Surging Snowpack
Snowpacks aren’t built in a week. But they can get quite a lot deeper. A relentless series of storms over … Read more
Snowpacks aren’t built in a week. But they can get quite a lot deeper. A relentless series of storms over … Read more
The south-facing slopes of sagebrush, gray-brown in a season better known for glittering white, are … Read more
Hikes should include a viewpoint. As with most proclamations which feature that most vexing of … Read more
A weather station high in the Wallowa Mountains that helps forecasters warn backcountry travelers about … Read more
NORTH POWDER — Dan Marvin stands beside a chest-high bale of alfalfa hay and gazes … Read more
Dusk was descending on the Elkhorn Mountains and the father and son, their legs aching … Read more
I would never insult the intelligence of parents by suggesting there is a perfect place … Read more
There’s a certain sign I keep returning to, a sign that serves a purpose even … Read more
ENTERPRISE — If anyone was born to his profession, it was Vic Coggins. The title … Read more
If you want to watch beavers going about their dam-building business you can ... well … Read more
ying to tempt a herd of confused elk but so far his offer of alfalfa … Read more
Deer don’t as a rule eat candy bars, although of course confectioners don’t add bitterbrush … Read more
Rogel Music doesn’t mind getting his pickup truck stuck. In fact the Baker City man … Read more
Mountain bikers will have another reason to gravitate to Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort next spring. … Read more
We had a decision to make, and our lack of Dramamine was a major factor … Read more
Hiking inevitably involves compromise. Trouble is, you can’t negotiate with topography. You can’t swap a … Read more
Trying to decide which hiking trail is my favorite seems to me a distasteful business. … Read more
When I rounded the corner and my left front tire immediately sunk into a snowdrift … Read more
NORTH POWDER — If not for the frozen saliva, Justus Gray might never have started … Read more
There’s a plaster cast of a footprint on the wall of Scott Violette’s basement and … Read more
Mike Lattin doesn’t want this spring’s soft breezes to spread the stench of animal carcasses … Read more
The green grass that has kept a bright bit of summer in your yard brings … Read more
When Emrie Osborn drew a special hunt antelope tag, she knew exactly what she needed … Read more
I love to hike but I hate to backtrack. I think most hikers consider it … Read more
The Eagle Cap Wilderness is so big that even its small corners sprawl magnificently. The … Read more
The route to Pine Creek Reservoir near Baker City is technically a road, but I … Read more
We expect much from our mountains, we who live sometimes literally in their shadows, and … Read more
Every year, Dan Story says, it seems the natural forces that conspire to turn forests … Read more
A string of volunteer workers, mostly mountain bikers, were marching down an Avimor trail they … Read more