Tag: Wilderness

50th Anniversary of The Wilderness Act

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

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Hiking Salmon Lakes Trail in the Oregon Cascades

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_1471" align="aligncenter" width="434"] Salmon Lakes Trail, Willamette National Forest.[/caption] Mention any place in Oregon you visited with “Waldo” in the name and anyone who knows the central Cascades will ask, “How bad were the mosquitos?” Waldo Lake, one of...Read More

National Wilderness Month

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_411" align="aligncenter" width="420" caption="Wildflower meadow, Mount Adams Wilderness, Washington."][/caption] September is National Wilderness Month, so proclaimed by President Obama. I've had the good fortune to hike and backpack in several wilderness areas recently, and firmly believe that our federally...Read More

Cathedral Rock and Horse Heaven Wilderness proposal

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Greg Vaughn

[caption id="attachment_299" align="aligncenter" width="332" caption="The Wild & Scenic John Day River at Cathedral Rock"][/caption] For the past couple of years, the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) has been working to bring together landowners in the John Day River Basin and...Read More