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 🫶✨
