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The Ultimate Guide to Oregon's Great Outdoors
6 Off-the-Radar Treks to Pull You Out of Your Work-a-Day Rut From crushing mountainside hikes to easy coastal jaunts, here's how to get out of your head and into the outdoors.
Explore Oregon’s White-Water-Blessed Wilderness in 5 Classic Guided Trips
Camping along the Snake River Snake River Travel time from Portland: 7 hrs / Trip Length: 32 miles, 3 days / Difficulty: Class II–IV / Outfitter: Winding Waters River Expeditions The Snake River forms part of the border between Oregon and Idaho, running through Hells Canyon—the deepest river gorge in North America. Soon after your launch near Hells Canyon Dam, you’ll hit two rapids with waves so big a 16-foot raft can disappear from sight between them.
Tim Gibbins
Get out on the water, stat.
Guided River Trips Aren't Just for Newbies
I’ve wanted to do a Grand Canyon rafting trip for as long as I can remember. A few years ago, I lent my parents my battered copy of The Emerald Mile, Kevin Fedarko’s brilliant telling of the Colorado River’s journey through the Grand Canyon. In it, Fedarko winds his way through the history of the Glen Canyon Dam and its inextricable link to the record-setting 1983 speed run through the canyon in the wooden dory that lent its name to the book.
How to Break Free of the Campground
As the former communications director for the National Forest Foundation, I used to talk with a lot of people about recreating in national forests. In one instance, I was on the phone with an up-and-coming social media influencer about a sponsored road trip she was planning for the summer. Like most of us, she was familiar with camping in national parks, but I encouraged her to incorporate a national forest or two into her itinerary.
The Ultimate Weekend Camping Meal Plan
If you’re planning a weekend camping trip and want to avoid the stress of putting together a menu and ingredient list, we’ve done it for you. Based on several popular meals prepared by our guides in Idaho, we put together a complete camping meal plan, including two breakfasts, two lunches and two dinners for four people. If you like to eat well, this menu shouldn’t disappoint.
The Newest Long Trails Crossing America
After graduating college in 2005, I wanted one final summer of adventure before entering the workforce. I hoped to spend the majority of my time outside, and so I started researching a long-distance hike. I, like most people, considered only the shortlist of usual suspects: the Appalachian Trail (AT), the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). I chose the PCT, rounded up two childhood friends and set out from the Mexican border.
An American Original: Aldo Leopold in the Gila Wilderness
Years before the Gila Wilderness existed on a map, Aldo Leopold shot a wolf from atop a rimrock canyon in New Mexico. He reached the still breathing wolf and saw something that forever changed him. In his classic text, A Sand County Almanac, Leopold describes the experience, “We reached the old wolf in time to watch a fierce green fire dying in her eyes.” “I realized then, and have known ever since, that there was something new to me in those eyes—something known only to her and to the mountain.
16 Must-See National Parks This Year
Acadia National Park, Maine | Otter Cliffs This park captures the rare beauty of a truly wild East Coast landscape. Acadia National Park’s defining feature is the North Atlantic pounding against the rugged shoreline. To get a front row seat, try rock climbing at the Otter Cliffs. This excellent climbing area is friendly for brave beginners. Your first belay from the top rope anchor is a nerve-wracking experience, but an incoming tide instills you with ample determination.
The Best National Parks for Rafting
1. Grand Canyon National Park – Colorado River, Arizona Grand Canyon rafting is the Holy Grail of whitewater trips inside of our national parks. Once you push off from the bank, you kiss civilization good-bye and travel through a geologic storybook that reveals the beginnings of time, not to mention some of the most notorious rapids in North America. But it’s not just the epic whitewater that makes the 280-mile trip from Lake Powell to Lake Mead a once-in-a-lifetime journey.
Fill Mead First: A Plan to Reclaim Glen Canyon
On July 15, 1983, Lake Powell in southern Utah reached its highest water level in recorded history. Since then, the reservoir has shrunk to 50% of its capacity, and as the water recedes, people are beginning to question whether its purpose outweighs its environmental impact. That question is nothing new.
Outdoor Lover’s Road Trip To The Rogue
Start your Oregon road trip by satisfying your hunger in Portland. This culinary hub is a smorgasbord of low-budget options. For breakfast, discover why a line forms out the door at Pine State Biscuits, and order a biscuit with gravy that would make your grandmother proud. Burn it off during a walk along the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park. Once your hunger returns, hit up one of Portland’s many food cart pods. You can choose from menus around the world, but pay less than 10 bucks for a meal.
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