Quite frankly, the Proxy Falls hike in the Three Sisters Wilderness of Central Oregon is a non-technical waterfall- wilderness wonderland. Why, you ask? I’ll tell you why! Beautiful wildflowers, stunning fall color, and one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. (before you argue, visit ten that are better and show us some pics)
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Sage Fight IPA from BEnd’s Deschutes Brewery can be summed up with two words. Chewy and resinous. From the photo of this thick bodied beer, you get only a suggestion of its enormous mouthfeel. This beer is perhaps the most resinous we’ve ever had in Bend. According to the a description sheet from Deschutes, both [...]
Rumors have been swirling around the Bend Oregon beer scene for weeks(months) about the possibility of Tonya Cornett of Bend Brewing Company fame leaving the BBC to become the brewmaster at 10 Barrel brewing company. We sat on these rumors despite having great sources regarding their validity. It turn out they were only partially true. [...]
The 2010 Cyclocross Nationals recently completed December 8th-12th here in the slice of nirvana we call Bend, Oregon was a rousing success. Staged in the Old Mill District, the event had an excellent backdrop of The Old Mill smoke stacks, the Deschutes River,and the glorious Deschutes Brewery bottling plant. Attendance for the multiple day event [...]
Fall is one of our favorite times of year here in the Bend Wild compound. Part of the autumn glory in Central Oregon is the release of a new batch of Deschutes Brewery’s Hop Trip, a delightful fresh-hopped beer crafted by the godfather of the Bend Beer scene. Frankly, last year’s version of Hop Trip [...]
For those of you who haven’t been by to see the remarkable renovations in Bend’s Pioneer Park, it is a must see as the Bend Park and Recreation District and the contractors involved have done a great job of making a good park great.
An appropriate place to start descriptions of Pioneer Park is at the [...]
Stone’s 14th Anniversary ale is a huge 8.9% British-styled ale categorized as an Emperial IPA (as in a beer from the English “Empire”). Despite its English-heritage, this beer is distinctively “Stone” in nature. It includes two hop varieties; Target, East Kent Goldings and Boadicea (which we’re presuming must be old English jargon for “Big Booby” [...]
Bend Freedom Ride 2010
Oregon’s Three Sisters at Sunrise
2010 Cyclocross Nationals in Bend, Oregon
Mt Bachelor and red indian paintbrush as seen from the Three sisters Wilderness area
Monkey Face in Smith Rock State Park in Central Oregon
Benham Falls in winter from the Deschutes River Trail
Broken Top Sunrise in the Three Sisters Wilderness of Central Oregon
