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4 weeks ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Jordan Rane |Tyler Auffhammer
While it should come as no surprise that Utah has been tapped by DarkSky International as the most overachieving stargazing state in the U.S. (it’s home to the planet’s highest concentration of certified Dark Sky Parks and Communities), you may be surprised by our top pick for starry-night appreciation here.
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1 month ago | 
cowboysindians.com | Jordan Rane |Caroline Cabe
Whether you start here or begin the quest for your next great Western holiday with the 7 Best Getaway Destinations in the West featured in our annual Best of the West, May/June issue, the point isn’t simply that we’ve now amped our carefully curated lineup right up to 11. All lucky numbers and inevitable Spinal Tap references aside, our endless search for the top vacation spots in the West is all about connecting our readers with their next great discovery.
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2 months ago | 
oregonlive.com | Jordan Rane |Columbia Insight
Since the remodeled Portland International Airport was unveiled in August 2024, reviews have been effusive. Enter the first major U.S. airport with a timber roof and the wow factor is everywhere. Undertaken at a cost of $2.1 billion, the four-year PDX remodel uses 3.7 million board feet of wood. It features a nine-acre Douglas fir roof, Oregon white oak flooring and expansive ligneous detailing everywhere in between.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Jordan Rane
Here's The Best Time To Go To Bed (By Age)The best hour changes throughout our lives. You may already know that older people really do need to visit the loo more often in the middle of the …
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2 months ago | 
columbiainsight.org | Jordan Rane
By Jordan Rane. March 13, 2025. Since the remodeled Portland International Airport was unveiled in August 2024, reviews have been effusive. Enter the first major U.S. airport with a timber roof and the wow factor is everywhere. Undertaken at a cost $2.1 billion, the four-year PDX remodel uses 3.7 million board feet of wood. It features a nine-acre Douglas fir roof, Oregon white oak flooring and expansive ligneous detailing everywhere in between.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
mensjournal.com | Jordan Rane
There are mountain towns and then there are mountain towns. And if there’s one place that can shed some light on that distinction on a snowy morning just off of the Trans-Canada Highway in the magnificent middle of nowhere, there’s the town of Revelstoke.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
oregoncapitalchronicle.com | Jordan Rane
This story was originally published by Columbia Insight. As far as names go, Morgan Nesbit sounds pretty benign. The U.S. Forest Service’s Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project, however, has sown plenty of discord. The forest management plan takes in a pair of remote mounds (Morgan Butte and Nesbit Butte) 20 miles southeast of Joseph, in northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa County, home to the treasured Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
columbiainsight.org | Jordan Rane
By Jordan Rane. January 16, 2025. As far as names go, Morgan Nesbit sounds pretty benign. The U.S. Forest Service’s Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project, however, has sown plenty of discord. The forest management plan takes in a pair of remote mounds (Morgan Butte and Nesbit Butte) 20 miles southeast of Joseph, Ore., in northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa County, home to the treasured Eagle Cap Wilderness and Hells Canyon National Recreation Area.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
cowboysindians.com | Jordan Rane |Kathy Wise
2½ cups roasted turkey, diced½ cup green onions, sliced1 4-ounce can green chiles, diced½ cup fat-free sour cream½ cup fresh or frozen corn kernels½ cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained¼ cup cilantro, minced2 tablespoons jalapeño, seeded and minced½ teaspoon ground cumin½ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon pepperCooking spray1 19-ounce can enchilada sauce, green/verde style8 6-inch corn tortillas½ cup low-fat Monterey Jack cheese, grated¼ cup low-fat or fat-free sour creamPreheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
cowboysindians.com | Jordan Rane |Kathy Wise
This story was originally published in our November/December 2015 issue. A crisp afternoon drive through the country in late November. True blue skies etched with wispy clouds, fall-colored oaks, and the odd deer-crossing sign flank a sleepy two-laner winding up into yonder hills. Sure, this could describe virtually any appetizing autumn weekend ride through Western hill country from Texas to Colorado to Idaho.
