Summer outdoor stories form The Source Weekly: Bend, Oregon

The Last Big Eddy Run: A cautionary tale  A brief whitewater kayaking narrative. (Sept. 26, 2012)

Bike Big: Hit the road this summer for some big-time mountain biking  Central Oregon mountain biking destination summer write-up. (July 7, 2012)

Rafting the North Umpqua  Great whitewater and less traffic on one of Oregon’s lesser known white water rafting destinations, the North Umpqua River. (Oct. 8, 2011)

Cut to the Chase: Lift-served mountain biking, hiking and disc golfing with a view  Willamette Pass ski resort near Oakridge, Oregon, is one of only two lift-served mountain biking destinations in Oregon. (July 20, 2010)

Split Personality: The two faces of the McKenzie River Trail  A Mountain bike trail review of the McKenzie River Trail, between Bend and Eugene, Oregon. (June 28, 2011)

Ride of Your Life: Mountain Bike Oregon is a two-wheeled Woodstock  For 6 years now Oakridge, Oregon, has been home to a mountain bike festival that has put the once prominent former logging town back on the map as a major mountain biking destination. (Aug. 18, 2010)

Winter stories from The Source Weekly: Bend, Oregon

Nine Miles Deep: Carving backcountry lines with Cat Ski Mt. Bailey  Backcounty skiing  with  a cat ski operation located near Crater Lake, Oregon. (March 22, 2012)

I’m Your Huckleberry: From dawn till dusk with the Mt. Bachelor ski patrol   Avalanche blasting with Mt Bachelor ski patrol. (March 30, 2011)

Sliding Snow: Some avalanche information is better than none  The Central Oregon Avalanche Association and avalanche awareness in Central Oregon. (March 16, 2011)

Thrive, Don’t Just Survive, in the Snow: What you need to know for an overnight stay in the Oregon winter wild  Snow shelter camping in the Central Cascades. (March 2, 2011)