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Hype for the Future 135B: Umatilla National Forest

Introduction The Umatilla National Forest is a significant national forest located primarily within the region of Eastern Oregon, extending north into the State of Washington in the vicinity of the Tri-Cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland. Overall, the national forest is generally oriented northeast to southwest, covering four counties in the State of Washington and six (6) counties in the State of Oregon. Counties From the ranger offices located in the City of Pendleton, Oregon, the […]

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Hype for the Future 135B: Umatilla National Forest

Introduction The Umatilla National Forest is a significant national forest located primarily within the region of Eastern Oregon, extending north into the State of Washington in the vicinity of the…

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novaTopFlex Mar 15

Hype for the Future 135A: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Overview The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is situated within the northeastern portion of the State of Oregon, covering the areas largely to the east of the City of Pendleton and approaching the Snake River along Idaho to the east. Today, included counties are Wallowa, Baker, Union, Grant, and Umatilla Counties within Oregon and Nez Perce and Idaho Counties in Idaho.

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Hype for the Future 135A: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Overview The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest is situated within the northeastern portion of the State of Oregon, covering the areas largely to the east of the City of Pendleton and approaching the …

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novaTopFlex Mar 15

Hype for the Future 135/284: City of Pilot Rock, Oregon

Overview The City of Pilot Rock is located within the southern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon, south of the Cities of Pendleton and Hermiston. Named for the geological feature known as Pilot Rock to the southwest, the community is largely situated along United States Route 395 in the region known as Eastern Oregon.

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Hype for the Future 135/284: City of Pilot Rock, Oregon

Overview The City of Pilot Rock is located within the southern portion of Umatilla County, Oregon, south of the Cities of Pendleton and Hermiston. Named for the geological feature known as Pilot Ro…

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novaTopFlex Mar 14

Hype for the Future 134D: City of Unity, Oregon

Overview The City of Unity serves as a forty-person community located within the boundaries of Baker County, Oregon, and predominantly accessible via United States Route 26 east of Oregon Route 245.

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Hype for the Future 134D: City of Unity, Oregon

Overview The City of Unity serves as a forty-person community located within the boundaries of Baker County, Oregon, and predominantly accessible via United States Route 26 east of Oregon Route 245…

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novaTopFlex Mar 14

Hype for the Future 134C: City of Ontario, Oregon

Overview The City of Ontario is a relatively isolated city located along the eastern edge of the State of Oregon, across the Snake River from the State of Idaho, with the City of Payette located nearby on the Idaho side. Within the easternmost section of the State of Oregon, the community is typically considered a cold desert climate area, home to the Treasure Valley Community College containing the Four Rivers Cultural Center and Museum. The community serves as the largest city (Vale is the […]

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Hype for the Future 134C: City of Ontario, Oregon

Overview The City of Ontario is a relatively isolated city located along the eastern edge of the State of Oregon, across the Snake River from the State of Idaho, with the City of Payette located ne…

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Dorothea Lange Mar 11

Farmers have just sown their winter wheat. Eastern Oregon. Small Finger Valley on U.S. 30, Baker County, Oregon

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks Feb 11

Late Quaternary Variations in the Level of Paleo-Lake Malheur, Eastern Oregon
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https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.1998.2005 <-- shared paper
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https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pleistocene-pluvial-lakes/ <-- shared technical article, “Pleistocene Pluvial Lakes” [OR]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malheur_Lake <-- shared Wikipedia page
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INSANE THROTTLE Nov 11

Life Lessons From an Oregon Motorcycle Adventure

In a high desert ecosystem like Eastern Oregon, rain is your best friend — until it’s not. Shaped by the rain shadow of the Cascades, little to no precipitation falls in the desert for months at a time, reducing the vegetation to sagebrush and grasses and the soils to a silty and sandy mix. Wildlife is sparse and human development even more so. You can easily ride a hundred miles without seeing another soul.

Storms, most common in the winter, are a necessary ingredient for good motorcycling conditions, transforming the soft ground into a tacky surface that is trustworthy at speed. However, with too much rain, the surface evolves into a clay-like adhesive that can cake a tire in seconds, creating almost zero friction between rubber and road — a dangerous ice rink effect. Therein comes the rub.

As we flew by Wagontire Mountain, halfway between the small outpost of Burns and the even smaller hamlet of Christmas Valley, the rain picked up and the invisible threshold was crossed. Unknowingly, I pulled my front brake a little too hard on a downhill corner, triggering the front tire to wash out and throwing me sideways off the bike. A small mistake with potentially huge consequences.

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