Base Camp: Why Hike?
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best local hiking and outdoor adventure spots. Over the last term or so, I have highlighted some hikes in the area that I have enjoyed, as well as offering some general hiking and outdoor tips and skills that I have picked up over […]
Base Camp: Sky High Lakes
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best local hiking and outdoor adventure spots. The Sky High Lakes in the Marble Mountain Wilderness is a beautiful, remarkably untouched corner of the area that every avid hiker and backpacker should check out at some point. When I decided to spend a […]
Base Camp: Equipment Check
This is the next installment of Reid Barbier’s weekly column on hiking and outdoor adventures in Southern Oregon. You inch your way along the edge of the ice flow, deadly-blue abyss to your right and cliff face of white to your left. Suddenly, the ice cracks, cascades away beneath you, pulling you down with it. […]
Base Camp: Lost Creek Lake
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best hiking and outdoor adventure spots in Southern Oregon. At some point this spring, with the sun high overhead and a warm breeze behind you, you might decide to hit the open road out of Ashland and look for a new hike to […]
Base Camp: Cooking on the Trail
This is part of Reid Barbier’s weekly “Base Camp” column on the best hiking and outdoor adventure spots in Southern Oregon. One of the greatest experiences in all of hiking is when you cook your first meal out on the trail. You’ve been hiking all day, you’re tired and hungry, and the night is rapidly […]
Base Camp
This is the first installment of Reid Barbier’s weekly column on the best hiking and outdoor adventure spots in Southern Oregon. Base camp. What an exhilarating phrase that is, bringing to mind the breathtaking potential of hiking and climbing and all the joys and fears associated with anything worthwhile. You’re standing at the base […]
Trails are calling after the onset of spring
Spring is rearing its pretty head, and its time to get outside free of wool hats and long sleeves. Dust off the hiking boots and go for a stroll. Lithia Park and the network of trails that stem off it is one of Oregon’s finest hiking destinations. A pleasant winding trail at the top of […]