Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: Bird hunting
It had been a long day. The weather had been crap. Lots of wind and snow flurries, so…
Recreation
Sno-Park program clears the way for winter recreation
BAKER CITY — As snow flies in the mountains, crews work to keep parking lots open to the…
Recreation
Over the Blues: Fossilized adventurer gets up close with real deal
Most trails in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are for visitors in a hurry. Two trails,…
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: Halibut on a hunting trip
The plan was to meet up with five of my old college buddies and to fly into Larsen…
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: Triumph unforeseen
In June, when we looked at the dismal draw results, and tried mightily to refrain from metaphoric expletives…
Recreation
Out and About: Relishing the rare rain on a mountain path
I hike so rarely in the rain that I appreciate the experience in a way I would not…
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: First hunt
I suspect that my brain might be getting pretty full since I am having a hard time remembering…
Recreation
Out and About: Becoming reacquainted with the drive ‘through the middle of the state’
I have driven so often across Oregon’s midsection that I feel I know its anatomy in something like…
Recreation
The Natural World: Stories from the hunt
It is opening day of deer season in Northeastern Oregon. A cabin neighbor and his cohorts recently returned…
Recreation
Shooting the Breeze: The pipe snake
Tweedle had railed for weeks about what good buck tags we had drawn. Apparently he used to cowboy…
