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S o ut h o f B e n d a n d S u nri v er, N e w b err y C o u ntr y o f f er s s o m et hi n g di f f er e nt t h a n t h e C e ntr al Or e g o n y o u m a y alr e a d y k n o w. T hi s i s w h er e wi d e o p e n s p a c e s m e et q uir k y s m all t o w n s; w h er e y o ur d a y c a n st art i n t h e m o u nt ai n s a n d e n d b y a ri v er.

K n o w n f or it s br e at ht a ki n g s c e n er y a n d wil d er n e s s t h at i s li g ht o n cr o w d s, e s p e ci all y i n t h e f all, N e w b err y C o u ntr y i s t h e pl a c e f or y o ur n e xt gr e at a d v e nt ur e.

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O n e of t h e bi g g est dr a ws t o t his p art of C e ntr al Or e g o n is t h e N e w b err y N ati o n al V ol c a ni c M o n u m e nt. F or m e d fr o m g e ol o gi c a cti vit y h alf a milli o n y e ars a g o, t o d a y t h e l a n ds c a p e h as o bsi di a n r o c k fl o ws a n d l a v a fi el ds t h at c a n b e e x pl or e d m a n y diff er e nt w a ys.

O ct o b er m a y b e o n e of t h e b est ti m es t o hi k e P a uli n a P e a k. It’s a si x - mil e o ut a n d b a c k tr ail t h at is p o p ul ar i n t h e s u m m er, b ut as cr o w ds a n d t e m p er at ur es c o ol off i n t h e f all, off ers m or e s olit u d e. T h e hi k e is r at e d as m o d er at e, b e gi n ni n g b y wi n di n g t hr o u g h t h e d e ns e f or est a n d e n di n g wit h e x p a nsi v e vi e ws fr o m t h e s u m mit.

N e ar b y P a uli n a L a k e is w ell - k n o w n i n t h e s u m m er f or s wi m mi n g, b ut i n l at e f all y o u c a n als o m a k e it t h er e a n d di g o ut y o ur o w n h ot s pri n g. Fi n d t h e m fr o m t h e P a uli n a L a k e L o o p hi ki n g tr ail.

A u ni q u e w a y t o g et t o k n o w t h e ar e a is wit h O utri d ers N ort h w est, a t o uri n g c o m p a n y t h at will t a k e y o u a n d y o ur f a mil y o n a n u nf or g ett a bl e ri d e t hr o u g h o ut t h e l a v a c o u ntr y. O n t h e L a v a L a n ds E x p eri e n c e t o ur, t a k e t h e w h e el of t h e off -r o a d v e hi cl e a n d dri v e al o n g tr ails t hr o u g h l a v a r o c k a n d hi g h d es ert t err ai n w hil e s p otti n g l o c al wil dlif e. F oll o w t h e pr of essi o n al g ui d es o n t h e t o ur a n d e x p eri e n c e t h e r e gi o n i n a w h ol e n e w w a y. It’s a t hrilli n g y et s af e e x p eri e n c e t h at c o u pl es a n d s m all gr o u ps c a n d o t o g et h er.

A n gl ers will w a nt t o p a c k t h eir tr o ut r o ds t o t est t h eir l u c k i n t h e al pi n e l a k es of t h e r e gi o n b ef or e t h e y cl os e f or t h e s e as o n. E ast L a k e is a p o p ul ar pl a c e t o fi n d tr o p h y br o w ns o n t h e fl y. S o a k i n t h e vi e ws w hil e y o u e x pl or e t h e l a k e a n d h o o k t h e v ari et y of fis h t h at li v e h er e.

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W h e n it c o m es t o f o o d, N e w b err y C o u ntr y off ers a v ari et y of l o c al r est a ur a nts t h at off er s o m et hi n g f or e v er y o n e i n t h e f a mil y. P o n d er os a Pi z z a is o p e n f or l u n c h a n d di n n er. T h e pi z z a c o m es l o a d e d wit h d eli ci o us t o p pi n gs a n d t h e s er vi c e is fri e n dl y. T h e c as u al at m os p h er e m ak es t his a g o o d pl a c e t o bri n g t h e w h ol e f a mil y w h e n y o u’r e st a yi n g i n L a Pi n e or f or a q ui ck bit e o n a dri v e.

I nsi d e a n u n ass u mi n g b uil di n g o n Hi g h w a y 9 7, Ci n c o d e M a y o M e xi c a n R est a ur a nt is c o nsist e ntl y r at e d o n e of t h e b est pl a c es t o e at i n L a Pi n e. T h e r est a ur a nt h as a w ar m at m os p h er e a n d s er v es l ar g e pl at es fill e d wit h tr a diti o n al M e xi c a n a n d S o ut h w est er n f ar e. T h e h o m e m a d e dis h es h a v e w o n o v er l o c als a n d visit ors, w h o m ak e it a m ust-st o p w h e n p assi n g t hr o u g h L a Pi n e.

