Tag: Bend

• 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 […]

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  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

• Cascade Lakes Highway (Devil’s Lake)

  

  In early October I was able to get in one last trip around the Cascade Lakes Highway. Highway 46 is 66 miles long and features  a dozen lakes, 16 interpretive sites, and views of Mt. Bachelor, South Sister, and Broken Top. Campgrounds and trailheads provide access to fishing, hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking. One could […]

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  January 12, 2015

  bend oregon, cascade lakes highway, devil’s playground

  Bend, cascade lakes highway, devil’s lake