We have hiked Wickiup Plains in the past, reaching it after first traveling to Sisters Mirror Lake. Another time we hiked through it on our way to Moraine Lake, a wonderful destination or pass through for those hiking to the top of South Sister. Last Saturday we had a break from the smokey air r
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09/05/2023
Northwest Crossing Is One Of Bend's Most Popular Neighborhoods Originally developed as the "affordable" option to most of Brooks Resources' subdivisions in Bend, Northwest Crossing quickly became one of the the most popular neighborhoods within the city, attracting many California transplants as
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09/01/2023
Crater Rim Trail Lightly Traveled Newberry Crater, including Paulina Peak and Paulina Falls, are often our go-to hikes when the weather doesn't cooperate in exploring the Cascades. At a lower elevation, we can often hike this area well into early winter when snow stops our adventures in the high
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08/29/2023
What's Up With Real Estate Trends In Sisters, La Pine, Madras And Prineville? We track on a monthly basis the real estate single family home sales trends for Bend, and on a quarterly basis those of Redmond. However, there are four other cities in Central Oregon which are important markets to our
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08/21/2023
The survey conducted by The Source Weekly for the Best of Central Oregon in 2023 resulted in two winners for Bend Premier Real Estate. Tiffany Clark was named the runner up for Best Realtor and Bend Premier Real Estate was named the runner up for Best Real Estate Company. Thank you to everyone w
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08/18/2023
We hike Three Fingered Jack yearly and always enjoy our experience. Our 2023 hike was no exception and the air was clear, a challenge this summer with the smoke from the Bedrock fire near Eugene coming and going for weeks. The Canyon Meadow/Three Fingered Jack hike is one of our less strenuous
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08/16/2023
Tarn Lakes At The Base Of Broken Top Are Hidden TreasuresWe have hiked to Golden Lake several times in the last few years, and have always enjoyed the experience despite the length of the trek. We have accessed Golden Lake via the Green Lakes trail, hiking past the last lake deeper into the Three
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08/11/2023
What's In The August 2023 Bend Premier Real Estate Newsletter? Bend Home Sales Average Over $1,000,000 in July Mt. Hood's Clear Lake Hike Worth the Trip Four Ways You Can Use Your Home's Equity There's Only Half the Inventory of a Normal Market Housing Market Forecast Original blog can be read a
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08/09/2023
Bend Oregon Home Sales Price Over Million Dollars We never thought this would happen, but the average Bend single family home sold for over a million dollars in July, 2023. Despite mortgage interest rate hovering around 7%, high end Bend homes are selling. When demand exceeds supply, home prices
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08/08/2023
Mt Hood's Clear Lake A Popular Destination With the recent heavy smoke Central Oregon has been experiencing from the Bedrock Fire, we expanded our hiking locations to include the Mt. Hood area. Last Saturday we enjoyed the hike to Clear Lake, a popular hike located just off Hwy 26 by Skibowl in
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08/04/2023
