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The Adventure Journal
Fishing
When I started working for Visit Bend four years ago and first heard the term...
I will cheerfully eat all manner of meat and fish, as long as I can...
Its that time of year again to start fine tuning your cast and take a chance...
May 22nd, 2010. Bend, Oregon. Flurries of snow can be seen from my kitchen window. ...
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