Welcome to Bend

Clear skies. Cascades on the horizon. A trail that leads straight to the clouds. 👉 It’s a butte-iful day for a walk up Pilot Butte 🏔️☀️

Go smell a Ponderosa. (𝖸𝖾𝗌—𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺!) On warm spring days, the bark smells like vanilla and sunshine. 👉 One of the best parts of spring in Bend—and a solid way to celebrate #ArborDay.

🚨🔥 Heads up, Bend! If conditions allow, firefighters from the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District will begin a prescribed burn of up to 450 acres today, about three miles west of town near Forest Service Roads 4610 and 4615. Ignitions could begin as early as 9 a.m. → Near Grand Slam + Ticket to Ride trails → Part of Grand Slam Trail will close → FS Road 4615 closed (FSR 800 to 4610) → Smoke likely from Bend + Cascade Lakes Highway, especially overnight and early morning 🔥 Why it matters: Prescribed fire reduces dense vegetation, improves forest health, and helps lower the risk of severe wildfires. → Supports forest resiliency → Helps protect homes, trails, and watersheds → Led by trained crews under carefully managed conditions ⁉️ What to expect: Some smoke. A few closures. And steady, behind-the-scenes work to keep this place—and the people who love it—safer for seasons to come. 🧭 For real-time updates and maps, check @centralorfire or visit centraloregonfire.org 📱 Text “COFIRE” to 888-777 for alerts straight to your phone

☀️ We’re not there just yet… But days like these? They’re humming in the air. 🎶 Lakeside concerts at @suttlelodge 🛶 A quiet paddle with nowhere to be 🌲 Balancing barefoot on sun-warmed driftwood Summer in Bend is so close 🫶✨