Florida’s magnificent Everglades: my untold story
Terry RichardA large alligator basks beneath the viewing tower at Shark Valley in the Everglades. My faithful blog readers get a bonus, a story that I wrote that was never published in the print edition of The Oregonian. After my…
Tuna Wars: The ruthless tuna pirates who are driving these
Daily Mail, UK -To ensure the tuna do not get frightened, which can ruin the flesh through the secretion of stress hormones, the nets are towed from the hunting grounds at …::
A cool respite from a famous desert far below
Terry RichardMount San Jacinto in the distance, from the summit of San Gorgonio Mountain. These giant peaks straddle the eastern entry portal from the Mojave Desert to the Los Angeles Basin. I had hoped to hike the long way, without…
San Gorgonio Mountain wears hikers out
Terry RichardFrom the summit of Mount San Jacinto, an airplane (right) threads the needle over Banning Pass to enter the Los Angeles Basin from the Palm Springs side. San Gorgonio Mountain, highest in Southern California, is in the distance. Weather…
U.S. 1 and the Keys to a great Florida vacation
Terry RichardSunset in Key West provides a bit of magic nearly every evening. America has lots of great drives. Fortunately for Oregonians, most of them are out West near where we live. While I have visited 49 of the 50…
Clackamas welcomes metro area’s fourth REI
We all do it. Before we going hiking, biking, kayaking and more, we check out the latest gear at REI. The Seattle based co-op has been outfitting newbies to the outdoors (in addition to Everest climbers) since the 1930s. If…
Volcano activities enter winter hibernation
U.S. Geological SurveyActivities on Mount St. Helens go into winter hibernation, but the volcano doesn’t. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is entering its winter mode. The Johnston Ridge Observatory will close for the winter season at the end of…
Mountain Loop road open after four-year closure
The loop that links Darrington, Granite Falls and Arlington in Washington is ready to welcome travelers. The road is mainly a summer tourist attraction, for hiking and camping, and usually is closed for the winter by snow in mid-November. After…
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