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Adopt-A-Highway with TraditionalMountaineering
Cascades Lakes Scenic Highway from Mt. Bachelor to the Devil's Lake climber's trail

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Our first road adoption in 1997. 
Mt. Bachelor at summer's end.


Mt. Bachelor at summers end, 2003.


South Sister, Middle Sister, North Sister and 
Broken Top at the entrance to Mt. Bachelor.


Broken Top from Cascades Lakes Highway 
across Dutchman Flats.


South Sister, 10,360' -  5,000' above 
the Devil's Lake Trail Head.


At the east side of the Devil's Lake climber's trail 
climbing 5,000' to the summit of South Sister.


South Sister, above the south-west entrance to 
the Devil's Lake Trail Head.

Photos Copyright© 2003 by Robert Speik. All Rights Reserved.

 

 

 

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Adopt-a-Highway along the Oregon Badlands Wilderness on Highway 20 into Bend, OR
Adopt-a-Highway with TraditionalMountaineering on Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway
Adopt-a-Highway over Santiam Pass with TraditionalMountaineering
Adopt a Road at the entrance to Smith Rock State Park
ODOT Adopt-a-Highway Awards in Bend, Oregon
Adopt-a-River in Central Oregon with TraditionalMountaineering

  LATEST PHOTOS
July Fourth Pet Parade in downtown Bend, Oregon
July Fourth Festival in Drake Park in downtown Bend, Oregon
July Fourth Air Life outreach at Drake Park in downtown Bend, Oregon
ODOT Adopt-a-Highway Awards in Bend, Oregon
Becoming an Outdoors Woman learning backcountry navigation in La Pine Oregon
Photos of a South Sister snow-climb in June 2006
North American Pond Skimming Contest at Mt. Bachelor
Photos of Central Oregon from an ultralight aircraft
Pole, Pedal, Paddle candid finish photos 2006
Smith Rock Spring Thing in 2006
Smith Rock Spring Thing 2006 volunteer's party at the Barn
HERA climb for life fundraiser at Smith Rock
HERA climb4life party at the Smith Rock Barn
Snow camping from bivy to base camp
Views of the Oregon Cascades in the summer and fall
REI opens new store in Bend's Old Mill District
BARK Wild Juniper Berry VI Adventure Race near Smith Rock, Oregon
Weather Spotting during an Oklahoma spring
Soaring with Scott Weber from the Bend, Oregon airport

  SMITH ROCK
Smith Rock Spring Thing in 2006
Smith Rock Spring Thing 2006 volunteer's party at the Barn
HERA climb for life fundraiser at Smith Rock
HERA climb4life party at the Smith Rock Barn
American Alpine Club and Traditional Mountaineering build another rescue cache at Smith Rock
Smith Rock Spring Thing Improvements
Smith Rock Spring Thing 2004 Party!   
Smith Rock hiking in the spring
Smith Rock from above the Burma Road
Smith Rock rescue cache by AAC/ORS and TraditionalMountaineering
Smith Rock weekend
Smith Rock Monkey Face practice

  EASTERN OREGON ADVENTURES
Scenes from an ODFW - STEP volunteer 1,000 mile drive around eastern Oregon
Backpacking Big Indian Gorge in The Steens   
Owyhee Canyon wilderness study area in south east Oregon
ONDA's Owyhee wilderness inventory camp near Rome, Oregon
NOLS group on an Owyhee River Canyon adventure
Owyhee River desert lands - Jordan Valley Rodeo
Steens Mountain wedding in Eastern Oregon

  CENTRAL OREGON ADVENTURES
Photos of Central Oregon from an ultralight aircraft
The Tumalo Creek scramble trail up stream from Shevlyn Park
Views of the Cascades from the ridge above Three Creek Lake
Pilot Butte winter hike in Bend, Oregon
A snowshoe summit of Vista Butte off Cascades Lakes Highway near Bend, OR
Smith Rock hiking in the spring
Smith Rock from above the Burma Road
A hike to Maiden Lake with Bend Parks and Recreation
A hike to Suttle Lake with Bend Parks and Recreation
A snowshoe adventure with Bend Parks and Recreation
Rafting the Deschutes with Sun Country Tours 
Hiking the Deschutes River trail to Big Eddy rapids

  AUTOGRAPHS
Garrett Madison, Mountain Link Senior Guide
Robert Link autographs a poster
AAI Senior Guide Michael Powers guides the classic peaks of Switzerland
JJ Justman autographs a summit photo for TraditionalMountaineering
Eric Simonson autographs a photo for TraditionalMountaineering
Scott Backes signs a book for TraditionalMountaineering
Ed Viesturs autographs a poster for TraditionalMountaineering
Ed Viesturs summits Annapurna
Jim Frush autographs a photo of Al Gore and son summitting Mt. Rainier

 ATHLETIC EVENTS IN BEND
North American Pond Skimming Contest at Mt. Bachelor
Pole, Pedal, Paddle candid finish photos 2006
Fresh Air Sports Sprint Triathlon and the COBRA Children's' Fair
Bend's Cascade Cycling Classic 2005
X-Adventure Raid Adventure Race photos of the 2005 qualifier in Bend, Oregon USA
Just Around the Bend Marathon
Pacific Crest sports festival in Sunriver: Triathlon and Duathlon     News of this event!  
X-Adventure Raid Adventure Race North America Qualifier in Bend!     Six pages!      News of this event! 
X-Adventure Raid North American qualifier in Bend - racers' route map      Broadband only!
Pole Pedal Paddle course transition photos for 2004      Results by age group 2004 
Snowshoe Shuffle comes to Bend, Oregon
Atta Boy 300 dog sled race start and finish from Mt. Bachelor
Pilot Butte - hike and run to the summit
Bend Adventure Racing Klub - The Wild Juniper Berry Race   
CORK, Central Oregon Running Klub plays in The Badlands
ABS Contest night at InClimb Gym
Pole, Pedal, Paddle 2002
Cascade Cycling Classic 2002

 TRADITIONAL MOUNTAINEERING R&R
July Fourth Pet Parade in downtown Bend, Oregon
July Fourth Festival in Drake Park in downtown Bend, Oregon
July Fourth Air Life outreach at Drake Park in downtown Bend, Oregon
Soaring with Scott Weber from the Bend, Oregon airport
Summer Festival in downtown Bend, Oregon
Hot air balloons over Bend, Oregon
McMenamins opens new pub, theater and hotel in downtown Bend
Bite of Bend at the Shops at the Old Mill in 2004    sound icon
XC Oregon Active Winter Expo and gear swap at COCC
Traditional slacklining in Bend
Para-gliding off the summit of Mt. Bachelor near Bend in Central Oregon
Winterfest in Bend, Oregon
Bend's Tower Theater restored to 1940s elegance
Bend's Wednesday market near the Deschutes River in Drake Park
Central Oregon's High Desert Museum in Bend   sound icon
Bend Log Jam celebrates the opening of the Deschutes southern crossing bridge   sound icon
Bend's southern crossing bridge
The Beach Boys concert in Bend Oregon, Summer 2003   sound icon
Cascade Music Festival in Drake Park, Bend Oregon   sound icon
Bend Adventure Racing Klub - The Wild Juniper Berry Race