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Encyclopedia > Bend
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Big Bend National Park - Big Bend National Park (U.S. National Park Service) (425 words)
Big Bend's river, desert, and mountain environments provide a multitude of backcountry experiences.
Keep in touch with Big Bend through our RSS feed and explore panoramic images to get a better idea of the vast spaces that comprise the park.
During her visit she explored the resources of the park and she rafted the Rio Grande to call attention to the beauty and the fragility of our natural resources.
Bend: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (1298 words)
The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town eventually was platted, one of the few fordable points along the river.
Bend is located on the edge of the Ponderosa pine forest on the west as it transitions into the high desert plateau, characterized by junipers, sagebrush, bitter-brush, and little water.
Bend is central Oregon's most populated city, with a projected population within its city limits of 65,210 in 2005.
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