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Out and About: A dazzling introduction to snowshoeing
Snowshoeing always fools my internal thermostat. I shiver as I step out of the car and kneel to ...
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Shooting the Breeze: Give bird hunting at shot
It had been a long day. The weather had been crap. Lots of wind and snow flurries, so ...
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Shooting the Breeze: Triumph unforeseen
In June, when we looked at the dismal draw results, and tried mightily to refrain from metaphoric expletives ...
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Inside my shoes: Thankful for ‘A Place for Mom’
Although I won’t be sharing Thanksgiving dinner with my parents, I am grateful that they will enjoy a ...
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This Land is Our Land: For sale — millions of acres of our public land
Having squandered much of their state’s birthright, lawmakers in Utah are trying once more to take away the ...
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The Natural World: Stories from the hunt
It is opening day of deer season in Northeastern Oregon. A cabin neighbor and his cohorts recently returned ...
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Out and About: Relishing the rare rain on a mountain path
I hike so rarely in the rain that I appreciate the experience in a way I would not ...
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Shooting the Breeze: You never forget your first hunt
I suspect that my brain might be getting pretty full since I am having a hard time remembering ...
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Out and About: Becoming reacquainted with the drive ‘through the middle of the state’
I have driven so often across Oregon’s midsection that I feel I know its anatomy in something like ...
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Rich Wandschneider: Let’s examine the nature of elections and citizenship
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I popped out of bed early, started the coffee, lit the fire, and sat ...