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“Brews Before I Do” or “Trail to the Veil” are fitting T-shirts you might want to have for a trip to Bend, where bachelorette getaways and girl trips have a legendary craft beer scene to sample, hiking and biking to keep the energy high, and floats on cool mountain waters to chill out on. There’s a wide range of places to stay and things to do for easy group fun that ...

Sometimes, you want to walk in circles. I don’t mean twirling ‘til you’re dizzy (though if that’s your jam, rock on with your spinny self). I’m talking about loop hikes, or the circuitous routes that save you from backtracking on trails.

Not that Bend’s outdoor beauty doesn’t deserve a second glance. But if you’re looking for loops that bring you back to the trailhe...

You know how everyone says summertime in Bend is the cat’s pajamas? Most folks think so, based on summer hotel occupancy alone.

But the truth is that summer’s quieter cousin—autumn—is Bend’s most magical season.

Nights have turned chilly, but days are still brimming with ample sunshine. The trees have gone from blazing in the literal sense (thanks, forest ...

My best friend from childhood and I always trade texts on June 1. “Welcome to the three fastest months of the year!” one of us will say. It’s a decades-running joke now, but there’s a deep truth to it, too. Here we are well into August and the summer has blown by so quickly neither of us has sent it, yet.

This time of year always brings a joyful sense of urgency to...