5 minute read · Biking · Canoeing · Dining & Drinking · Organized Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Sightseeing · Stand Up Paddle Boarding · Summer Fun It’s the summer of love! We’ve got the best secret... There’s something about Bend that leaves everyone feeling a little frisky. I’ll go so far... Read Post
5 minute read · Concerts and Live Music · Oregon Events · Outdoor Recreation It’s shaping up to be a fabulous lazy summer weekend... This upcoming weekend will be a rare one for me, and I’m giddy as a... Read Post
5 minute read · Family Fun · Festivals & Fairs · Oregon Events · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun What’s happening in Bend, Oregon for Fourth of July? Plenty! Please note: This post is from July 2012. If you're looking for this year's post... Read Post
3 minute read · Fishing · Guided Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun It’s time for fishing in Bend, Oregon! I will cheerfully eat all manner of meat and fish, as long as I can... Read Post
6 minute read · Oregon Events · Outdoor Recreation · Sporting Events in Bend · Summer Fun Amazing summer events showcase the best of Bend, Oregon recreation I wish I could remember which magazine dubbed Bend, “the outdoor playground of the West.”... Read Post
6 minute read · Family Fun · Organized Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Sightseeing · Summer Fun · Winter Fun An abundance of family-friendly fun in Bend, Oregon! My whole life, I’ve been certain of one thing – I have zero desire to... Read Post
7 minute read · Dining & Drinking · Outdoor Recreation · Shopping · Spas The great escape! Oregon couple heads to Bend for the... Guest post courtesy of Adam Fenske Would you like to know a secret? My wife... Read Post
2 minute read · Mt. Bachelor · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun Get your spring started right with Springtacular at Mt. Bachelor! Ever notice how some things happen year after year, but you still look forward to... Read Post
3 minute read · Mt. Bachelor · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun Fresh snow, new features have Mt. Bachelor geared up for... Was it really only a few weeks ago we were all whining about a lack... Read Post
4 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun For family fun or girls’ night out, ice skating makes... In my non-Visit Bend life, I’m an author. An author with a three-book contract, a... Read Post
5 minute read · Dining & Drinking · Oregon Events · Organized Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Sightseeing Blink and you miss ‘em! Limited-time events, activities, & brews... You could visit Bend any day of the year and find something cool to do.... Read Post
3 minute read · Family Fun · Mt. Bachelor · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun Snow is coming to Bend, Oregon! Are you ready for... You can see it in their eyes. Bend’s skiers and snowboarders are getting twitchy. They’re... Read Post
4 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun Visit Bend volunteers offer up tips on hiking, golfing, and... I just marked my one-year anniversary blogging for Visit Bend, which means a few of... Read Post
3 minute read · Beer · Canoeing · Dining & Drinking When the lights go down, what can you do in... Bend is not Las Vegas. This shouldn't come as a shock unless you took a... Read Post
3 minute read · Festivals & Fairs · Outdoor Recreation It’s the most wonderful time of the year in Bend,... I’ve always heard parents aren’t supposed to have favorites among their children, which is reason... Read Post
4 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun Floating the river is one of Bend, Oregon’s most divine... Note: This post is from 2011. To see a more recent post on floating the... Read Post
3 minute read · Outdoor Recreation · Shopping & Dining With a full agenda of summertime fun, Mt. Bachelor isn’t... If you’re visiting Bend this summer, you might find yourself gazing longingly at Mt. Bachelor... Read Post
4 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun The active baby-boomers’ guide to a great weekend in Bend,... Though regular blog author Tawna Fenske does a fine job describing fun things to do... Read Post
3 minute read · Biking · Family Fun · Organized Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun Three great tours give you an insider’s look at Bend,... So you want to get to know Bend. Intimately, right? There’s no better way to... Read Post
2 minute read · Outdoor Recreation · Stand Up Paddle Boarding · Summer Fun Whether you’re a standup paddleboarding enthusiast or a brand new... For years, I’ve wanted to try standup paddleboarding. When I learned Bend would be hosting... Read Post
2 minute read · Family Fun · Guided Tours · Outdoor Recreation Try a fun-filled cave crawl with Wanderlust Tours in Bend,... I love caves. When I travel abroad, cave tours are near the top of my... Read Post
3 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun · Winter Fun Get oriented (or disoriented?) with a hike up Pilot Butte... At least once a week, someone asks me where to hike near Bend. Since I... Read Post
2 minute read · Beer · Biking · Summer Fun Is it a bar? Is it a bike? Yes! Catch... We’ve all been there. You’re sipping a frosty microbrew and find yourself staring at your... Read Post
3 minute read · Family Fun · Outdoor Recreation · Summer Fun · Winter Fun Feeling oh-so-good in the Oregon Badlands Wilderness east of Bend I’ve lived in Bend for more than 13 years, and though I’ve heard of the... Read Post
2 minute read · Family Fun · Festivals & Fairs · Mt. Bachelor · Winter Fun Dreaming of a white spring break in Bend, Oregon? Check... If you’ve got your eye on Bend, Oregon for spring break 2011, odds are good... Read Post
2 minute read · Dining & Drinking · Outdoor Recreation · Shopping Shhh….I’m sharing my secret hotspots in Bend, Oregon My parents spend several months a year on Kauai, and when I visited recently, they... Read Post
3 minute read · Dining & Drinking · Outdoor Recreation · Shopping The ultimate dog date in Bend, Oregon I had a hot date the other day.... Read Post
2 minute read · Family Fun · Mt. Bachelor · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun Where the rubber meets the snow: The Mt. Bachelor Snowblast... 2022/2023 update: Snowblast Tubing Park is closed for the season. *** We all know the... Read Post
2 minute read · Family Fun · Organized Tours · Outdoor Recreation · Winter Fun Loving the winter landscape, thanks to Wanderlust Tours I’ve not much of a skier. The idea of whooshing down the slopes at high... Read Post
2 minute read · Outdoor Recreation How’s business in Bend? Just ask these guys! There’s been a lot of buzz about Visit Bend’s new campaign encouraging business owners to... Read Post
1 minute read · Trail Running Over the River and Through the Woods XTERRA Trail Running National Championship Bend, Oregon: September 17-18, 2010 Those of us who live... Read Post
2 minute read · Hiking Trails Smith’s Pleasures If you want to go to a “Pleasure Palace” for a little off-line recreation, I’ve... Read Post
4 minute read · Swimming Splash A-Bout I have a confession to make: I can’t swim. Yeah. I plug my nose when... Read Post
2 minute read · Biking · Outdoor Recreation Must-Do Mountain Biking: Phil’s Trail Who is Phil and Why Should I Care? Phil was a Bendite back in the... Read Post
3 minute read · Hiking Trails Hiking the High Roads On my first trip to Bend, back in the 1980s when I still lived in... Read Post