Unexpected winter fun in Bend, Oregon

Going for it...
The February 2012 edition of Outside Magazine featured their 2012 Editor's Choice list, "This We Like". Ranking #57 on the list of 63 things the editors like is a short tale titled “Going for it”, a story of two young men, a makeshift raft, pretty girls and underestimating the Deschutes River in Bend, Oregon.
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Picnics aren't just for summer...
So you'll learn when you read this article featured in the January/February 2012 edition of Outdoors NW Magazine. Central Oregon writer and adventurist, Suzanne Johnson suggests doing the unexpected in winter...having a picnic! She gives tips on the best places to go, what to bring and how to get there.
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