Column / Offbeat Oregon: Treasure may still be out there
Imagine you’re a gold prospector from the Willamette Valley, on your way to the California gold fields in the first year of the 1848 gold rush.
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Imagine you’re a gold prospector from the Willamette Valley, on your way to the California gold fields in the first year of the 1848 gold rush.
Imagine you’re a gold prospector from the Willamette Valley, on your way to the California gold fields in the first year of the 1848 gold rush.
Tony Goodwin (Photo provided) Josh Wilson doing some trail work (Photo provided) An essential contribution to a hiker’s enjoyment of the Adirondacks is the quality of the trail. Is it steep, filled with mudholes and rocks? Does it seem over-used, or is it relatively easy to pass along on our way to our destination? While for a hiker, a trail is often a means to an end, such as reaching the summit of Cascade, but to a mountain biker, the trail’s character is usually the primary draw. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, what it takes to create a pleasurable hiking or biking trail was the focus ...