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Oregon Travel Directory

Oregon is a Pacific Northwest state spanning a wet, forested western half around Portland and the coast, and a high-desert eastern half in the rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, home to outdoor-recreation hubs like Bend.

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Bend

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Bend is a central Oregon city in the high-desert rain shadow of the Cascade Mountains, a former lumber town turned outdoor-recreation and craft-beer destination, known for Mt. Bachelor, the Deschutes River, an in-town volcanic cinder cone, and the Bend Ale Trail.