Outdoor Activities

Trail of the Month

Crown Zellerbach Trail

Winter pedaling | Distance: up to 34 miles, round trip | Rating: Moderate to difficult

11/23/2011 By Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Cape Horn

Activity: Hiking | Distance: 7 Miles | Rating: Moderate

10/14/2011 By Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Ghost Lake

Activity: Scary Good Hiking | Distance: 3 Miles | Rating: Moderate

09/21/2011 By Brian Barker

Gadgets

Forest Park on your iPhone

Forest Park Conservancy launches Forest Park iPhone app.

09/02/2011

Trail of the Month

Little Huckleberry Mountain

Activity: Berry Picking | Distance: 5 Miles | Rating: Hard

08/19/2011 By Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Mount Defiance

Activity: Hiking | Distance: Approximately 10 miles | Rating: Quad-Exploding

05/20/2011 By Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Trout Lake Ice Cave

Activity: Spelunking | Distance: Less than a mile | Rating: Easy

04/22/2011 With Brian Barker

Bird Watch

Rapt Attention

Red-tailed hawk chicks set for their debut on KGW’s Raptor Cam.

04/21/2011

Mountain Biking

Pedal Driven

New "Bike-umentary" launches Northwest Trail Alliance Trail Fest weekend

04/18/2011

Mountain Bikes

Speak Now – Ride Later

Forest Service seeks public’s comments on Timberline’s proposed Mountain Bike Park.

03/17/2011

Get Out

Friendly Gorge Hikes

Friends of the Columbia Gorge announces Spring Hiking Program

03/03/2011 By Georgia Perry

Get Out

Mile Markers

Forest Park Conservancy launches All Trails Challenge 2011

02/18/2011

Get Out

Singles Party

Northwest Trail Alliance preps for mountain bike season with a pair of singletrack trail build parties.

02/11/2011 By Georgia Perry

Resolutions

Mountain Toppers

Climb Mount Hood, Adams, or the Grand Teton in support of the American Lung Association

01/11/2011 By Georgia Perry

Post

Fee Busters

Tour the National Parks on the cheap this year.

01/06/2011 By Georgia Perry

Gadgets

Take Ten

Columbia’s new iPhone app has you covered ten ways to Sunday.

01/05/2011

Trail of the Month

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

The Ridgefield wildlife complex includes more than 5,200 acres of marshes, ponds, sloughs, and lakes; a welcome sight to a staggering array of migratory birds.

12/22/2010 With Brian Barker

Get Out

Here’s Mud in Your Beer

The Stanley Portland Cup is Your Last Chance of the Year to Experience Cyclocross Portland Style.

12/01/2010 By Geoff Earl

Gadgets

Like big trees? There’s an app for that.

Portland’s Heritage Trees fit right inside your iPhone.

11/16/2010

Deals

Wax On

REI lays it on thick for the next week.

11/10/2010