If you’ve been in Bend for longer than five minutes, you know about Shevlin Park. Shevlin is the granddaddy of all Bend parks, spanning 650 acres (though the website says only 50 acres are developed) with great terrain for hiking, biking, and gawking at the beauty of Oregon. I suppose you could go to Shevlin every day — …
I left LA last night around 7 p.m. My dad is driving, at the moment.Betty is chewing on her rope toy. Dex and Dash are spooning in their crate (they’re cats, by the way). And I am looking at my keychain. It’s very bare. Just one key: for my beach cruiser lock. I am in …
It was a pretty awesome weekend—my first in Bend. The timing of my move, while accidental, couldn’t be better. The days are warm, the nights crisp. Oktoberfest and a parade for Bend’s gold-medal Olympian Ashton Eaton meant the streets of downtown were bustling with locals and a sprinkling of tourists. Read also: MY FIRST DAY …
I broke up with my boyfriend 48 hours ago. 46 hours ago, I called my family and told them I’m moving back to Oregon. But not to Eugene, my old stomping grounds. No, I’m moving to Bend. 24 hours ago, I gave notice on my rental house — a craftsman, one block from the beach …
I woke up at 3 a.m. this morning in a cold sweat, with one question racing through my mind: Is there a Trader Joe’s in Bend????Which, of course, led me to think about other things that I don’t know about Bend. So, I grabbed my laptop and did some research. Here is my conspicuous consumption …
*DISCLAIMER: This article was written by a soon-to-be transplant from Southern California who knows zilch about Bend, has visited Bend, but has never actually lived there. I’m packing my crap and moving to Bend in 25 days. I’m sure there are plenty of things to hate about Bend, and I might even become one of …
