Recreation

Out and About: Savoring the solitude on Wheeler County’s Sutton Mountain

I was so fixated on the grand sprawl that is Wheeler County, so focused on its tens of…

Recreation

Oregon estimated wolf population up 15% in 2024

SALEM — Oregon’s estimated wolf population grew by about 15% in 2024, rising from 178 to 204 animals,…

Recreation

Out and About: The great swindle of spring snowshoeing

TOLLGATE — Spring snowshoeing is cheating. This is no terrible transgression, to be sure. Nothing that would lead…

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ODFW proposing to change boundaries of mule deer hunts starting in 2026; no changes in 2025

The 56,000 or so people who hunt mule deer east of the Cascades each year, whether they carry…

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Trout stocking underway in Northeastern Oregon

LA GRANDE — Trout stocking is underway across Northeastern Oregon, as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife…

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Stellar snowmobile season wrapping up in Northeastern Oregon

The snowmobile season is waning but a lack of snow isn’t the reason. After one of the snowier…

Recreation

Out and About: Stumbling across a miniature slot canyon

Slot canyons are dangerous except when they’re scarcely deep enough to hide a mouse.

Recreation

Relishing the view

A hike without a view is like a plate of tofu. Nutritious but bland. Unsatisfying.

Recreation

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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