Volcano Tour:
A visit to Newberry National Volcanic Monument, just minutes from Bend is an exciting step back into Central Oregon history. Explore the crater of an active volcano at 6,300 feet, visit the shores of Paulina Lake and wander through an old growth hemlock forest. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks and hikes are very flat and mild.

Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway Tour:
The Cascade Lakes Scenic Highway may be driven as a loop starting and ending in Bend. Your first stop west of Bend is Mt. Bachelor Ski & Summer Resort. Ride the ski lift to experience great food and dramatic views of the Cascade Mountain Range. Continue your trip along the scenic highway where fur trappers and traders once traveled. As you enter alpine country, you can visit dozens of high mountain lakes, a fish hatchery and beautiful Wickiup Reservoir. As you make the loop you can visit the Lava Cast Forest, Lava Lands Visitors Center and The High Desert Museum. A great way to finish the trip is a stop at the Prime Outlets Factory Stores! Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks and hikes are very flat and mild. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks and hikes are very flat and mild.

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument:
Within the heavily eroded volcanic deposits of the scenic John Day River basin (east of Bend) is a well preserved fossil record of plants and animals. The remarkably complete record, spanning more than 40 of the 65 million years of the Cenozoic Era (the “Age of Mammals and Flowering Plants”) is world-renown.
Authorized October 26, 1974, and established in 1975, this 14,000 acre park is divided into three widely separated units; the Sheep Rock Unit, Painted Hills Unit, and Clarno Unit. The monument’s main headquarters is at the visitor center in the Sheep Rock Unit. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks and hikes are very flat and mild.

Deschutes Brewery:
Deschutes Brewery using the highest quality ingredients available, and taking more time and more care in the brewing process has made them a favorite of fine ale connoisseurs throughout the Northwest and beyond. Deschutes' beers are characterized by their full flavor. They all maintain a distinctive mouthful and hop character. Some of their draught beers are unfiltered, whereas the Stout, ESB, Cascade Golden Ale and Jubelale are filtered & Kraeusened, as are some batches of their Porter and Pale. All bottled beer is filtered and then Kraeusened. Kraeusening is a traditional cross-generational brewing process, which results in a complex, full-bodied flavor with natural carbonation. The Kraeusening process begins when beer ready to be bottled is blended with a formulated amount of working wort (beer during the brewing process that is rapidly fermenting), and then bottled. Kraeusening builds back any flavor that may have been lost during filtration. It also consumes oxygen in the bottle, which is damaging to the beer. This is a long, painstaking process which most breweries choose not to use in making beer. It is but one more way Deschutes holds to its principle of "quality first" and dedicates the time and the effort to retain traditional quality and integrity in its products. This tour combined with any 2-3 of the other “Educational Tours” listed can enjoyed in one afternoon. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks are very flat and mild.

Pozzi Wood Windows Company:
Pozzi designs every window around a single architectural standard to always be architecturally correct. The company has developed into an industry leader known for producing superior windows comprising artful, innovative window design. Their success is credited to years of high-quality products, exceptional performance and one of the most reliable service records in the industry.

They have 4,000 standard windows but welcome your custom designs. 40% of everything Pozzi builds is a "one of a kind masterpiece." Pozzi Wood Windows come in three exterior finishes, Primed Wood, Natural Wood, and Aluminum Cladding. The third option is the maintenance free option. Pozzi offers a palette of 27 Designer Choice colors, as well as five standard colors. Customers are enabled to design their own original creations. Pozzi has produced custom sizes and unique shapes since their earliest days. Your imagination and their execution can combine to make your home truly your own. Whether your designs or theirs, great pride is taken in building the unique and unusual, while maintaining the highest engineering performance standards. This tour combined with any 2-3 of the other “Educational Tours” listed can enjoyed in one afternoon. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks are very flat and mild.

The Bend Bulletin:
You will be amazed at the state-of-the-art computerized process - new at The Bulletin.  The Bulletin is the primary news and advertising source for Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties of Central Oregon, one of the fastest growing regions in the Northwest. Their large, award winning newsroom staff is constantly trying to improve and expand the content to better serve the readers. A small army of young people and adult route drivers fan out each morning to deliver the newspaper. The Bulletin serves over 30,000 households and is growing fast. They started the new millennium by moving into a spacious new building, with new presses, on the edge of Bend.

A remarkable string of owners led the newspaper from its beginnings in a log cabin on the banks of the Deschutes River in 1903 to become one of the West’s most respected community newspapers. It became a daily in 1916, under the ownership of George Palmer Putnam. Oregon statesman Robert W. Sawyer navigated it to its mid-century anniversary. Legendary newsman Robert W. Chandler bought the newspaper in 1953 and remained editor until his death in 1996, building a firm foundation of journalistic quality and community leadership.

The highlight of the tour is viewing one of the most state-of-the-art computerized printing presses in the country. This German made press is very impressive and is in steep contrast to the humble beginnings of the newspaper. This tour combined with any 2-3 of the other “Educational Tours” listed can enjoyed in one afternoon. Several lunch and rest stops are available along the way and the walks are very flat and mild.