End of Summer News It was one of those days when I couldn’t decide between biscuits with sausage gravy or blueberry buttermilk corncakes – I had both. After that, I threw up my hands and submitted to a 4...
For bears only This is a news service for bears. It is time to fatten up. Winter will be upon us soon and there is no time to waste. In many parts of the territory there have been drought conditions. Berries...
I went for my 3.5 mile hike today at Donaldson Run Park. I am familiar with some of the trails though not all of them. I decided to try a new fork. It went down and down into the Donaldson Run below. Then, I...
It’s the time of year when you want to be outside, but it is still cool. When the sun shines, it warms enough to make flowers want to bud. In the shade, it’s still too cold to grow. Hikers take to the woods...
My brother is out this Sunday, hiking and birding. He has amassed an extraordinary collection of photographs of birds that live in Ohio in various seasons of the year. He has also created Etch-a-Sketch portraits of...
As rescue workers search for the three missing Mt. Hood Hikers, one has been found dead, and two are still missing. The dead Mt. Hood hiker was identified as Luke T. Gullberg, a 26-year-old from Des Moines, Washington, just south of Seattle. His friends made a Facebook...
created by Jordan Yerman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 3734 views | 24 recommendations | 1 comment
I'm not the fearless adventurer, so often and well-represented in the movies with the character of Indiana Jones. I'm just a middle-aged, roaming photographer and wanna-be writer. But Indiana Jones and I have one...
opinion by jimcrotty | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 533 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
It started as one of those good intentions; the ones you make while sitting on the couch watching television programmes in which other people are doing healthy active things and one of you says "Lets...
created by GerCMByrne | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 240 views | 25 recommendations | 2 comments
A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation. Today, among...
created by Jennings David L | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1567 views | 70 recommendations | 6 comments
It seems like naked hiking would be terribly uncomfortable, since backpack chafing is a problem even while wearing a shirt.This story got front page coverage in Russia's Pravda.ru. Human interest at its best."Ten...
created by IsraeliLawStudent | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1000 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
In maritime circles there has been a battle raging for at least one thousand years; water vs equipment. This dilemma was magnified when electrical components where first brought aboard ship requiring electricity...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA report released recently about the R.C.M.P. recommended officers with less than 5 years experience should not be given a taser. One assumes the Ontario...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 340 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
After being stranded in the Bavarian Alps for three days, hiker Jessica Bruinsma was rescued after the rescue team spotted her sports bra hanging on a moving cable. What a great way to get noticed!"German police say an American hiker stranded in the Bavarian Alps for nearly...
created by rpshen | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 706 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
"Foreign Affairs Minister Dermot Ahern named Timor-Leste as a test case for a new Conflict Resolution Unit in his department. The plan is to assist the tiny Asian nation to make the transition to a functioning democracy.
But as RTÉ journalist Anne-Marie Green...