OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 3

Each holiday season, the National Park Service at Crater Lake National Park has free guided snowshoe hikes across the wintry expanse. But instead of babbling about the pristine views, we'll let the landscape speak for itself. WATCH: Snowshoeing3.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 2

There's a lot of cool ways to see Crater Lake. But one most people haven't tried is with snowshoes. A lot of natural interpretation goes along the trail as well. So when you stop for a break, you get to learn something. WATCH: Snowshoeing2. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Snow walk, pt. 1

Strapping on snowshoes is a great way to discover parts of Crater Lake National Park that you normally wouldn't see. Each winter, the National Park Service at the park has free guided snowshoe hikes. Beginning Saturday, Dec. 15, the hikes are on every day through Jan. 6, excepting Christmas. After that, it's weekends through April. WATCH: Oregon Outdoors host Mark Freeman takes a snowshoe trip at Crater Lake National Park. {}

Saving the Titans

CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A giant coastal redwood tree that typifies the almost mythical Grove of Titans has been rising toward the heavens for about 1,000 years, yet all that effort is in jeopardy from a few years worth of selfies.

Open rockfish waters may expand

Oregon’s recreational bottomfishing fleet would be allowed to fish deeper water for a longer period under proposed bottomfishing rules up for a vote Friday by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Fishing report, Dec. 7, 2018

Wild Williamson is like a little Yosemite

It’s an area so beautiful that Gary Vequist likes to call it “Little Yosemite. ”That may sound a bit overstated, but after being there, it’s not a totally unjustified comparison. Vequist is a hiker and kayaker who’s seen a lot of wild areas during a career with the National Park Service. His “Little Yosemite,” which comes complete with what he calls a miniature Half Dome, is along a trail that parallels a seldom traveled section the Williamson River Canyon north of Chiloquin.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 7

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Mt. Ashland Opening Day. Friday, Dec. 7: Mt. Ashland Ski Area will spin all lifts from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. To celebrate Day One, Mt. Ashland will celebrate with Day Onesie. All guests are encouraged to wear a one-piece suit and join in the parade of first-chair Onesies. The parade of Onesies will line up with ski area General Manager Hiram Towle outside the lodge at 8:30 a. m.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 3

Discovered 20 years ago, a grove of redwoods inside Jedediah Smith State Park is called the Grove of Titans. It's really taken a beating from visitors over the years. Now there are plans to get people in and out safely to view the majestic redwoods and not harm the ecosystem. WATCH: Redwoods3.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 2

There's kind of an allure to the Grove of Titans. Three of the largest coastal redwoods, by volume, are there. There's also no direct trail access, attractive to explorers. But that allure has come with its share of problems. WATCH: Redwoods2.

Podcast on hunting big lingcod and bigger redwoods

Here's my latest podcast on fishing fall lingcod without feeling guilty and hunting big redwoods. Check it out. It's free.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: In the Grove of Titans, pt. 1

There's kind of an allure to the Grove of Titans. Three of the largest coastal redwoods, by volume, are there. There's also no direct trail access, attractive to explorers. But that allure has come with its share of problems. WATCH: Redwoods1. Watch part 2 here.

Ling on!

BROOKINGS — When late fall weather provided a respite from the winds and waves that can plague the Oregon Coast, Mike VanCamp of Brookings knew exactly where to go. VanCamp hopped aboard Capt. Andy Martin’s boat, the Miss Brooke, and headed out to catch lingcod — not in deep water but in shallow waters closer to shore where lingcod are congregating for winter. Leave summer to the tourists. Locals such as VanCamp know that late fall and winter is when the lings are the things.

New license system launches

Oregon hunters and anglers will be able to download 2019 licenses and tags on their smartphones, tablets or computers beginning Saturday as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife dumps its old point-of-sale licensing system for a new web-based one. Some time Saturday, hunters and anglers will be able to buy their new licenses and tags directly over the Internet from the new vendor, Maryland-based JMT Technologies.

Some birds can sing a solo duet

For me, one of the great joys of music is beautiful harmony. How I would love to be able to sing along with friends and harmonize, but my singing abilities are suspect at best. So, I sit back and enjoy the talents of others. We each get one voice. Some singers are sopranos, others a gravelly bass. But good or bad, high pitch or low, harmonizing with oneself is out of the question. It takes two or more singers to create this kind of magic. Not so with birds.

Fishing report, Nov. 30, 2018

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 3

One of the great things about fishing off the Southern Oregon Coast is everything tastes good. WATCH: lingcod3. Part 1 here. Part 2 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 2

Fall fishing off the Southern Oregon Coast is really a lot of fun and really productive. But 20 years ago, it almost all went away. WATCH: lingcod2. Part 1 here. Part 3 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Looking for lingcod, pt. 1

If you're ever on the Southern Oregon Coast, fishing rod in hand, you've got to catch a lingcod. WATCH: lingcod1. Part 2 here. Part 3 here.

