Written on August 23, 2011
Three Sisters, from the Air Hi All! I’m back out west for a week in Bend, Oregon! Located smack-dab in the middle of the state, this is an excellent location for a launching point for several adventures in the Cascades and the High Desert. Bend is an outdoorsman’s paradise and I am living it up...
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Written on July 28, 2011
Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park, Nevada In an effort to beat this current heat wave, it might be a good idea to take up some caving this summer! Caves almost always at a constant, cool temperature throughout the year- even in the summer! But beyond cooling off, caves are one of the most protected...
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Written on May 29, 2011
There they stand, the innumerable stars, shining in order like a living hymn, written in light. ~N.P. Willis Finding the darkest skies! North America at Night Stargazing Map World Atlas of Stargazing Maps The Best Places in the US to Stargaze There’s nothing on Earth quite as enchanting as a starry night sky...
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Written on March 7, 2011
“It has a beer named after it. It HAS to be good” The almost perfectly conical Black Butte, Oregon In all my travels across the country, I’ve tasted many a beer. I’m convinced that the greatest beers are in the Northwestern and Northeastern parts of the country. Specifically, Northern California, Oregon, Washington as well...
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Written on January 19, 2011
This activist loves Oregon more than he loves life. ~Tom McCall, Oregon Wizard Island on the spectacularly clear Crater Lake Everyone has heard about Crater Lake National Park in Oregon. It one of the only other National Parks that everyone has heard about. However, unlike the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone, Crater Lake is a...
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