Sunriver, Oregon

Bend, Oregon is one of the most well-known adventure meccas in the West and for good reason. With world-class trails for hiking and biking, epic rivers for kayaking and river rafting, a thriving music scene and an excessive supply of delicious craft beer, who wouldn't want to visit this place? Wh...

Friday after work we loaded up the vanagon and headed to Bend from The Dalles, Oregon. It's about a two and half hour drive for us. We believe that every trip needs to start with a good brew, so we stopped in Bend first and had some great beer at Sunriver Brewing. From there we headed to the Desc...

The week we embarked on our first backpacking trip in Central Oregon was also the week the West Coast caught on fire. Days before our departure, we awoke in the middle of the night to blinds flapping against open windows and cracks of neon lightning splitting the sky. I was momentarily transporte...