1st Place – Salem Summit Scholars

written by Benjamin Cedartree I was raised by streams of water. Towering giants reached to the heavens above me, centuries of song from the earth to the sky. Songs of water, rising softly from every living cell, and falling again, from dense clouds never seeming to...
How-to: Sleep Warm

How-to: Sleep Warm

written by Kelly Bauer The leaves are dropping, flannels and chai lattes fill the local coffee shops, but to some, the change of seasons means something else entirely…winter camping. Imagine crawling out of your sleeping bag to a landscape covered in glistening...

How-to: Waterproof Your Gear

written by Conor Foley The rains have come at last to Oregon. In the past week the skies have showered us with every type of precipitation from gutter filling downpours to the directionless mist, unique to the Northwest, which seems to be a fixture of winter life in...

Welcome to the Blog!

written by Conor Foley Doors were slammed, still creaky in the pre-dawn cold. Feet shuffled about the parking lot; hands surveyed pockets reviewing supplies. Mittens? Check. Film? Check. Snacks, water, extra layers… The menial tasks your mind busies itself with...