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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Katie Brauns / The Bulletin
August 26, 2008
We’re about halfway up Mount Bachelor’s exposed face. As we turn and look back at the Summit chair, we smile wearily at one another, our cheeks red and brows glistening with a fresh layer of sweat. The trail narrows, winding small sandy switchbacks through cinder fields.
My....