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Out and About: Stumbling across a miniature slot canyon
Slot canyons are dangerous except when they’re scarcely deep enough to hide a mouse.
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Relishing the view
A hike without a view is like a plate of tofu. Nutritious but bland. Unsatisfying.
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Flood control, other factors could keep some Brownlee Reservoir boat ramps dry at times this spring
Baker County’s biggest reservoir won’t shrink as much this year as it did last, but some boat ramps, ...
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COLUMN: The unique exhilaration of getting unstuck
As I gouged at the ice packed beneath the left front tire of my rig with what remained ...
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Carcass removal program aims to deter wolves, ravens to protect livestock, sage grouse
Mud proved a formidable obstacle at times, but an experiment designed to reduce the number of rotting cattle ...
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Torrent of trout: Thief Valley Reservoir gets an early start on 2025 with a release of rainbow
NORTH POWDER — An icy wind moans through the sagebrush and dimples the water with whitecaps, but the ...
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Out and About: Thankful for thoughtful snowplow drivers
Snowplow drivers’ chief task is to ensure travelers can go, but sometimes I appreciate even more the ability ...
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Out and About: Tales Told in the Terrain
The rumpled terrain that characterizes Northeastern Oregon writes compelling tales for anyone willing to walk even a modest ...
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Out and About: A dazzling introduction to snowshoeing
Snowshoeing always fools my internal thermostat. I shiver as I step out of the car and kneel to ...
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Out and About: Searching for Snotels
My endeavor to visit automated snow-measuring sites is much closer to quixotic than to Homeric. A litany of ...