Favorites from the ‘Mark your calendar’ Category
Bikers and Videographers: Submit your best bike films!
The Bend Bike Film Fest is just around the corner, and it’s an experience not to be missed. A theater full of rowdy pedalers plus a couple hours of creative two-wheeled entertainment equals one of the finest traditions Bend has to offer. For the film makers among us, there is still time to submit your [...]
Beachcombing Glass Balls in Gold Beach
Most of the time, leaving glass items behind on a beach would bring on bad karma, a reprimand from those around you, and possibly a ticket for littering. When these items are sturdy handblown glass, reminiscent of old fishing net bobbers, it’s another story altogether. Starting in February and lasting through April, beachcombers in Gold [...]
Holiday Lights and Crashing Waves (Coos Bay)
My favorite place to catch the Holiday spirit is at Shore Acres State Park. It makes a great destination any time of the year, but for me a visit between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve really has the most to offer. The formal gardens of the old Simpson estate have been preserved and lit for [...]

