Fishing For Garbage on the Deschutes Watershed
August 27th was an exciting day for BlackStrap, as we hosted the first ever Oregon based Fish for Garbage cleanup. We feel privileged to help make a beneficial impact on our local waters.
Fish For...
Descend on Bend: A Nomadic Gathering Of Life-Living Enthusiasts
Descend on Bend is an annual four-day gathering of like-minded, creative, life-living outdoor enthusiasts who share the same passion for van life, overlanding, and other vehicle dwellings just out...
Art Talk with Laihha Organna
I'm so stoked to be a winner of the Happy Little Art Contest 2 and to have a little something that can keep me connected to Bend. I'm so very excited to be involved with BlackStrap, and super gra...
Meadow Lodge: 7 Days On Top Of The World
Earlier this winter Blackstrap Marketing Manager, Tim Karpinski, got a message. It was from his longtime friend and Gnu Art Director, Shawn Bishop, saying, “We have a last minute opening in our Ca...
Eastern Boarder's Last Call Finally Turns 20
It took longer than 20 years for Eastern Boarder's year end celebration Last Call to turn 20, but that seems fitting for an event that was founded on the premise of having absolutely no structure ...
Park Crew Project: Woodward Bachelor
The Woodward Bachelor park crew consists of highly devoted, passionate & talented shredders, including day crew members and snowcat drivers. They start each day at dawn in their morning meetin...
