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Christmas Lights on Whychus Creek
Photo by Julie Kelleher, Sisters Vacation Rentals
 
Absolutely breathtaking!
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12 Months of Adventure
Happy New Year, Oregon Road Trippers!

Crater Lake XC

I don't always accomplish every goal I set, but they unfailingly get me headed in the right direction. So I dreamed up 12 fun Oregon Lakes & Rivers goals, one for each month of the New Year.  I invite you to take on at least one of these - or set some new adventure goals for yourself. We'd love to hear about it! 

Post your adventure here.

 

 1.  Winter: Cross-country ski around the rim of Crater Lake

 2.  Winter: Cat ski Mt. Bailey

 3.  Winter: Snowmobile from Crescent Lake to Elk Lake

 4.  Spring: Canoe or fish the John Day River

 5. Spring: Walk or run 5K/10K The Salmon Run in Bend

 6. Spring: Kayak the High Cascade Lakes

 7.  Summer: Hang out on a houseboat at Lake Billy Chinook

 8. Summer: Raft the wild and scenic Owyhee River

 9.  Summer: Cast for summer steelhead on the N. Umpqua River

10. Fall: Bike through the fall colors on the McKenzie River Trail

11.  Fall: Take the Applegate Valley Uncorked Barrel Tour

12.  Fall: Travel the Fruit Loop in the Hood River Valley


Photo: Crater Lake Trust


Featured Events

 
From the Willamette River to Summer Lake, we've got the lowdown on high times this New Year's Eve. Ring in 2011 on one of Oregon's beautiful lakes or rivers. We've included personal retreats to parties that take you from the swinging 20s to the 'rad' 80s. We've also found some great outdoor pursuits, including a bonfire on the snow and a 5K/10K run along the river.

Bend: Snowshoe and Bonfire on the Snow

Bend: Larry & His Flask New Years Eve Bash

Bend: Party with the Reputations

Crescent Lake Resort: DJ and Karaoke 

Eugene: First Run

Government Camp: New Year's Eve at Mt. Hood Skibowl
Government Camp: The Essentials at Mt. Hood Meadows

Hood River: Welcome to the Roaring 20s
Maupin: DJ Dance Party

Portland: 20th Annual Champagne Ball

Summer Lake: Potluck, Karaoke and Texas Hold 'em

Sunriver: New Year's Eve Celebration

Sunriver: New Year's Eve Family Night

 

For event details and hotlinks, click here.

Post your own event on the Oregon Lakes & Rivers website. It's free!


Featured Gear

Puff Doggy
Well-heeled dogs are tearing up the catwalk this season with everything from high performance boots to blinking accessories.
In a world where function meets fashion, here are 10 must-haves to make your best friend the most safe, sound and sassy of
the pack. Photo: Puff Doggy by D-fa Dogs

 1. Bark'n Boots
 2. Musher's Secret
 3. Puff Doggy
 4. The Beacon
 5. Cozy Lead
 6. Kong Wobbler
 7. Big Eddy Float Coat
 8. Luxury Pet Bed
 9. DoubleBack Dog Harness
10. Leather Looper Scooper Dispenser

For product details and hotlinks, click here.
 
Photo Contest

Win a free trip to the Lodge at Summer Lake or a pair of binoculars

D Shaw and ZoOregon Lakes & Rivers magazine is giving away a FREE $750 trip to the Lodge at Summer Lake on Oregon's Outback Scenic Highway to the winner of the (Live) Bird Hunting Photo Contest. Great prizes will also be awarded to the first two runners-up. Winning entries will be posted on the home page of the Oregon Lakes & Rivers website. All honorable mention entries will be posted on the Oregon Lakes & Rivers blogspot.

To Enter: Submit your photo/s of birds, bird dogs, hunters and/or landscapes by January 15, 2011 via email in low-resolution jpeg file/s. (Limit: 5 images per entrant and no dead bird photos, please.) Winners and runners up will be announced on theOregon Lakes & Rivers website on or before February 1, 2011.  CONTEST GUIDELINES


Photo of Dennis Shaw and Zo, by Gary Pearl Photography



Enter to win a trip to Summer Lake Lodge, binoculars from Alpen Optics & more.

Bird photo sponsors
Photo Contest

Want to win a trip to the Lodge at Summer Lake? Or a pair of "Wings" binoculars from Alpen Optics?  Or a signed copy of Hunting Oregon from outdoorsman Gary Lewis? 
Those are the prizes in the LIVE BIRD HUNTING PHOTO CONTEST.
LINK HERE to contest guidelines.
Deadline: January 15, 2011.

Summer Lake birds

"Bird's Eye" View from the
Lodge at Summer Lake

Featured Books
The Creel
North Umpqua EditionCreel: N Umpqua
It's a rare river that has a storied past such as the North Umpqua's. Now in The Creel: North Umpqua River Edition many voices share what it is about this magical river that makes it so compelling and unforgettable.
The North Umpqua epitomizes the river as cultural landscape--full of narrative power, human drama and the simple joys of friends doing things that matter in a place they love. MORE INFO HERE

 
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