TRAIL TESTED Favorite Hiking Apparel and Footwear for 2020 This was an uncertain year for testing new trail gear. Here in Oregon, we dealt with pandemic lockdowns, social justice riots, and raging wildfires. In between all that, we tried to hit the trail when and where we could, and sample some of the latest trail …
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DAY HIKING MOUNT HOOD 10 Trails for Safe Social Distancing this Summer With the COVID pandemic still sweeping the country (and cases in Oregon actually going up!), social distancing has become the new norm. With safety in mind, this is a good summer to avoid some of Mount Hood’s more popular trails, and discover some …
GEAR SHOP Great Gear Picks We’ll (hopefully) be Hiking with This Summer As Oregon’s outdoor areas begin to reopen for hiking and recreation, we’re starting to look forward to the trails we want to roam, and the gear we’ll be packing along. This year, we’re sampling a selection of promising new items that we previewed …
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PCT NEWS Forest Service Delays Launch of Central Cascades Permits; Increases Quotas for PCT Today was supposed to be the first day that hikers could apply for Central Cascades Wilderness Permits for the 2020 hiking season. These are the new permits that will limit hiker access to Oregon’s Central Cascades wilderness areas: Three Sisters, Mount …
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TRAIL TALK 15 Great Reads to Help You Pass the Shut-In Time With most everything closed—from stores and pubs to movie theaters and trails—as we wait out the Coronavirus Pandemic, it’s a great time to curl up on the couch with a good book. Here’s our list of 15 great reads to help you plan …
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STAY HOME. SAVE LIVES. 10 Things to Do WhileYou’re Sheltering at Home Now that we have your attention with a cute little kitty playing with hiking boots, how are you handling the coronavirus lockdown? If you’re already tired of Netflix and starting to feel the onset of cabin fever, here’s a list of things you can do …
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