Out and about: Scarce snow extends hiking season
I have never ice skated across an alpine lake, and not only because I fear compound fractures, hypothermia and drowning.
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I have never ice skated across an alpine lake, and not only because I fear compound fractures, hypothermia and drowning.
High Mountain isn’t.
High Mountain isn’t.
Ski, snowshoe, and soak in the tranquil beauty of Eastern Oregon "The mountains are calling and I must go" is one of my favorite John Muir quotes. Written in a letter to his sister in 1873, his words echoed in my mind during a recent visit to the Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort outside of Baker City, named for William "Doc" Anthony, a farmer and doctor, who homesteaded in the area in 1864. Located 19 miles west of North Powder Exit 285 off I-84, ALMR feels like a "locals" ski area but attracts skiers from across the region. Dami...