A li v el y s c e n e c a n b e f o u n d at Vi c’s B ar a n d Grill. T o uti n g its elf as a “t y pi c al c or n er b ar,” t h e w at eri n g h ol e a n d r est a ur a nt is a pl a c e t h at w el c o m es t h e w h ol e f a mil y. Wit h A m eri c a n dis h es t h at e v er y o n e will e nj o y, t h e r est a ur a nt is a p erf e ct pl a c e t o bri n g t h e w h ol e gr o u p aft er a d a y o utsi d e. C h e ck t h eir c al e n d ar f or li v e m usi c a n d ot h er s p e ci al e v e nts.

A n al pi n e l a k e r es ort e x p eri e n c e c a n b e f o u n d at P a uli n a L a k e L o d g e. I nsi d e t h e D es c h ut es N ati o n al F or est, t h e l o d g e is t h e p erf e ct pl a c e f or a l at e f all or e arl y wi nt er r etr e at. T h er e ar e f o urt e e n c o z y c a bi ns t o b o o k t h at c a n h o us e c o u pl es f or a r o m a nti c g et a w a y or f a mili es o n a r etr e at. M a k e t h e l o d g e a b as e c a m p f or hi ki n g, fis hi n g a n d b o ati n g. I n t h e wi nt er, a d v e nt ur o us g u ests c a n s n o ws h o e or cr oss- c o u ntr y s ki i nt o t h e l o d g e f or a n u nf or g ett a bl e e x p eri e n c e. T h e di ni n g r o o m is o p e n d uri n g s el e ct h o urs of t h e s e as o n, s o c all a h e a d t o g et a t a bl e a n d e nj o y cl assi c c o mf ort f o o d a n d c o c kt ails.

T u c k e d a m o n g a pri v at e a cr e a g e o utsi d e of L a Pi n e, t h e Di a m o nst o n e G u est L o d g es h a v e b e e n a pl a c e f or visit ors t o r el a x a n d r etr e at f or d e c a d es. I n a n i d e al l o c ati o n, t h e l o d g e is j ust a s h ort dri v e fr o m a c c ess t o t h e D es c h ut es Ri v er, t h e 1 8- h ol e Q u ail R u n G olf C o urs e, L a Pi n e St at e P ar k, a n d Hi g h w a y 9 7. T h e H e a dst o n e L o d g e c a n a c c o m m o d at e l ar g e gr o u ps or b e b o o k e d as i n di vi d u al s uit es t o s uit y o ur n e e ds. M ot or c y cl e e nt h usi asts will w a nt t o i n q uir e a b o ut t h e fl e et of bi k es o n sit e t h at c a n b e r e nt e d f or t h e d a y, s o y o u c a n cr uis e t h e hi g h d es ert b a c k r o a ds o n t w o w h e els.

F or a st a y cl os er t o t o w n, t h e B est W est er n N e w b err y St ati o n is a gr e at o pti o n, wit h a m e niti es li k e a c o m pli m Tehnte ar y br e a kf ast. F or O p e n D o or , Si st er s t h os e wit h tr ail ers or R Vs, c h e c k i n t o t h e N e w b err y R V P ar k. J ust off Hi g h w a y 9 7, t h e p ar k h as wi-fi a n d s p a c e f or d o gs t o pl a y.

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T h is c la s s ic b a lle t p ro d u c tio n is a p e rfe c t w a y fo r fa m ilie s to b e g in th e h o lid a y s e a s o n . T h e s tu n n in g c o s tu m e s , e x tra v a g a n t s e ts a n d in c re d ib le ta le n t w ill tra n s p o rt y o u to a w in te r w o n d e rla n d . P e rfo rm e d a t th e T o w e r T h e a tre .

F in d e v e ry th in g o n y o u r h o lid a y s h o p p in g lis t in o n e p la c e , a n d s u p p o rt lo c a l a rtis ts a n d v e n d o rs .

T h e H o lid a y F o o d & G ift F e s tiv a l is h e ld a t th e D e s c h u te s E x p o C e n te r a ll w e e k e n d .

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S u n r iv e r ’s G r a n d Illu m in a tio n is a fu ll d a y o f a c tiv itie s to k ic k o ff th e h o lid a y s e a s o n th a t k id s w ill lo v e . T h e r e ’s tr a in r id e s , a p e ttin g z o o , b o u n c e h o u s e s , O r e g o n O b s e r v a to r y te le s c o p e v ie w in g s , v is its fr o m S a n ta , m in i g o lf a n d m o r e . T h e e v e n t is h e ld a t th e M a in L o d g e in S u n r iv e r , w h e r e th e r e w ill a ls o b e h o t c o c o a a n d h o lid a y g ifts .

G e t y o u r fill o f ru n n in g a n d b e e r a t th e B e n d A le F e s tiv a l in N o rth w e s t C ro s s in g . Jo in th e h a lfm a ra th o n th ro u g h th e fo re s ts a n d n e ig h b o rh o o d s o f n o rth w e s t B e n d b e fo re fin is h in g a t th e fe s tiv a l in th e h e a rt o f N o rth w e s t C ro s s in g . T h e re w ill b e fo rty b e e rs fro m lo c a l b re w e rie s o n ta p to try a n d liv e m u s ic .

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