The trail is made for cruising through a northwest Oregon forest; plus, you can also enjoy 13 old railroad trestles that give you a flavor for the area’s history.

Former Bend mayor and city councilor Bob Woodward, a colorful personality, avid outdoor enthusiast and prolific journalist who helped pioneer and develop the sports of mountain biking and Nordic ...

Remote, wild, and scenic – this sums up Umpqua National Forest in a nutshell. We overshot our initial camping spot near a ...

Portland’s first big fun run event of the year gathers costumed (sometimes) runners and sends them off on a variety of races ...

The Oregon Badlands is the strangest wilderness in Oregon, with no mountains, lakes or streams. This desert landscape east of ...

Submit a letter to the editor. The state says it is concerned with fire danger. Their solution is a fire map so that the ...

(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) New maps issued by state fire officials show several Bay Area cities with striking increases in areas deemed at high and very high likelihood of wildfire ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- CAL FIRE is overhauling its wildfire risk maps for cities across the Bay Area. The new fire lines will mean major changes for homeowners. It's the first time in more than a ...

Get schooled on cacao terroir, dissect an owl pellet, watch whales on their way to Alaska, and amble under a canopy of cherry blossoms.

For the first time in more than a decade, Cal Fire is reassessing wildfire risk in Bay Area cities. New fire hazard severity maps show dramatic increases in some areas of Sonoma and Napa counties ...

Two backcountry skiers were killed in an Oregon avalanche on February 17, 2025. The slide happened near a snowmobile trail in Happy Valley, which is west of Bend near Broken Top peak. Terance ...

The closure of the dog park at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport has North Bend and Coos Bay residents speaking out about the need for more, with only one dog park in the area remaining.