About the Author

Tim Neville

Tim Neville is a writer based in Bend where he writes about the outdoors, travel and the business of both. His work has been included in Best American Travel Writing, Best American Sports Writing and Best Food Writing, and earned various awards from the Society of American Travel Writers and the Society of Professional Journalists. Tim has reported from all seven continents and spends his free time skiing, running and learning his fourth foreign language as an independent study student at Central Oregon Community College.

How to Hike Oregon’s Table Rocks

September 8, 2021
About a five-minute drive north of Medford, the ground abruptly rumbles skyward to form airy U-shape plateaus of ancient lava that press into the fertile fields of the Rogue Valley below. These are Oregon’s spectacular Table Rocks (Upper and Lower) and together they offer nearly 5,000 acres’ worth of excuses to wander among rare flowers and fairy-tale views. The Takelma people — who foraged in this homeland area for roots, berries and acorns — sought refuge here from conflicts with settlers in the 1800s. Today... More
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Explore These Less-Crowded Wilderness Trails in the Central Oregon Cascades

May 4, 2021
Hikers love the high peaks and wilderness areas of Oregon’s Central Cascades for good reason. The glacier-gouged volcanoes rocket out of the earth in a scream of rock and ice, while placid lakes shimmer in the palms of the pine-scented forests that surround them. But like IPAs and Sparrow Bakery’s ocean rolls, too much of a good thing isn’t great, and such easy access has led to overuse that threatens the very thing that made these areas special. More
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Local’s Guide to Rediscovering Central Oregon

December 8, 2020
For the past few months, my wife, my daughter and I have skipped the long road trips and vacations and instead have focused on outings much closer to our home in Bend — which is great. The distances we travel may have diminished, but the spirit of travel has not. Tonight, we only need to drive 14 miles to tick off something we’ve always wanted to do but just never have. More
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See These Central Oregon Makers in Action

September 19, 2019
Today, Central Oregon’s maker scene goes far beyond the remarkable beverages that so many know, and a new video series aims to highlight the folks behind it. Here are snapshots of a few craftspeople harnessing their passions to bring wonderful sounds and flavors to the state. More
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