It’s no small feat to get a trail built in the woods these days.

EOU men’s basketball has reached lofty heights this winter. It seems appropriate that the Mountaineers find themselves on top of the NAIA Division II mountain with the first No. 1 ranking in program history.

Maybe the most surprising thing in a recent news story that identified Oregon as the second most popular moving destination in the United States is the revelation that Washington, D.C., placed first.

It’s early January. I’m driving over the Blue Mountains between Teri and my extremely modest homes, the “mountain cabin” and “beach condo.”

Face it. You can’t drive the same way in January as you do in June, especially in the Northeast Oregon mountains. Some drivers, however, seem to have not received the memo.

The night after Thanksgiving I went to see a band at Terminal Gravity. One of the musicians lifted his shirt to show off his tattoo. It was a likeness of the Portland White Stag lighted sign with a Sasquatch climbing up the side. Doesn’t get anymore “Oregon” than that.