If you’re looking for one of the best short hikes in the Columbia River Gorge, Wahclella Falls Trail is a must.

The Oregon Trail was a challenge, to say the least, but its most dangerous crossing has evolved into one of the most ...

Stan Hinatsu retired from the U.S. Forest Service at the end of 2022, after serving for three decades as recreation manager in the Columbia River Gorge. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian By ...

4) ELOWAH FALLS. This trail has just about everything a person exploring the Columbia River Gorge could ask for — waterfalls, forest, canyons and views.. From the trailhead, a short and very ...

Zach Urness has been an outdoors reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” ...

Nonetheless, you can hike 60 miles from the Columbia River to Tillamook, eating at chowder restaurants and staying in Airbnbs. Or you can backpack 40 miles through the Oregon Dunes from Florence ...

It is apt that his bones would be found along the Columbia. The river has been a major artery a factor ... The great migration of mostly white Americans starting in the 1840s flooded the Oregon Trail.

September 11, 2023 at 1:12 pm PDT. The Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail between Troutdale and The Dalles is one step closer to completion thanks to the opening of a 2-mile path at ...

Explore the Snake River: its map, rich history from Native Americans to pioneers, impressive length, and facts about Hells ...

Head along State Highway 14 (the Lewis and Clark Trail Highway), following the bright blue Columbia River’s westward path, tracing the route of Lewis and Clark’s canoes.