David Jasper

Bend

Assistant Features Editor at The Bulletin (Bend, OR)

Man of redaction. A&E/outdoor features editor. Husband. Father of three. Skateboarder. Struggler.

Articles

Savoring the solitude on Sutton Mountain

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Savoring the solitude on Sutton MountainPublished 1:30 pm Thursday, May 8, 2025I was so fixated on the grand sprawl that is Wheeler County, so focused on its tens of thousands of acres of rimrock canyons and desolate dry washes, that I almost stepped on a square foot of pain. I noticed the hedgehog cactus while my boot was just starting its descent. I recoiled and lurched to the side, as though I had seen not a stationary succulent but a quite speedy rattlesnake.
Cascades Theatrical Co. stages 'Grease,' set to open Friday

1 week ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Cascades Theatrical Co. stages 'Grease,' set to open FridayPublished 4:30 pm Wednesday, May 7, 2025Is there anyone who doesn't know - or love - "Grease," the jubilant coming-of-age story of hormonal, lovestruck teens on the precipice of graduation and adulthood?
Dropping In: Mike Peters of The Alarm gone in a 'Blaze of Glory'

2 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Dropping In: Mike Peters of The Alarm gone in a 'Blaze of Glory'Published 3:30 pm Wednesday, April 30, 2025Like bad weather, grief strikes when it wants. Except with the weather, you can see it in the forecast and prepare. With grief, you just have to ride it out when it hits. I broke down crying Tuesday morning when I cracked open Instagram and saw that Mike Peters had died. The 66-year-old's name probably won't mean a lot to a lot of people, but Peters meant a lot to me.
Short walk, high rewards at Cline Falls in Redmond

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Short walk, high rewards at Cline Falls in RedmondPublished 2:30 pm Thursday, April 24, 2025My wife and I went to Cline Falls on one of the recent sunny, relatively warm weekends and now I'm kind of mad at myself: How is it that I have lived in Central Oregon since 2001, but only just now made my way to the actual Cline Falls, located just west of Redmond? The falls had been dammed until 2017, but I don't know if this makes my tardiness more or less excusable.
Dropping In: Your driving questions answered

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Dropping In: Your driving questions answeredPublished 3:30 pm Wednesday, April 23, 2025This week, Dropping In will try to answer common questions about driving in Bend and Central Oregon, known for its outdoor amenities, microbreweries, dispensaries and affinity for white cars. Is it true that the roundabouts in Bend used to have 15 mph signs? Yes! At least the ones we remember (dimly) from 20-something years ago did.
Random Rab to play Friday at Volcanic Theatre Pub in Bend.

3 weeks ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Hear Random Rab's blissful dance music Friday in BendPublished 5:15 pm Tuesday, April 22, 2025Random Rab is based in Colorado and he came up through San Francisco's underground music scene in the 1990s. He has performed at festivals all over the world, including Burning Man, Shambhala, Boom and the Envision Festival in Costa Rica, where he was known for his sunrise sets.
A competition for the strongest town

1 month ago | bendbulletin.com | David Jasper

Bend is in a contest to be one of the "strongest towns." We like a good contest and winning, though voting in this round may be over by the time you see this. Strong Towns, a nonprofit that runs the contest, is dedicated to the idea that the "suburban experiment" was the wrong idea. Its approach is hard to summarize in only a few words, but it likes bottom up rather than top down local government formation of policy. It likes resiliency.
What are fractals? New exhibit at this Oregon museum explains these ‘trippy’ patterns

2 months ago | oregonlive.com | David Jasper

You may not be able to define “fractal” — yet — but fractals are, in fact, everywhere. As you might expect from hearing her title, Hayley Brazier, Donald M. Kerr curator of natural history at the High Desert Museum, does know a lot about fractals, including the definition, as the curator of “Patterns at Play: Fractals in Nature,” a new exhibit that takes visitors on a deep dive into fractals, starting Saturday at the museum.
Hike up Cline Butte Loop near Redmond nets Cascades views

Nov 20, 2024 | redmondspokesman.com | David Jasper

Clines Butte is a series of three connected hills west of Redmond and adjacent to Eagle Crest Resort. Though the three domes are a staple of Central Oregon’s High Desert skyline, and I’ve been close many times, such as when visiting nearby Maston riding area, I’d never made the trek up to the top before last Saturday.
Read EM Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’ as a myth. Don’t look for historical accuracy

Nov 19, 2024 | flipboard.com | David Jasper

Read EM Forster’s ‘A Passage to India’ as a myth. Don’t look for historical accuracyOrient BlackSwan's '100 Years of A Passage to India' discusses the novel's contexts, themes, and characters through a contemporary lens. The matter of …