Jamie Hale

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Jamie Hale

When Cooper Mountain Nature Park first opened, the praise was effusive. Just after the Washington County park opened its trails in 2009, Terry Richard, former outdoors and travel writer for The Oregonian/OregonLive, not only called Cooper Mountain a “must-do park,” but the “hiking gem” of Washington County. Now, more than a decade later, how does that praise hold up?

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Jamie Hale |Chiara Profenna

There are plenty of incredible overnight destinations in Oregon, but what about Warm Springs? Home of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, the reservation has not only beautiful rolling high desert hills, but also the immensely popular Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort and the Museum at Warm Springs. On this week’s episode of Peak Northwest, we outline a brief itinerary for a great overnighter to the central Oregon destination.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Jamie Hale

2 hours agoThe first time I had Big Salt, I was sitting in The Kingstide on Daniel Island, SC. It was sunny, slightly breezy and the view out at the water made me crave seafood. However, not knowing the type of wine I wanted, I relied on the server. “Something that will be good with oysters,” I …

1 week ago | spokesman.com | Jamie Hale

PORTLAND – Crater Lake’s visitor numbers continued to fall in 2024, with the Oregon national park posting its lowest annual count in more than a decade. The remote park, famous for its blue-hued caldera lake, has seen a steady decline in visitors since 2016, when a record 756,344 people visited during the National Park Service’s centennial celebrations. In 2024, the park counted 504,942 visitors, the lowest number since 2012, according to federal statistics.

1 week ago | oregonlive.com | Jamie Hale

If you love spending time outside with a pair of binoculars, spying on adorable little critters, then this is the job for you. The Oregon Zoo is once again seeking volunteer pika watchers to scan Columbia River Gorge terrain for the tiny, squeaking mammals. Pikas are small, potato-sized members of the rabbit family known for their distinctive chirps, squeaks and screams that are used to protect their territory, typically found in rocky talus slopes.