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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 28 > Whoa, Bessie!

Whoa, Bessie!

Fire-scarred butte south of Bend offers fine views up top

By Ben Salmon / The Bulletin
May 28, 2009

You hear a lot about buttes when you live in Central Oregon.

Pilot Butte. Lava Butte. Powell Buttes. Cline Buttes.

The butte is as much a part of locals’ vocabulary as it is part of the local landscape.

So I was intrigued when an acquaintance suggested a hike up a butte whose name I....

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