http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com Just another Onethousandthingstodo.com Blogs weblog Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:29:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Metolius River emerges gushing 50,000 gallons a minute from the base of Black Butte. It is an oasis in the Central Oregon arid landscape. In the summer it offers beautiful camping, fishing and cool spots for swimming and relaxing. In November it is a beautiful secluded ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2010/02/25/metolius-river-trail-%e2%80%93-hike-near-bend-or/ Dear reader, One Thousand Things To-Do is in the process of moving to its new home on new servers. The result will be worth the wait, but in the meantime, please excuse the mess and please don't hesitate to contact us if you see glaring mistakes, omissions, etc. We're here to ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2009/02/02/in-transition/ Enter in through the gift shop, make your way along the path that sits above the coastline and provides for a magnificent view and ends at the elevator that will take you down into the ocean’s cavern, 200’ below. The path also has whale watching viewers and the whales ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/08/sea-lion-caves-in-florence-oregon-great-ocean-views-whales-too/ Unbeknown to many, Cooks Chasm is actually considered a bay. This is despite the fact that it looks totally like the part of the ocean. Resting at the base of the Cummins Creek Wilderness, Cooks is one of those amazing sites. The difference between high ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/07/cooks-chasm-the-central-coast-of-oregon-hiking-sightseeing-and-more/ After my trip to Oregon’s Central Coast I was on my way to visit my daughter for her birthday and I was tired as I felt like I had driven for 2 solid days. It was decided after I got to my daughter’s house that I would go get ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/06/lane-county-asian-festival-eugene-oregon-art-food-and-more/ My favorite all time place on any of the Oregon Coast is the Devil’s Churn. This place turns me into a crazy freak photographer and risk taker. I have been fascinated with the churn since I was 12 or 13 years old. It was my first time ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/05/hiking-and-picnicking-at-devils-churn-newport-oregon/ Local Ocean Seafood sits across the street from the commercial fishing docks., down on Newport’s old bay front. Doesn’t the name just sound so appropriate considering it’s location. I wonder what it is that you think Local Ocean is? Honestly Local Ocean is a restaurant/café. I had ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/04/local-ocean-seafoods-seafood-restaurant-in-newport-oregon/ Waldport seems to be a town frozen in time as much hasn’t seemed to change since I went to school there over 20 years ago. This is still a tiny little town that sits between Florence and Newport. Waldport sits at the mouth of the Alsea River, once ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/03/waldport-tidewater-oregon-coast-sightseeing/ I love this place! The mystifying moments of the deep where one can walk through, under and over all those creatures we never see, those that swim in the depths of our vast Pacific Ocean. The tunnels of glass allowed me to see, in a 360 degree view, ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/02/oregon-coast-acqurium-newport-oregon/ As a young child I well remember Agate Beach. We used to camp right on the beach for days on end and my brother and I would spend much of most days exploring and playing in the surf. Today I do not believe camping on this particular beach ... http://bend.onethousandthingstodo.com/2008/04/02/agate-beach-central-oregon-coast-newport/