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December 31, 2024 —While many celebrated New Year’s Eve attending parties, I chose to spend the day with a close friend snowshoeing at...

October 12, 2024 —After a three-year hiatus, I finally returned to Beaver Creek for a paddle with my close friend Stephanie. I hadn’t...

October 5, 2024 —Fall in the Pacific Northwest is a wonderful time to go for a hike: the weather is cooler, the lighting more pleasant as...

September 2, 2024 —I wanted to ride the Route of the Hiawatha since first hearing about it a year ago. It’s a 15-mile ride along the...

September 1, 2024 —Besides bringing my road bike with me to Idaho, I also brought along my sea kayak to explore Lake Coeur d’Alene. At 25...

August 31, 2024 —Every summer, I try to visit a new place in which to explore outdoor recreation possibilities. This year, my annual trip...

August 30, 2024 —It has been 14 years since I last visited Idaho. My destination today was Heyburn State Park just east of the town of...

August 1, 2024 —We weren’t in a rush this morning to get to Sunriver for our planned bike ride since the bike rental shop didn’t open...

July 31, 2024 —After waking early and having a breakfast of cereal, we drove down to Hosmer Lake. The drive to Hosmer Lake is a scenic...

July 30, 2024 —My family and I left for Bend on July 29, arriving in the early afternoon. Though warm, the weather wasn’t too...

As my family and I got ready to spend several days camping, paddling, hiking, and cycling in Bend, Oregon, I began to worry about what...

July 6, 2024 —I drove to the coast to escape the triple-digit heat expected in the valley today. The problem is it wasn't much cooler at...

June 1, 2024—A friend and I spent the morning hiking a couple of trails within the McDonald-Dunn Research Forest, which Oregon State...

April 19, 2024—The weather was nice and expected to be in the low 70s, so I decided to visit Drift Creek Falls. I hadn’t been there since...

March 9, 2024—With some recent snowfall in Santiam Pass, I decided to drive to Maxwell Butte near Santiam Junction to get in some...

Wedged in among industrial complexes and rows of housing developments and bordered in places by farmland and a national wildlife refuge,...

February 19, 2024—Snow in Oregon has been hit or miss this winter. The snow level for much of the winter has been at relatively high...

It’s winter, and for many that means curling up on the couch in front of a fireplace with a good book in hand and a blanket covering...

January 11, 2024—Winter recreation got off to a slow start in Oregon. It wasn’t until the first full week in January the snow really...

January 10, 2024—While attending the annual Friends of Yamhelas Westsider Trail meeting, discussion came up in the meeting about whether...

December 19, 2023—As I approach 67 years of age, I’ve been thinking about ways to maintain my health so I can avoid needing hospital care...

December 14, 2023—The start of winter is just days away. And you know what that means? Time to get the snowshoes out from my closet....

December 14, 2023—I recently read an article from BikePortland regarding a presentation given to the Columbia River Gorge Commission...

WHAT IS THE TRAIL? The trail is situated in Yamhill County, Oregon, with small section extending into Washington County, and extends 14.8...