Rafting the Illinois — river of isolation

All was going well. We ate breakfast, broke camp and were on the river a half-hour earlier than planned.We warmed up with some easy and more challenging “rowdy” whitewater rapids. The adrenaline was flowing. No one was saying it, but we were getting pumped

Sights and sounds of the Sound of Music trail

All that was missing was Julie Andrews.About midway along the Greensprings Mountain Loop Trail, the path emerges from the woods into a spacious open meadow. From the trail, the panoramic view west includes knobby Pilot Butte, Mount Ashland and the southern

Get Out: Friday, May 18

To have an event listed in Get Out!, email the information to adventure@rosebudmedia.comLithia Park nature walksSundays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Ashland Parks and Recreation offers free, guided nature walks in Lithia Park from 10 to 11:30 a.m. May through

Mountain-biking teens get league of their own

Sierra Samhammer powers her mountain bike down Ashland’s White Rabbit Trail, deftly executing a banked turn before launching herself off a jump, bike and body as one.She pumps her brakes, skidding to a stop. Not bad at all for a 13-year-old. But is it good

May 18 Fishing Report

Fishing report: Friday, May 11

OCEAN OUTLOOKCOASTWIDE: Forecasts call for winds starting at about 20 knots and ratcheting up to 30 knots today, with gale warnings in effect through this evening. Wind waves will rise to 5 feet today. Saturday calls for 15 knots around Brookings on Saturd

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument hikes

Hikes are being led into the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument by the Soda Mountain Wilderness Council through July 1. Sign up required at sodamtnwild@yahoo.com.Saturday, May 19: Ornithologist Pepper Trail will lead a hike to explore the canyons, oak park

David's Chair opens the way back into the outdoors

Casey Moore’s withered right hand pushes the small joystick that thrusts a special wheelchair down a TouVelle State Park trail, with the chair’s tracks carrying him over rocks and thick grass.“It feels like I’m driving a mini tank,” Moore laughs.He powers

Outdoor Journal: Remembering an old friend

Here we are toasting the suds to an old friend on the eve of the third anniversary of his death.An old friend for decades and decades, part of the family really. Always got together in the spring to trout fish at Howard Prairie, or sometimes Hyatt Lake. Lo

Biologists remove arrows from wounded deer

SHADY COVE Two black-tailed deer are on the mend and expected to survive after biologists on Wednesday captured and successfully removed target arrows embedded in each of them, authorities said.The two tame “city deer” were located late Wednesday morning

Southern Oregon Land Conservancy to lead free, guided hikes at nature hotspots

EAGLE POINT Eugene Wier interrupts his stroll through the tranquil fields of the new Rogue River Preserve to peer into a puddle that will soon turn into a watery coliseum where amphibians will become gladiators.Hundreds of tiny tree-frog tadpoles flit abo

Medford man prepares to lead another group up Mount Shasta

MOUNT SHASTA CITY, Calif. Each time Kelly Andersen ascends Mount Shasta, the more than 7,000 feet in elevation gain burns his thighs, taxes his lungs and muddies that mental mantra of “don’t give up, don’t give up.”“Even though it’s really hard and misera

Axes and saws

Axes and saws Siskiyou Mountain Club crews are working to clear 15,000 down trees in the Sky Lakes Wilderness

Walk through history

Walk through history Hiking a non-trail trail at Lava Beds National Monument

Hyatt Lake Rec Area to open for Memorial Day weekend

Up a creek

Up a creek Steelhead experiment aims to get more fish to call the middle Rogue home

Get Out: Friday, May 5

Fishing Report: Friday, May 5

Enchanting times in the Applegate

Enchanting times in the Applegate Wildflowers are bursting along the Enchanted Forest Trail

Swainson's hawks are nimble bug hunters

Hiking where skiers use to whizz

Get Out: Friday, April 28

No place but up

No place but up Snow, visitors and receipts shot up on Mt. Ashland

Fishing Report: Friday, April 28

Wolves could be 'best natural defense' against CWD

A league of their own

A league of their own Local high-schoolers field region's first trap-shooting team

Fishing Report: Friday, April 21

Full up

Full up Howard Prairie full for traditional opening weekend

Skiing to Vidae Falls

Skiing to Vidae Falls Cross-country skiing along East Rim Road is a challenge in deep, fresh snow

