The Oregon Trail was used by Americans who wanted to travel west to the “New Country.” Besides some super early adopters, people really started taking it in the 1840s and continued to use it through ...

Two of the most popular hikes in the Columbia River Gorge will be closed for months following the December storms.

Kathryn Styer Martínez / OPB This week, the Deschutes National Forest decided to allow certain e-bikes on 161 miles of trails in Central Oregon. Trail networks near Sisters, Bend and Sunriver that ...

View post: Do You Wear a Ski Helmet? We Asked Over 8,000 Skiers The feature, which first disappeared in October 2024, includes trails, lodges, and ski lifts, pairing Google’s vast mapping data with ...

Oregon is a hiker’s paradise, offering a diverse range of trails that showcase the state’s stunning natural beauty. From lush forests to rugged coastlines, each trail provides a unique experience for ...

Mountain biking as we know it in Central Oregon fundamentally changed last week. Whether it changed for better or for worse depends on who you talk to. The U.S. Forest Service, with the support of the ...

After decades of contamination and a massive cleanup effort, the former McCormick & Baxter site may transform into a scenic public space along the Willamette River.

As the atmospheric river shifts and rain in the Portland area goes from “wet” to “light,” and some sun pokes through the clouds, you may find yourself wondering, “How much rain was that, really?” A ...

Darlene Louise Huff, 84, of Chillicothe, Ohio, died 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the Autumn Hills Memory Care in Portland, Oregon. She was born March 14, 1941 in Chillicothe, to the late ...

The Pacific Northwest has a rainy reputation. But not like this. An onslaught of destructive weather in December has broken records, flooded rivers, forced evacuations, caused widespread power outages ...