Dee Wright Observatory News Today

Temperatures should drop pretty significantly over the weekend. Forecasts predict a high of 70 degrees Fahrenheit Friday and then highs in the low 60s Saturday through Monday, making for a chilly mid-June weekend. Be on the lookout for reports of high country trails opening soon as the snowline continues to recede. Deschutes National Forest trail crew supervisor Joe Welke wrote in his last report at the end of May that snow still remained above 5,500 feet and forest visitors should expect a lat...

BEND, Ore. - Construction crews are working on the east side of McKenzie Pass and plan to have the highway above the gate paved and open by the morning of July

BEND, Ore. - Construction crews are working on the east side of McKenzie Pass and plan to have the highway above the gate paved and open by the morning of July

BEND, Ore. - Construction crews are working on the east side of McKenzie Pass and plan to have the highway above the gate paved and open by the morning of July

A road improvement project underway on the McKenzie Pass Highway will smooth out the ride for cyclists and drivers this summer, but testing out the changes could be delayed by

Honestly, the new bathrooms excite me more than the smooth pavement.

I didn’t expect to find 101-year-old graffiti in the sagebrush country east of Baker City. Although given the vintage, and the style, I suppose petroglyphs might be the more apt

McKenzie Pass Scenic Highway 242 won’t be accessible by car for much longer.

Recreationalists looking to indulge in fall activities have been greeted by warm, mild weather this week, offering a great opportunity to head out to the trails north of Bend. Most

Winter weather is upon us and ODOT closed the west side of Old McKenzie Pass Highway, OR 242, for the winter season. On the morning of Monday, Oct. 30, crews