by Danielle Denham | Jan 8, 2021 | Conservation, Eastern Oregon, Education, Featured, History, News, Stories
Before I had developed an interest in and explored many of Oregon's "Ghost Towns", Maxville was quite unknown to me. Located deep in Wallowa County, little is physically left of the old logging town but rich and sometimes disturbing history remains. One night I...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Mar 29, 2020 | Adventures, Camping, Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Featured, Hiking, Interesting, Photography, Photos, Southern Oregon, Travel
Vast, sweeping landscapes that take your breath away. Trails into high mountain lakes with pristine and chemically pure water. Snowy mountains reflected in icy lakes, and pillars of rock shooting up out of the earth. This is Oregon's high desert, and it's a place...
by Danielle Denham | Jan 19, 2020 | Adventures, Conservation, Eastern Oregon, Featured, Foraging, Interesting, News, Weird, Weird Oregon, Wildlife
It's not the Blue Whale. In fact, it has a total weight of more than 20 Blue Whales, and here's a hint: Alice would be proud. Located in the Blue Mountains within the Malheur National Forest in Eastern Oregon, armillaria ostoyae is an enormous organism dubbed the...
by Danielle Denham | Dec 27, 2019 | Adventures, Camping, Central Oregon, Eastern Oregon, Featured, Hiking, Mt. Hood, News, Oregon Coast, Photography, Southern Oregon, Waterfalls, Western Oregon
Whether you're young or old, fit or self-described couch-potato, hiking is one of those diversely perfect activities that can cost little to no money but be a richly rewarding experience. From easy jaunts to find a hidden waterfall, to 750-mile excursions through the...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Sep 7, 2019 | Featured, Fire, News, Wildfires
Thursday afternoon lightning storms swept across much of Oregon, causing 140 wildfires. Crews were dispatched to suppress the fires, and are still working to put some of the larger fires out today. Lightning Adds To Oregon Wildfire Count Rain that came with the...
