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For almost four decades, Van Pelt has been instrumental in finding, measuring and accurately illustrating many of the largest known trees.

ENTERPRISE — Nathan Cheek has lived in Wallowa County “just about a year now,” he said.

BAKER CITY — Forest Service personnel have responded to a small fire in the Eagle Cap Wilderness area that was started by lightning over the past two weeks, named the

Members of the Baker County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team found a Portland hiker safe in the Eagle Cap Wilderness on Saturday morning, Sept. 9, after she had used

Members of the Baker County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team found a Portland hiker safe in the Eagle Cap Wilderness on Saturday morning, Sept. 9, after she had used

The idea of a long-distance hiking trail showcasing Northeast Oregon’s most spectacular landscapes has been around since the 1960s. The Blue Mountains Trail, which officially opened in 2021, links all four of the region’s major mountain ranges — the Strawberries, Greenhorns, Elkhorns and Wallowas.

Riley Gill was cold, wet and a little bit worried. High up in the Strawberry Mountains, the young man from Springfield was a couple of days into an attempt to become just the seventh known hiker to complete the Blue Mountains Trail, a challenging route that connects all the major mountain ranges in Northeast Oregon in a 530-mile spiral that starts in Joseph and ends in John Day. Gill was hoping to become the first to complete the route in reverse, starting from the John Day end and hiking south ...

The Joseph Branch Railriders takes you through the Wallowa Mountains by way of rail. Riders grab a helmet and pedal along tracks that show off the countryside.