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A Different Way to Fly Fish: Stillwater in Lane County
Fishing, Spring 2026
A Different Way to Fly Fish: Stillwater in Lane County
Fishing, Spring 2026

Eventually, I left the rivers behind almost entirely and got a stillwater-dedicated boat to access the more well-known lakes of the Cascades. I still fish rivers on occasion, but I will remain a stillwater junky from here on out.

Fishing, Spring 2026
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An Almost Wasted Tag: A Spring Bear Hunt in the Cascades
Hunting, Spring 2026
An Almost Wasted Tag: A Spring Bear Hunt in the Cascades
Hunting, Spring 2026

I drove to a different area up higher in elevation near the snowline… I slept in my van that night, feeling a little guilty that I had likely wasted a tag someone else could have put to better use.

Hunting, Spring 2026
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From Resort to Backcountry
Skiing, Spring 2026
From Resort to Backcountry
Skiing, Spring 2026

Ski touring isn’t about proving anything. It’s about breaking trail, earning turns, moving thoughtfully, and learning to listen—to the snow, the weather, and our own instincts.

Skiing, Spring 2026

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A Lifetime Beneath the Branches
A Lifetime Beneath the Branches

Virginia loves plants, and she loves her wild garden of ivy, holly, roses, camellias, rhododendrons, dogwoods, maples, laurels, grapes, and on and on, and she believed then, as she does now, that the dawn redwood had as much right to her yard as she had.

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The Seven Summits of Benton County
Adventure, Hiking
The Seven Summits of Benton County
Adventure, Hiking

“One of the great things about making up lists of obscure objectives to pass the time in the rainy season is that the crowds will be elsewhere.”

Adventure, Hiking

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