As I was walking to my car, tonight, several people from Madras Athletic Club told me goodnight. I…read moream a woman in my 50s and it never fails to amaze me that the young adults and others at this club are so friendly. I have been a member of several athletic clubs in my life and I have never been a part of a gym that is so welcoming. I like the reasonable fees and I like the convenience of being able to work out 24 hours a day. I have been getting personal training from Pedro and it is worth every penny. My arms are stronger than they have ever been. My posture and self-confidence have definitely improved. I highly recommend this happy multi-facited gym to all.

Update: the location is on J Street, just west of the highway. Also, I've been a member a while…read morenow, so I have some further opinions. It's cheap to belong here, and you can tell why. Some little things, like not enough pins for all the weight machines, a treadmill will stay unfixed (there are plenty of others). But some are big things, like not using the air conditioning. Classes suddenly cancelled. I'd be worried that this is a place that's about to close, but longtimers say it's always been like this. There are no undedicated barbells (each belongs to its own bench press), no squat rack (only a Smith type machine), no rowing machine. For as big as it is, it feels very crowded if there are more than a couple people there at a time. Which is unusual, thankfully. I've downgraded a star after some experience, but it's a perfectly acceptable place.

Friendly, positive, encouraging atmosphere. Real sense of family! These people know how to push…read moreeach other, but have fun and are so understanding! I feel very blessed to know all the coaches and members! Glad I started this new adventure!!

I have been going to 3 Peaks Crossfit for 15 months. The coaches are very knowledgeable and…read morefriendly. Class times are convenient. I have seen many gains in my health and physical fitness. 3 Peaks has become my home away from home.

Oh, Culver, this might be one of the greatest little towns to ever exist. I first moved here when I…read morewas 15 with my family. We moved right across the street from this amazing little park and I used to shoot rockets and race RC cars here before I made any friends (I'm pretty sure the RC cars and Rockets didn't help much with that haha). For a small town, this park is pretty good size. There are playgrounds, a baseball diamond and basketball courts with some stores right across the street. The parking lot is pretty big and there are drinking fountains here as well. There is very little crime in this neighborhood and the only encounter I have ever had with the police here was having my RC car clocked on their speedometer! If you are ever in Culver it is definitely worth stopping by and checking out this little park.

My family climbed at Smith Rock with Chockstone on a thankfully partly cloudy August day. Daniel…read morewas our guide for the full day outing and he skillfully worked with my inexperienced children and my friend and I who had a bit of sport rock experience. Daniel made it fun for everyone and we had a great time. Organizing the trip was easy and Anne answered any questions we had quickly. I highly recommend Chockstone if you want a great experience with a pro guide at Smith Rock.

I had the most amazing time with guide Evan for two days in Smith Rock. I was blown away by his…read morewillingness to really work with me on skill building and not only get a lot of climbing in (he even managed to keep us in the shade in the August heat wave!) but also refine skills I already had and develop new ones. I could not have wished for a better experience in my wildest dreams and came away from my two days of climbing with Evan feeling strong, confident, and capable.

Nice enough place but avoid the lunches on general principle. Secure yourself a Banquet frozen…read moredinner and come out ahead. Lunches are now $4 and are sorry plates of, in today's instance, over, over cooked broccoli, undercooked yet dry meatloaf, some potato concoction of packaged, dry processed potato shards. Unlovely concoctions served up with a small glass of milk, an insulting stale square of partially edible lemon square? It was more like a woodworking project, as we sawed through the crust with hand tools... We gave up, and scraped bits from the top layer, sensing lemon. Very sad affair and I found myself only one of 6 other diners at the table who were miffed at the obvious botched attempt at nourishing sustenance. If this is what is served to seniors in the meals on wheels program, we would do them greater service to drop off a Banquet or Lean Cuisine. At least those are edible,with minimum gagging, and every bit as nourishing.

We were renting a party boat & went the day before to check it out & came across this place. Very…read morequaint on the inside but lots of outdoor seating. It was almost triple digits & wanted light so 2 BLTS were ordered. Reeser's Potato Salad & bagged Chips & orange slices. Vanilla Shake to keep cool... just enough options to fill a persons desire. Check it out

so overpriced and so bad. I'm sorry to say this place was a huge let down. I was expecting a really…read moregood burger for the price but it was actually terrible. The lemonade was decent at least, and the staff was nice.

It's a classic area at Smith but, really, what areas aren't classic?…read more Some of my favorites: Cinnamon Slab (5.6): great place to learn to trad climb. Karate Crack (5.10): test-piece trad route! You can get great pictures of folks sending it by rapping in from the top! Chain Reaction (5.12): I can't climb this. I did enjoy struggling through a heal-hook on top-rope though!

OMG, flyboarding is easily one of the most trilling experiences of my entire life. I am so glad to…read morehave found Flyboard of Bend and I absolutely cannot wait to get back out there to do this again. My brother has been obsessed with flyboarding for over a year now after seeing a video of a group of people doing it on Youtube. And so, this year for his birthday I decided to take him to try it out for our first times. After about 3 hours of driving we meet Jason, the owner, and Hunter his assistant down at Lake Billy Chinook. Like skydiving or anything else, the first thing we did was go over safety and a quick ground course. Then it was time to strap up and get in the water. Jason had injured his foot and had to stay on land so Hunter took us out. He was an excellent coach. My brother went first and Hunter was able to get him flying within about 2 minutes. During his hour on the board my brother was able to change direction, turing and circling, raise and lower himself about 15 feet and even do a trick called the Orca. My experience was very similar, although I was less successful with the Orca. The whole time though I felt like a super hero. It was seriously amazing. It was pretty cool to look around and see the audience I had gathered too. Other boaters came closer to check out what we were doing and some cars were even stopping on the road to take pictures. Did I say I felt like a Super Hero yet? One of the other things Jason did which I though was really neat is bring a second jet ski. That way the whole time we were there, whoever wasn't on the board was on the second jet ski. It allowed us to learn from each other and take photos/videos. And being on a jet ski is super fun anyway. By the way, if you have not been to Lake Billy Chinook it is beautiful. Jason seriously picked a perfect location, especially for a first time experience. It just is one more thing to make sure your time is worth while. I would highly recommend, scratch that...it is a must do. You have to check out Flyboard of Bend. It is worth every penny and will be an unforgettable experience. And if you want to go out with a group they have 2 different setups which allows them to take 2 people out at a time. Quick tip. Make sure you reserve at least an hour a person. Anything less and you will leave wishing you did more.