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  • Antler Arts

    Come for tree-trunk tables, antler chandeliers, and hand-carved rocking chairs; everything is crafted from local materials. More
  • Brian's Windsurfing & Kitesurfing

    Brian's Windsurfing & Kitesurfing can point you in the right direction, and hook you up with equipment and instruction. More
  • First Ascent

    The guides at First Ascent will teach you the ABCs of climbing on the dramatic spires of Smith Rock, located just north of town. More
  • Hood River Fruit Loop

    Stop along the 35-mile Hood River Fruit Loop, where farm stands sell homemade, fruit-filled pastries. More
  • Kiyokawa Family Orchards

    The history behind this farm, set in the lush Hood River Valley east of Portland, is part of its particular charm; it was established in 1951 by Ma... More
  • Mount Bachelor

    Don't leave Bend without visiting Mount Bachelor, which consistently tops ski bibles' lists of the finest peaks in the Northwest. In April, the pow... More
  • Mount Hood National Forest Headquarters

    Stop at the Mount Hood National Forest Headquarters to find out what’s blooming (depending on the month, you might see lupine, columbine, purple fo... More
  • Old Mill District

    Head to the Old Mill District, where there are vast outposts of REI and Helly Hansen, as well as one-off boutiques like Vanilla (should your needs ... More
  • Oregon Trail of Dreams

    Musher Jerry Scdoris leads daily dog-sledding excursions. More
  • Patient Angler

    Fly fisherman Peter Bowers, owner of the Patient Angler, swears that what he'll teach you in a 90-minute crash course would take you three years to... More
  • Sparrow Bakery

    The tiny café has a passionate following for its smoked-sea-salt bagels and its trademark “ocean rolls” (like a cinnamon roll, but with a cardamom ... More
  • Spinreel Dune Buggy Rentals

    Rent an ATV for the dunes. More
  • Sun Country Tours

    Sun Country Tours sends 20,000 people a year down the Big Eddy Thriller, a three-mile, roller coaster–like white-water stretch of the Deschutes Riv... More
  • Sunriver Observatory

    At 8 p.m., Bob Grossfeld, Sunriver's astronomer in residence, flicks a switch and retracts the roof of the Sunriver Observatory. Sidle up to one of... More
  • The Bar at Bendistillery

    Bendistillery is an intimate space for sinking into a plush velvet armchair and sipping a DesertJuniperGin martini. More
  • Thomas Condon Paleontology Center

    Peer at fossilized plants and bones on ranger-led walks. More
  • Tower Theatre

    Bend's cultural nexus is the Tower Theatre, a venue worth checking out any time of the year for eclectic dance, live theater, and performance going... More
  • Tumalo Creek Kayak & Canoe

    If tranquil water is more your speed, hire a guide at Alder Creek Kayak & Canoe and the only splashes you'll hear will be the ones your paddles mak... More
  • Wanderlust Tours

    The company leads daily excursions to Boyd Cave, an 1,800-foot-long lava tube that snakes beneath the desert floor. More
  • Widgi Creek

    Golfers can make for Widgi Creek, a course designed by Robert Muir Graves that meanders among pines in scenic Deschutes National Forest. More
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