Hike of the Week

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Applegate Lake hike is fun for all ages - 5/10/2013
As far as outdoor recreation goes, Applegate Lake is low-hanging fruit. It is accessible year-round, and you can drive right up to the reservoir's shores.
Pack in, and sleep in the wild - 4/26/2013
A lot of hikers have a hard time taking the plunge into overnight backpacking. Backpacking is dirty. Lugging extra overnight gear is tough.
Huge views from the Collings Mountain trail - 3/22/2013
The Collings Mountain trail at Applegate Lake may be best known for the infamous Bigfoot trap found at its lower reaches.
Giant Dedication - 2/22/2013
What would you do if you won a load of money?
Stay low on this Applegate Lake hike - 1/18/2013
If you're yearning to hit a trail and maybe get some views without strapping on skis or snowshoes, you'll need to stick with low-elevation trails this time of year, and the Applegate Lake area can...
Take a walk on the wild side in the Jacksonville hills - 1/4/2013
Behind its historic enclave, trendy restaurants and quaint storefronts, Jacksonville is endowed with a wild side, including 18 miles of connecting interpretive and recreational trails in the 320-acre...
A change of pace among the redwoods - 12/7/2012
According to fossil records, redwood forests once were plentifully strewn across the world.
There's no need for a hiking map in Oredson-Todd Woods - 11/30/2012
Ashland's Oredson-Todd Woods and Siskiyou Mountain Park trails cover more than 271 acres combined. No, the area is not wild, primitive and unconfined; it is a park.
Five for the Road - 11/23/2012
The turkey wasn't the problem, though the gravy it floated in might have played a part.
Take a hiking lesson in Southern Oregon geology - 11/2/2012
If you've spent any time in the Illinois Valley area, you've noticed that the landscape looks much different than the coastal mountains to the north or the Cascades to the east.
Scratch your fall-hiking itch south of Talent - 10/19/2012
This summer was a scorcher, but the fall equinox brought perfect hiking weather.
Crater Lake's Pinnacles area: A September delight - 9/16/2012
Time is growing short for hiking the high country.
Hiking Cape Sebastian on a 'mild' day - 9/7/2012
The wind at the Cape Sebastian viewpoint, five miles south of Gold Beach, was making the seagulls fly like pirates who had swigged too much grog.
Accessible beauty on hike to Mount Eddy - 8/31/2012
Mount Eddy is the Rodney Dangerfield of mountains, at least as seen from Interstate 5. Upstaged by 14,000-foot Mount Shasta to the east, Eddy don't get no respect.
High-country hike - 7/27/2012
Summer approaches, the snow line drops, and Siskiyou hikers start looking up for adventure.
Lone Pilot Trail emerging in Soda Mountain Wilderness - 7/20/2012
Designated by Congress in 2009, the Soda Mountain Wilderness Area has a lot of history behind it.
Only in the Kalmiopsis - 6/22/2012
Since it was discovered in 1930 by Lilla Leach, the Kalmiopsis leachiana has been coveted and sought by amateur and professional botanists alike.