• Bend vs. Boise: Choosing Your High Desert Home,Haley Overton

    Bend vs. Boise: Choosing Your High Desert Home

    If you are looking to escape the rain of the I-5 corridor or the crowds of California, you’ve likely narrowed your search to the two heavyweights of the Pacific Northwest high desert: Bend, Oregon, and Boise, Idaho. At a glance, they look remarkably similar. Both cities offer dry climates, downtowns

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  • Getting Around Bend, OR: A Local’s Guide to Roads, Transit, and Winter Driving,Haley Overton

    Getting Around Bend, OR: A Local’s Guide to Roads, Transit, and Winter Driving

    If you are thinking about making the move to Central Oregon, you’ve probably noticed that our geography is a little different than the rest of the Pacific Northwest. We aren't a dense urban grid, but we aren't exactly a rural outpost anymore, either. Navigating life in the High Desert means getting

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  • Is Bend, OR Good for Young Professionals? The Reality Check,Haley Overton

    Is Bend, OR Good for Young Professionals? The Reality Check

    If you look at Instagram, living in Bend looks like one long beer commercial. You see remote workers answering emails from a paddleboard on the Deschutes River, followed by a sunset hike in the Cascade Range. And while that lifestyle is absolutely real, there is a financial and logistical reality th

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