When climbing huge mountains, height and difficulty don't always go hand in hand, mountaineers say. Mt. Everest may be the world's highest peak, but it's easier to summit than other smaller mountains, ...

Bend is the PNW’s biggest little town. With a population of 100,000, it can be hard to see it as a mountain town—that is, until you really dive in and discover all that Bend and Mt. Bachelor have to ...