Same trail. New prizes. 🍻
Complete your first @bendaletrail territory to earn a stainless steel water bottle—then collect territory stickers designed by local artists as you knock out more territories.
👉 Visit the breweries, check in (app or paper passport), and pick up your prize at the Bend Visitor Center.
Still hoping to complete your taster tray? 👀 Mystery boxes are now available at the Visitor Center—four random territory glasses for $5 (buy two boxes, get a tasting board free). A limited number of locally made juniper boards are also available for $10 while supplies last.
#BendAleTrail #VisitBend #BendOregon #CraftBeer #DrinkLocal
Nobody warns you about how hard it is to hand the keys back. High desert trails and nowhere to be—you'll find out for yourself 😅 #ThisIsBend
📌 ATV tour with @octaneadventuresco
If you've been waiting for a sign to book that trip, here it is. 🌸 Wildflowers are just starting to bloom at the lower elevations, and the best weeks are still ahead.
Oregon State Parks will be opening the summit road at Pilot Butte tomorrow, May 1st!
🕙 The gate is open 10 a.m. to dusk, 30 minutes after sunset, daily.
⚠️ Drive slowly and give plenty of room to cyclists and pedestrians sharing the road.
It's almost time to leap into summer! 🐸
Cascade Lakes Highway opens Wednesday, May 7 at 8am, earlier than usual this year. Water is still frigid, and Forest Service roads off Cascade Lakes Highway may be slushy, wet, or remain closed. Plan your trip accordingly.
Surfing at 3,600 feet. No coast required. 🏔️🏄
The Green Wave has earned its reputation, converting landlocked shredders for years. One session in and the hype makes total sense.
⚠️ Gear up, check the flow, and know your limits.
Beer's not the only game in town. Bend's Drinkable Diversions is a self-guided passport adventure through wineries, cideries, and distilleries across Central Oregon—and yes, there are prizes involved.
Pick up a free passport at the Bend Visitor Center, then explore Bend Cider Co., Tumalo Cider Co., Oregon Spirit Distillers, Bendistillery, Gompers Distillery, Broken Top Mountain Whiskey, Faith Hope & Charity Vineyards, and Lazy Z Ranch Wines. Visit three or more and swing back to claim your reward. No purchase required to get your stamp.
More of a sip-and-explore type than a pint-and-rally type? This one's for you.
The humidity, the wind, the forecast—when it all lines up, the crews head into the Deschutes National Forest and get to work.
What follows can look dramatic. But those bigger trees still standing? They now have less competition, more room to grow. These forests were shaped by fire for thousands of years. This crew is working to bring that back.
Full story at the 🔗 link in our bio
