Recreation
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 ...
Recreation
Weekend storm forecast to end long January dry spell in Northeastern Oregon
After a boisterous start, January weather in Northeastern Oregon has been about as tranquil as a cat napping ...
Recreation
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 ...
Recreation
Oregon Health Authority ends algae bloom recreational use advisory for Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir
The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday, Jan. 14, ended the recreational use health advisory for the Powder River ...
Recreation
Avalanche forecaster: Abundance of snow can be less risky, in the long run, than scarcity
A barrage of blizzards since Christmas has increased the avalanche danger in parts of Northeastern Oregon, but a ...
Recreation
Christmas Bird Count turns up rare bird near Baker City
Sean Cozart heard a tundra bean-goose was spotted in Baker County on Dec. 6, but he was taking ...
Recreation
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 ...
Recreation
Mountain goat hunter’s ‘perfect’ experience
Melissa Hamman was watching mountain goats hundreds of yards away, not knowing that her goat was just around ...
Recreation
Early storms kickstart snowmobiling season
The weather tantalized snowmobilers in Northeastern Oregon this fall. A couple weeks before turkeys were roasted and cream ...
Recreation
Out and About: No mountains, no problem
I left home anticipating my favorite view of the Wallowa Mountains. The sort of stirring vista of snow ...