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Winter at Crater Lake
Winter at Crater Lake National Park is a quiet time. It begins with the first large snowfall in October or early November and continues into May or June. Tourists are few and generally spend a few...
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Climbing Aspen Butte
Predictions of snow and rain led the Klamath Basin Outdoor Group to cancel a planned backpacking excursion into the Mountain Lakes Wilderness. Instead they decided upon a day hike to the top of Aspen...
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Seldom Creek Falls in the Southern Oregon Cascades
Great Meadow At almost 5,000 feet in elevation, Great Meadow, near Lake of the Woods, Oregon, normally collects a lot of snow through the winter. Centuries ago Great Meadow was underwater year-around...
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Ranger Springs at the Head of the Rogue River
Oregon’s Rogue River begins its 215 mile journey near the crest of the Oregon Cascade Mountains. It passes the towns of Prospect, Eagle Point, Grants Pass and Agness before entering the Pacific...
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Climbing Yamsay Mountain
Yamsay Mountain is located in what is sometimes called the Eastern Cascade Mountain Range. Technically it’s the first range in the basin and range province in Oregon and California. The Medicine...
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Mountain Lakes Wilderness – Oregon Cascades
The Mountain Lakes Wilderness was designated a Primitive Area by the U.S. Forest Service in 1930. It is just northwest of Klamath Falls, Oregon, on the Winema National Forest. In 1940 the area was...
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Van Meter Flat
When thinking of places to explore, you probably start with public lands. A community park, a county park, a state park, a national park or even a national forest. Where we live in south-central Oregon...
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Winter on the Pacific Crest Trail
Winter Through Hikes Taking on the Pacific Crest Trail in the winter is an enormous adventure if you want to cover the whole 2,659 miles. Such an adventure requires extreme skills with your skis...
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Backpacking the Wild Rogue Wilderness
View from Panther Ridge – Wild Rogue Wilderness The 36,000 acre Wild Rogue Wilderness is located partly on the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest and partly on lands managed by the Bureau of Land...
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Whitney Butte in the Lava Beds National Monument
Whitney Butte is in Lava Beds National Monument. The monument is located near Tulelake, California, just south of the California-Oregon Border. It is a geologic wonderland of lava flows, caves and...
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