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Smith Rock – A Winter Wonder Land
Do you know those days, the ones where you are working too much, snowed in, and feeling a bit of cabin fever?! I have been feeling that quite a bit with all this snow and grey skies. Don’t get me wrong, I love snow! I moved here for Snow! but when it means work gets weird, and takes more time, I dont get many chances to get out and enjoy it. That changed yesterday when I turned to my husband and said, ‘get on your snow gear, we are going to Smith Rock!’ I have seen the beauty of Smith Rock under snow in photos for years, and I simply…
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Fall on the Deschutes River Trail
Some days, as we find ourselves running from new listings to client meetings, we need a quick escape. Bend affords us the ability to do this in so many ways, and yesterday we selected the South Canyon reach of the Deschutes River Trail. We accessed the trail from what locals call the first street rapids, but the most common access is from Farewell Bend Park. The trail reaches south, through the canyon about one and a half miles, and then crosses the river via a foot bridge to return on the other side for a total trip just over three miles. o 0 (my dogs favorite, a loop rather than…
