If you'd like to get out in the wilderness, but aren't quite sure whether you've got the know-how, you need to find someone who can give you a hand, or at least point you in the right direction.

Short family hikes this time of year can be difficult.

There couldn't be a more remote mud bath in Oregon than the Whitehorse Hot Springs.

A hike with children is usually more interesting for the kids if there's something at the end of the trail.

Whether you're a seasoned hunter or just getting started, knowing where and when to hunt in Oregon has always meant a lot of questions.

It can hard to find places to wet a line when you're an urban fisherman living in the shadow of skyscrapers, but the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has come to the rescue.

One of the prettiest places to float your boat just has to be Lake Billy Chinook.

The Beatles said it best. "When I get to the bottom I go back to the top."

According to my AAA TripTik, it's a 418-mile drive that should take roughly 8 hours and 25 minutes, but the automobile club computer obviously doesn't know we're driving a 21-foot, 1984 Toyota Ranger motorhome.

People are flocking to Tualatin Hills Nature Park, a 222-acre slice of nature in the urban bustle of Washington County's Beaverton.

Known more as a hiking, horseback riding or mountain bike trail, the North Umpqua Trail, east of Roseburg, is starting to draw quite a few nature-loving runners.

As the boat embarked from the dock at Cleetwood Cove, the tour guide offered ponchos to everyone on board.

One of the most eagerly awaited summer activities at Crater Lake is the boat tour inside the old volcano's caldera.

Sixty-five-hundred people can't be wrong, can they? That's how many daring climbers tackle Mount Hood — Oregon's signature slope — each year.

If you're looking for the best view of Southern Oregon's Mount McLoughlin, then take a hike, or better yet, a bike ride on the Brown Mountain Trail.

It isn't easy hiding a waterfall that has been called Oregon's Niagara or Yosemite, but somehow we do.

If you've got a boat or even if you don't, summer heat means it's time to get out on the water. Welcome to one of the state's least crowded lakes — Lost Creek Lake in Jackson County.

Surf casting into the sometimes gale-force winds and unpredictable weather of the Oregon Coast takes a truly dedicated fisherman with a good pair of waders and a warm jacket.

Southern Oregon windsurfing and kite-boarding fans needn't travel all the way to the Columbia Gorge to find first-rate playgrounds.

If someone says Smith Rock and you think of a giant boulder at the side of the road, think again.