of brand-new books at Dudley’s Bookshop Cafe several weeks ago, I was drawn to the guidebooks, one of which was Moon’s “Pacific Northwest Hiking” with a cover photo of ...

Central Oregon isn’t just a destination—it’s an entire adventure zone packed with lava tubes, high desert canyons, volcanic lakes, waterfalls, and wide-open wilderness. And while Bend gets all the ...

The Lava River Cave exhaled chilled air. I put on my sweatshirt, despite the hot July day. Though I'd been warned about the sudden drop in temperature to a crisp 42 degrees, it was hard to believe I'd ...

We have you covered with all the best things to do in Bend, Oregon! I’ve lived here for over a decade, and we base here part of the year (all for research purposes for this blog, not at all because we ...