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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 to north. He was also tackling the Blue Mountains Trail earlier in the year than most others have do...
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.