Recreation
On the trail: Hiking the Greenhorns, in the Blue Mountains
The Greenhorns are the forgotten range of the Blue Mountains. And not just because of that color naming…
Recreation
Getting into gravel
The popularity of bicycling on gravel roads is on the rise, and a couple who founded a website…
Recreation
On the trail: Reviving an ailing trail in the Elkhorns
Snowbrush is the curse of the Cunningham Cove trail, and Victoria Mitts is its blessing. If not for…
Recreation
The natural world: Beat the heat on a lake in the Blue Mountains
The history of the Blue Mountains does not begin with 10-foot-tall mastodons, wandering Indian tribes or the Oregon…
Recreation
Bloomin’ Blues: Sticky currant is lovely, but not tasty
Common name: Sticky currant Scientific name: Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant gets its common name from the sticky, glutinous,…
Recreation
Caught Ovgard: The species that long eluded me
Dojo loach. Amur weatherfish. Pond loach. Oriental weatherfish. Japanese weatherfish. Luke’s nemefish. Misgurnus anguillicaudatus, a resilient, eel-like fish,…
Recreation
Bloomin’ Blues: Angelica is pretty, but don’t eat it
Scientific name: Angelica arguta Common name: Sharptooth angelica Sharptooth angelica is a robust, tap-rooted perennial up to 6…
Recreation
Summit Fever
I wedged my right hand into a crevice in the sedimentary stone and hauled myself up the final…
Recreation
Savoring storms
The first drop of rain plunked the sidewalk with a splat I could hear despite the two earbuds…
Recreation
Elkhorn Drive Scenic Byway open from Anthony Lakes to Granite
The Elkhorn Drive scenic byway is a 106-mile loop, but by late spring in most years just a…
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