photo courtesy of Central Oregon Daily News

A Central Oregon outdoors icon Bob ‘Woody’ Woodward has passed away.

The sports journalist and author moved to Bend in 1978.    Among his many contributions to the community…the former Bend mayor was one of the inventors of Mountain Biking.   He also had a big influence growing the popularity of cross-country skiing here.   His knowledge and expertise helped create many of the area’s bike and ski trails…his name is on some of them.   Bob Woodward was 85.