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Two Baker City hikers share their hobby through websites

BAKER CITY — Helen Loennig’s earliest memory of hiking in the Elkhorn Mountains near Baker City involves a…

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Over the Blues: Prize views await hikers on Wallowa Lake’s East Moraine

Inspiration sometimes comes like a lightning bolt out of the clear blue sky. In this case, the inspirer…

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ODFW reminds people to stay away from deer fawns, elk calves

SALEM — Oregon’s deer and elk give birth from May through July, and although it’s natural for mother…

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Base Camp: Cajun style: Fishing for reds in Louisiana

The second outdoor article that I ever wrote, well over 20 years ago, was about a redfishing trip…

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Road over Hells Canyon Dam to be closed most of June 18

OXBOW — The road over Hells Canyon Dam will be closed much of Tuesday, June 18, while Idaho…

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Out and About: Greeting summer on the wildflower trail

I greeted summer as I would an old friend who I had not seen for many months. With…

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On the Trail: For a few rabbits more

Everybody wants results, but nobody wants to do what they have to do to get them done. I…

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Trout stocking continues across Northeast Oregon

PENDLETON — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife continues to stock both legal-size and trophy rainbow trout…

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Project aims to protect wildlife by mapping roadkill

PORTLAND — As Oregonians hit the road for summer fun, wildlife officials are urging them to photograph an…

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Receding snow opens many roads in the Blue Mountains

BAKER CITY — A couple stretches of summer-like temperatures during May shrank the winter snowpack sufficiently to make…

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