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Woman rescued after falling several hundred feet on Mount Hood
Portland Mountain Rescue volunteers saw the woman fall and began the rescue effort immediately.

Agencies release a plan to better connect pieces of the Oregon Coast Trail
The Oregon Coast Trail is a roughly 400-mile route that follows the coastline from border to border.

Estos aventureros les guían a los hispanohablantes por los parajes naturales de Oregón
Loco por la Aventura, una empresa pequeña fundada por refugiados políticos de Venezuela, busca que las actividades al aire libre como acampar, montañismo y canotaje sean más accesibles para la creciente comunidad latina de Oregón.

These adventurers guide Spanish-speakers through Oregon’s outdoors
Loco por la Aventura, a small business founded by political refugees from Venezuela, aims to make outdoor activities like camping, mountaineering and rafting more accessible for Oregon’s growing Latino communities.
In Hood River some teens take to the sky before they can even drive
Gliding in the skies is a form of freedom and responsibility taken on by a group of teenagers in the Columbia Gorge who came together through the Hood River Soaring Club.

A 200-mile trail loop connecting Columbia Gorge communities slowly takes shape
A long-standing vision for a 200-mile trail network linking towns on both sides of the Columbia Gorge in Oregon and Washington is moving closer to reality.

Southwestern Oregon hiking trail reopens after 20 years
The Illinois River National Recreation Trail in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness was devastated by the 500,000-acre Biscuit Fire in 2002. Now it's back.
Oregon to charge out-of-state RV campers 25% more
Oregon will charge campers from outside the state a 25% surcharge for RV sites in dozens of campgrounds because of increased demand for the spaces.
Bear bites camper outside Yellowstone Park in Montana
A bear bit a person who was camping near Mystic Lake in Montana over the weekend.

It’s a star party in Eastern Oregon
Every year, stargazers from all over the country gather in the Oregon desert to bond over a love of dark nights and starry skies. The lack of light pollution in this part of Eastern Oregon makes this one of the best spots in the nation to view an intense tapestry of constellations, planets and stars.