Get Out: Friday, April 21

Diggin' out

Diggin' out Clearing snow from the roads at Crater Lake could take a while this year

Monumental park effort

Monumental park effort Congressional aides visited Lava Beds last week as part of a push to create a national park

Counting springers

Counting springers Rogue now has first-ever preseason spring chinook forecast

Get Out: Friday, April 14

David's Chair opens the way back into the outdoors

Canyon hike along Alder Springs Trail is special

Take a friend hunting and maybe win a prize

Fishing Report: Friday, April 14

South Coast salmon fishing closed this year

South Coast salmon fishing closed this year Fishing closure meant to protect Klamath River chinook

Shaping on the South Coast

Exploring the Little Grayback Mountain trail

Exploring the Little Grayback Mountain trail Spring hiking near Applegate Lake offers wildflowers, meadows and mountain peaks

Oregon state parks getting busier every year

Exploring the land

Get Out: Friday, April 7

Fishing Report: Friday, April 7

History's mystery

History's mystery Knife found embedded in cottonwood while cutting wood

Dry-dock inspections are set to go

Capitalizing on the outdoors

Capitalizing on the outdoors Travel Oregon seeks input on initiative to bolster recreation industry

Get Out: Friday, March 31

High-water steelhead

High-water steelhead Tips for catching winter steelhead in a year when the rain won't let up

History abounds in and around Caldwell Ice Cave

History abounds in and around Caldwell Ice Cave The backcountry site includes the remains of an old ranch where Charlie Caldwell raised Clydesdales

Fishing Report: Friday, March 31

Proposed bill would reward tipsters

Proposed bill would reward tipsters People who turn in poachers would get hunting perks

Yoga on the Rocks

Yoga on the Rocks Annual hike series on the Table Rocks will include yoga, poetry and storytelling this year

Fishing Report: Friday, March 24

After 40 years, rare sighting couldn't be ignored

Bald eagle found dead, talons taken, near Brookings

Get Out: Friday, March 24

Fishing Report: Friday, March 17

A trail is born

A trail is born Work has begun on a trail from Jacksonville to Grants Pass

Youth turkey hunt planned for C2 Ranch

Get Out! Outdoor outings this weekend

Next stop: Mount Everest

High-mountain retrofit

High-mountain retrofit Leaky Hyatt Dam to get drain as part of seismic project

No more passing the Buck

No more passing the Buck 10 miles of cross-country skiing on the Buck Prairie trail system

The man who cried at El Rosario

The man who cried at El Rosario Bucket List trip to see monarch butterflies in Mexico elicits tears

Get Out: Friday, March 10

Fishing Report: Friday, March 10

The new-look Expo Pond

First springer opens door to improved 2017 runs

Fishing Report: Friday, March 3

Spring migration starts earlier on the coast

Get Out: Friday, March 3

Wild and remote

Wild and remote The Illinois River offers emerald canyons and big whitewater

Oline 12th in state finals

Fishing Report: Friday, Feb. 24

Outdoors on display

Get Out: Friday, Feb. 24, 2017

Whitewater Creatures stalking local whitewater

Sled-dog races return after four years

Flyfishers hope to ban Upper Rogue jetboats

Cave of ice

Cave of ice Crystal Ice Cave is a treat not many people get to see

ODFW expects to make competitive hatchery bid

Local swimmers fare well at state

Get Out: Friday, Feb. 17

Science revealing secrets of Yellowstone cougars

Fairy shrimp wrangling

College students wanted for summer jobs in the Oregon wilderness

College students wanted for summer jobs in the Oregon wilderness Interns will work June 23 to Aug. 30 in remote areas

Focus on wings

Focus on wings 2017 Winter Wings Festival aimed at birds and shutterbugs

Crusader swimmers claim district wins

Fishing Report: Friday, Feb. 10

Friendly times at Mt. Ashland

Friendly times at Mt. Ashland Pristine conditions translate into happy skiers on the mountain

Get Out: Friday, Feb. 10

Hiram Towle: Loving life at Mt. Ashland

Your chinook for sale at Cole Rivers?

Firms show interest in Cole Rivers

Firms show interest in Cole Rivers Hatchery contract due to be awarded in April