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ARTICLES BY ZACH URNESS/(SALEM) STATESMAN JOURNAL

Wider is better

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (AP) - It's difficult to say this, but there's a good chance my love of hiking Oregon Coast beaches is gone forever.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Hot springs offer warm respite from winter

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - If there's a better way to escape the rainy-day blues than a dip into the magic waters of Oregon's hot springs, I've yet to experience it.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS AGO

Fall gladly into this stunning tourist trap

BRIDAL VEIL, Ore. (AP) - When my parents arrived from Minnesota for a visit and said they wanted to see Multnomah Falls, I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New mountain biking network in Coast Range

ALSEA, Ore. (AP) - The thing that struck me during a ride through Alsea Falls Trails System was how engineers had conjured something unique, maybe even beautiful, from an uninspiring canvas.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Kayaking fun on headwaters of an iconic river

WESTFIR, Ore. (AP) - Every now and again, you come across a place with such a wonderfully absurd name you can't help but smile.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Oregon stands up for paddleboarding

SALEM, Ore. - In ever-greater numbers, Oregonians are learning to walk on water.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

'This is awesome'

SILVERTON, Ore. (AP) - As Rylan Peters stood in the spray-filled cavern behind 177-foot South Falls on a recent weekend, wearing a rain poncho and holding a hiking stick, he echoed the sentiment of so many children who visit Silver Falls State Park.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

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