Category: bend

• Benham Falls

  

  6,600 years ago hot molten lava spewed from the side of Lava Butte, damming the Deschutes River and creating Benham Lake. The lake would overflow at a low point on a saddle, this channel eventually formed Benham Falls. The Deschutes travels on North towards Bend down two more clusters of rapids (Dillon and Lava Island Falls). […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  bend, benham falls, deschutes river, newberry national monument, sunriver

  Bend, benham falls, Deschutes River, deschutes river trail, hiking, sunriver

• Cascade Lakes Highway Driving Tour

  

  A Summer driving tour of Cascade Lakes Highway in Bend, Oregon.

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  bend, cascade lakes highway, crane prairie, cultus lake, davis lake, elk lake, Little Lava Lake, scenic byway, sparks lake

  #featured, Bend, bend oregon, cascade lakes highway, central oregon, crane prairie, davis lake, elk lake, lava lake, mt bachelor

• Tumalo Falls

  

  Local Classic Tumalo Falls is never a disappointment! The 89 foot Waterfall always looks good in whatever the weather. I’ve trudged in snow shoes and gazed upon a frozen canyon, water paused in time, and sipped sweet micro brews in her mist in Summer. In Autumn the golden glow of Aspen’s line the creek and […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  bend, tumalo creek, waterfalls

  Bend, bend oregon, bridge creek project, central oregon, hiking, tumalo, tumalo creek, tumalo falls, waterfalls

• Mayfield Pond BLM Area

  

  Mayfield Pond Recreation Area, is a 19,500 acre parcel of BLM land open to the Public. This High Desert Oasis is home to an Ancient Juniper Forest, Mayfield Pond and a bonanza of other interesting things. Near the turn of the Century, (from 1890-1915) this area was homesteaded by early farmers who, due to the […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  Badlands, bend, family adventure, geocaching, Mayfield Pond, the high desert

• Lava Butte

  

  Halfway between Bend and Sunriver is Lava Butte, a 5,020 foot cinder cone. The Lava Lands Visitor Center sits at the base of the butte and is the hub of the Newberry Caldera National Monument. The center hosts a delightful northwest bookstore and informative interpretive site (complete with topographic map and helpful rangers). There is an easy […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  bend, buttes, family adventure, lava butte, newberry national monument

  Bend, bend oregon, benham falls, butte, caldera, central oregon, fire lookout, hiking, lava, lava butte, lava fields, newberry crater, Oregon, sunriver

• Boyd Cave

  

  East of Bend is China Hat road, gateway to High Desert recreation, even in winter. Among several buttes, hiking and mountain bike trails are a collection of volcanic tube caves. Many of the caves have been closed to preserve bats/integrity, Boyd Cave (formerly Coyote Butte Cave) is open to the public.  The cave is somewhat developed, a […]

  naybeline

  May 16, 2016

  bend, caves, china hat road, family adventure, the high desert