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
Shooting the Breeze: 2025 centennial cartridge: The .270 Winchester
Happy New Year, everyone! Like no doubt many of you, 2024 was not the best year of my ...
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
Mild winter thwarts ice fishing
SALEM — A winter that’s been unusually mild so far has deprived anglers who like to drill a ...
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: Alternative meat preservation
We live in a truly blessed country with all of the most modern conveniences on demand at our ...
Recreation
Jan. 31 deadline for hunters to submit reports to ODFW
SALEM — Hunters who bought a tag for deer, elk, cougar, bear, pronghorn or turkey in 2024 could ...
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: DIY custom rifle
Let me just start by saying that unless you are a high-end competitive shooter, nobody really needs a ...
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
Mountain goat hunter’s ‘perfect’ experience
BAKER CITY — Melissa Hamman was watching mountain goats hundreds of yards away, not knowing that her goat ...
Recreation
Over the Blues: Burn off holiday calories with these hiking options
Americans, on average, take 1,870 fewer steps on Christmas Day than an ordinary day. That’s a shame. The ...