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My first snowshoe outing of the winter season was on President’s Day weekend to Wanoga Sno-Park, one of the closer snowy playgrounds to Bend, lauded for its family- and dog-friendly

If You Go Where: Bandon Beach/Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint, Bandon When: Open year-round for day use Cost: Free Getting there: From Bend, drive south on US Highway 97 for

Swingin in style - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXCgFfvFIzs Marvels Spider-Man 2 is right around the corner (and wev...

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 continues the journey of both Peter Parker and Miles Morales in their most epic single-player adventure yet.

Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment and developer Insomniac Games have released two new trailers and new details for Marvels [...]

You don’t have to drive far to experience a caldera-filled lake, and unlike its famous sibling to the south, Paulina Lake in the Newberry National Volcanic Monument has an easier-to-access

The low-elevation snow has been piling up around some of Oregons best winter waterfalls

Midterm elections and democracy Democracy in the U.S. is facing severe challenge as evidenced by extremists using their position, social media and lies to destroy...

View Comments Walking through a misty moss-covered forest feels as comfortable to me as relaxing with a good book in my favorite chair at home. Having lived my entire life on the west side of the Cascades, I feel a deep familiarity with nature as it expresses itself in moist verdancy. But now and then I long for the stark beauty and openness of Oregon’s desert country. Without lush growth cloaking this arid landscape, its unique geology is plainly visible. The land of little rain can hide no ...

Flatiron Rock Trailhead, right off U.S. Highway 20 about 17 miles east of Bend, is just one of many trails in the Badlands, a 30,000-acre wilderness area named for its harsh terrain. Most of the wilderness includes the rugged Badlands volcano, which has features of inflated lava, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Windblown volcanic ash and eroded lava make up the sandy, light-colored soil that covers the low and flat areas in those fields of lava. The Badlands is home to a variety of ...