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Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 15 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.”
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on Twitter at ...
Lolo Pass is one of the milestones along the Pacific Crest Trail, though not a particularly low point for the region. By 5 miles (8 km) south of Lolo Pass, the Pacific Crest Trail drops to 2,800 feet (850 m) and much lower to the north at the Columbia River. A small campsite is located along the trail just south of the forest service road.
Hiking and mountain biking are popular activities on trails in the McKenzie watershed. Trails include the 26.5-mile (42.6 km) McKenzie River National Recreation Trail, which follows much of the upper McKenzie. [11] [29] Most whitewater rafting takes place between Quartz Creek and Helfrich Boat launch.
The Oregon Desert Trail is a network [1] of trails, cross country travel and two-track dirt roads across the Oregon High Desert. The trail is approximately 750 miles long, [ 2 ] with termini located near Bend, Oregon, and near the Idaho border at Lake Owyhee State Park .
The winter storm that blasted Oregon recently brought the state’s mountain snowpack from anemic levels all the way up to normal by Wednesday, allowing all of the state’s ski areas to open and ...
Highest point; Elevation: 4,061 ft (1,238 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: 975 ft (297 m) [2] Coordinates: 1]: Geography; Location: Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.: Topo map: USGS Multnomah Falls: Geology; Rock age: 1.8–1.4 Ma: Mountain type: Shield volcano [3]: Volcanic field: Boring Lava Field: Last eruption: 1.4 Ma: Climbing; Easiest route: paved road (June–October) hiking trails (November ...
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” ... Oregon winter weather: Low-elevation snow forecast for the weekend. Show comments. Advertisement.