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Vancouver's 'Discover the Original' photo contest offers lodging, dining prizes
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 12, 2010, 3:58AM
The contest is open through Oct. 15, 2010, for amateur and professional photographers. Up to four photos may be submitted, with the objective of inspiring visitors to "Discover the Original" Vancouver. Full story »
Gas prices level off during the past week in Oregon, nationwide
By Lynne Terry, The Oregonian
May 11, 2010, 11:04AM
The AAA said that the average cost for a gallon of regular in Oregon stayed at $2.98. Nationwide, average prices held steady at $2.90. Full story »
There's plenty to enjoy in the Columbia River Gorge
By Special to The Oregonian
May 11, 2010, 10:50AM
Choose from among nearby recreational choices or indulge in a massage, facial, body wrap or mineral bath. Full story »
Beaverton students build interpretive trail near Tillamook Forest Center
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 11, 2010, 3:44AM
The Tillamook Forest Center will continue to use the new trail to conduct service learning projects for K-12 students. The projects will focus on watershed restoration and the need to maintain healthy watersheds. Full story »
Oregon state parks launches 'Let's Go Camping' campaign
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 11, 2010, 3:01AM
Beginning campers can join one of 14 state park programs offered around the state to help them learn to be happy campers. Full story »
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Retired teacher hoofing it from Newport to Ontario to push for higher speed limits
By The Associated Press
May 09, 2010, 4:54PM
Retired teacher Ted Carlin is walking 15 miles a day, crossing the state in quixotic quest. Full story »
This way to Edna St. Vincent Millay's house
By The Associated Press
May 09, 2010, 8:21AM
Tours at Steepletop, once a 700-acre private preserve, start soon. Full story »
Photo show of Cottonwood Canyon provided by state parks' staff
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 09, 2010, 3:12AM
The park is at the Oregon 206 highway crossing of the John Day River, between Wasco and Condon, on the Sherman and Gilliam county line. Full story »
Your Best Shot: Mother with child through a hotel window in Bolivia
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 08, 2010, 12:16PM
Carol Davis of Cornelius went a long way to make this photo (La Paz, Bolivia), but once there, it was easy: right through her hotel window. Full story »
Southern Idaho desert intersperses natural gems with its irrigated farm land
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 08, 2010, 12:08PM
Much of the Idaho desert has been converted to irrigated farmland, but a lot of natural gems remain available to explore. Full story »
Motorcycle rentals and tours make it easy for riders
By The Associated Press
May 08, 2010, 10:07AM
Companies offer motorcycle trips, both guided and not, from Alaska to Africa and Asia. Full story »
Changes ahead with new merger of United and Continental airlines
By The Associated Press
May 07, 2010, 10:03AM
United and Continental combined fly to 370 locations and have hubs in Houston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Full story »
Rates have gone up for Mount Hood National Forest cabin rentals
By Terry Richard, The Oregonian
May 07, 2010, 3:45AM
The Clackamas Lake cabin has been so popular that it is usually reserved minutes after midnight when it becomes available on the reservation system. Full story »
It was a wild ride down the mountainside for Salem man
By Stuart Tomlinson, The Oregonian
May 06, 2010, 9:05PM
A motorist careens down Santiam Pass mountainside and lives to tell about it. Full story »
Oregon Zoo's rare butterflies freed in Washington
By Katy Muldoon, The Oregonian
May 06, 2010, 3:57PM
The Oregon Zoo bred and reared them, and last week The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife released 80 adult Taylor's checkerspot butterflies, a rare species, into the wild at two sites near Olympia, WA. Full story »
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