PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland State University professor has just done something no one else has done before, and few people have even attempted. He’s climbed all the major peaks in Easter Oregon ...

The Wallowa mountains of Oregon also merit a place on that list. Situated in the extreme northeastern corner of the state, about 200 miles south of Spokane, the Wallowas are known by some as the “Alps ...

With so much to see in Joseph and the surrounding Wallowa Mountains, how do you decide what to do? We recently spent three nights in the remote corner of northeast Oregon, trying to answer that very ...

JOSEPH, Ore. — We explore a corner of the state where scenery takes the breath away and you must peddle to enjoy the views of the Wallowa Mountains, Oregon’s Swiss Alps of the West. Not long ago, we ...

But carrying heavy loads on foot for days at a time as you move through these mountains is no small undertaking. "Oregon Field Guide" photographer Michael Bendixen found one man who helps travelers ...

If you go now you might not witness day-glow green baby grasshoppers taking their first hops, as I did on a climb of Tick Hill last June. Then, winter was a distant memory. Now the snowy season is ...

As a golden-mantled ground squirrel crawled up his pant leg looking for a handout, Troy Nave made one thing perfectly clear. "We will not be feeding the squirrels on this outing," said the director of ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness and outdoors intern Olivia Stevens talk about some of the best things to do in the Wallowa Mountains. Stevens highlights overlooked ...

If you’ve saved time for a backpacking trip in the mountains this summer, consider the Bonny Lakes. Never heard of them? That’s good! This year, with limits on foreign travel, familiar vacation spots ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, outdoors editor Zach Urness and producer David Davis rundown the options that await in the Wallowa Mountains and the eastern Oregon town of Joseph. From ...