Chinook regs eased on Chetco, Winchuck

BROOKINGS — Fishing-gear restrictions meant to curb illegal snagging of fall chinook salmon were lifted Tuesday on the Chetco and Winchuck rivers after significant rains reduced the snagging risk, authorities said. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lifted the anti-snagging “bobber rule” after rains swelled the rivers enough for chinook to move out of lower-river pools and run upstream.

Exploring faces and shapes in the Callahan Flow

Sometimes going with the flow is best way. Over the years, hikes to Whitney Butte have led me and others near the Callahan Flow, a visually foreboding, massive frozen river of basaltic andesite. Usually the hike, either from a trailhead by the Merrill Cave parking lot or another trailhead off Gold Digger Pass, features a cross-country climb up the butte, where the expansive, 360-degree view includes the Callahan Flow’s seemingly endless black sea of lava.

Goin' pro

Nov. 23 Fishing Report

OCEAN OUTLOOKCOASTWIDE: The first major storm of the season is forecast to continue Friday and Saturday, days to not be on the water. The forecast calls for rain, 25-knot winds and swells up to 10 feet Friday, with 5-knot winds Saturday but 7-foot swells. Sunday looks to be similar to Saturday. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed.

Get Out: Friday, Nov. 23

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. com. Project FeederWatch AshlandSaturday, Nov. 24: Count the birds that visit the feeders at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave. , Ashland, from 9 to 10 a. m. Organized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Project FeederWatch is a winter-long survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers and other locales in North America.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 3

When you fish for money, what do you do for fun? We asked Jacob Wall, local and bass pro tour rookie. Watch below: 11_20 bass fishing 3 ACTUAL. Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 2

Rogue Valley local Jacob Wall is a rookie on the FLW pro bass tour. He's been working toward this much of his life. Watch below:

Watch part 1 here.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Bass champ, pt. 1

One of the great secrets in life is "the job for you is the job you do for free. " And if you get paid for it, all the better. That's where Jacob Wall of Jacksonville — the first person from Southern Oregon to break into the world of professional bass fishing — comes in. WATCH:

My Adventure: Rafting with icebergs

In the last 20 years or so, we’ve had the opportunity to float some of the great rivers in the U. S. — the Colorado, Rogue and Salmon among them. Our search for something different took us to the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers, which are large glacial rivers in Canada and Alaska, which gave us sunshine, heat, fog, glacial chill, rain and icebergs. After gathering in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, we drove to our put-in at Dalton Post, a historic trading post.

Fishing report, Nov. 16, 2018

OCEAN OUTLOOK. COASTWIDE: A small-craft advisory is in effect through Saturday morning. Forecasts call for 5-knot winds and swells up to 7 feet in the Brookings area Friday, followed by much of the same Saturday. Sunday’s forecast calls for 5-knot winds and swells to around 5 feet. The marine aggregate rockfish daily limit for bottomfishers is five fish. Cabezon must be released unharmed.

Ski swap sizzles

When a group of high-school parents formed a nonprofit association to get Medford kids a ski-racing program in the mid 1990s, they needed a way to raise money to pay for things like coaching and insurance. Like other organizations across the country, the Medford Ski Education Foundation turned to a ski swap as a way to raise cash and help defray the cost of equipment for kids who grow out of gear in a year. “It was tiny, maybe a couple-hundred items,” volunteer Ron Johnson says.

Summers in December

Summers in December Summer steelhead provide a unique December fishing opportunity

Get Out: Friday, Nov. 16

To have an event listed in Get Out! , email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia. comNative Plant Society hikeSaturday, Nov. 17: Oregon Caves National Monument botanist John Roth will lead a free hike to Whiskey Creek in the Illinois Valley. The group will walk several hundred meters on and off trail along Whiskey Creek to look at endemic plants and investigate the local geology. The group will also see which plants are growing in a small fen nearby.

Get Out: Friday, Dec. 9

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Climbing Mt. McLoughlin, pt. 1

Hiking Mt. McLoughlin should be at the top of every Southern Oregon hiker's bucket list. And why not? At 9,495 feet above sea level, it's the area's highest peak. Watch below: McLoughlin1.

OREGON OUTDOORS VIDEO: Climbing Mt. McLoughlin, pt. 2

The pickup truck of Jackson County Search & Rescue's Shawn Richards could get to the Mt. McLoughlin trailhead on autopilot. Why has he been there so many times? The optical illusion at the top that leads some to believe they can get back down quicker using a shortcut. It's not. Watch for more info and to see a solution that's being discussed. McLoughlin2.