ABOUT

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This website started 5 years ago as a humble vision of a future business centered around community: "The Owl Nest will be a wilderness retreat, international music venue, wellness center and an oasis for hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. This modern-rustic sanctuary will be nestled in the Oregon wilderness."

 

In 2020, the founder, David "Owl" Chen, was just about to embark on a thru-hike along the Pacific Crest Trail; this website started as a seed of inspiration to clarify intentions and practice accountability. Following the trail, he unexpectedly landed a job in Bend, OR and decided to fully embrace his "trail name" after his third major thru-hike. ​

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Now, in 2025, the futuristic vision is softening into an acknowledgement of all that exists NOW within the incredible Central Oregon community...

~ world-class music,

~ unique hospitality,

~ access to nature, 

~ spiritual depth,

~ and so much room yet to grow. 

 

To be clear, an ever-expanding vision does exist (and perhaps always will). The shift, however, is deciding that the miraculous awareness of life is enough. Community is priority; amidst the awkwardness of surviving "social distance," we are urged to dive deeper into "social discovery" and all that entails. 

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This website will soon evolve to hold space for visionary artwork, international travel to sacred sites, and more. Stay tuned.