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Adventure
Chasing Waterfalls: The 73 Feet That Changed My Life
Chasing Waterfalls: The 73 Feet That Changed My Life

Soaking wet, hair whipping back and forth across my face, and shouts of joy muffled by the raging water soaring 70 feet over my head. I fell in love with Sahalie Falls the moment I met her.

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Foraging
Old Growth Gold
Old Growth Gold

The Pacific Golden Chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus) is a treasure that some of us have delighted in eating, and even fewer have indulged in foraging for themselves.

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Fishing
Waving a Stick at the Ocean: Fly Fishing for Surf Perch on the Oregon Coast
Waving a Stick at the Ocean: Fly Fishing for Surf Perch on the Oregon Coast

Fall is also the time of the humble surf perch, of empty beaches and breaking waves, of hit and miss coastal excursions where casting a fly line into the mighty Pacific brings me as much joy as a forty pounder if only for the absolute absurdity of the endeavor.

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Community
Saving Oakridge: A Possible Paradise Lost
Saving Oakridge: A Possible Paradise Lost

A shadow has been passing over the face of the Oakridge/Westfir boom, threatening the communities’ hard-won economic and environmental stability.

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Skiing & Snowboarding
From Resort to Backcountry
From Resort to Backcountry

Ski touring isn’t about proving anything. It’s about breaking trail, earning turns, moving thoughtfully, and learning to listen—to the snow, the weather, and our own instincts.

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Mountain Biking
Disciples of Dirt: Guardians of WhyPass
Disciples of Dirt: Guardians of WhyPass

In the Southern Willamette Valley, organizations like the Disciples of Dirt are working to ensure mountain bike riding will continue on public and private lands where appropriate.

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