Outdoor Central Oregon Issue 7 | September/October 2018 | Page 14

14 SEPT/OCT 2018 HIKE TO HIGH LAKE| INFLATABLE PADDLE BOARD TRIP TO NO NAME LAKE People live in Bend, OR because they have a passion for the outdoors—the same goes for the crew at Stand On Liquid. We always encourage our customers to explore the many lakes that populate Central Oregon. To access those bodies of water not accessible by car, Stand on Liquid offers a great selection of inflatable paddle boards you can throw on The gate for RD 370 that takes you up to the Broken Top trailhead is still closed, so Pat, Nate, and I hiked up from the Todd Lake parking lot, for a 15 mile round trip. 15 FROZEN WATER| BY PAT CALAVAN | PHOTOS BY AUSTIN WHITE DRINK WATER’S RAT RACE AT MT. HOOD WORDS AND PHOTOS BY NEIL KORN your back. To show the ease of bringing a board on your next adventure, we embarked on a 15-mile round trip to No Name Lake, a gorgeous spot just beneath the peak of Broken Top. The hike up winds through the Three Sisters Wilderness with amazing views of Mt. Bachelor behind you and roar- ing creeks of fresh snow melt coming off of Broken Top. As we got closer to the mountain, and in the alpine level, we started hitting some big snow fields that are slowly melting away as summer continues. Above left: Brandon Davis dancing a toeside turn around the mini-gate. Above right: Ben Ferguson always riding with style at the Rat Race where nobody cares you were 4th at the Olympics. Drink Water was founded by Bend snowboarder Austin Smith, along with Bryan Fox and his brother Stephen Fox in 2011. DW came about as they watched the snowboard industry, and other similar industries, become inundated with energy drink brands peddling their products to kids. Oddly enough, nobody was really oppos- ing them. They figured professional snowboarders with an opinion on the matter, should try and use whatever Influence to protest. And for them the best protest was to promote some- thing they actually supported...drinking water. Drink Water has grown to an initiative, a brand, a movement, and something way bigger than the found- ers ever expected. It’s not about sell- ing water, they are actually committed to never selling water. They prefer water from the tap, filling reusable bottles and ending the plastic bottle nightnare.To date, Drink Water has donated nearly $200,000 to water.org. Water.org is a non-profit where the money raised goes to help solve the global crises of billions of people who do not have access to clean drinking water. www.wedrinkwater.com Left: Jason Robinson busting one of the biggest airs of the day, but not fast enough for a podium.