Table of Contents 6 Best Visitor Centers in Three SistersCascades Lakes Welcome StationThe McKenzie River Ranger District OfficeSisters Ranger District OfficeDeschutes National Forest… Read More

(Update: New acreage, personnel figure, Sunday night efforts) Cascade Lakes Highway, Hwy. 58 closure shortened; infrastructure prepped at Lava Lake Resort OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Criti… Read More

There are affiliate links in here.  I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Once I saw the Crabtree Falls hike I knew we had to do it. I had a… Read More

Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Blue Ridge Parkway is increasing recreational access… Read More

The National Park Service announced today that over 80 miles of the historic motor route in three primary areas will be resurfaced as part of a pavement preservation program on the Blue Ridg… Read More

Uproxx There’s a certain mythos ascribed to finding a “secret beach.” The very phrase conjures visions of The Blue Lagoon, Robinson Crusoe, and Treasure Island. It’s… Read More

Blue Ridge Parkway officials announced today the continued closure of the Linn Cove Viaduct, at Milepost 304, due to continued and heavy rainfall in the area. The final steps in completing a… Read More

Several storm related closures are still in effect along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Parkway officials are asking for cooperation in particular at the closure from Milepost 402.7 to Milepost 408… Read More

When last summer rolled around and my finances were low, I posed the idea of driving to Alaska to Bryan, the boy I’d been dating all of a month.  We could take my car – a 19… Read More

Every hike of mine has a highlight of some sort . . . the weather, wildlife, spiritual impact on the senses, even encounters and interactions with other people on the trail.  I often as… Read More