I guess I’ve always taken it for granted that living in Oregon, you can visit a national forest anytime you want. I mean, they really are all around us, easily accessible and varied in the activities and scenery they provide. I think a lot of Northwesterners feel the same way. We see the wilderness around us, we know it is there, but we don’t necessarily visit it every weekend. This attitude may be in part why the number of people visiting national parks has decreased dramatically since 2004, especially in the Northwest.

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Though snow is just starting to dust Mount Hood, outdoor enthusiasts are already starting to make plans for enjoying Oregon’s many forests and mountains with a layer of white along the path. Snow does not have to be an activity inhibitor. You just need to know how to properly do so in the snow.

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I’m not sure how much I believe this. I’ll let you readers decide.

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In April of this year, Cree launched their LED University Program aimed at bringing together some of the brightest minds to help accelerate the adoption of Light Emitting Diode (LED) technology. Cree is one of the leading manufacturers of energy efficient LED light sources and has always been on the cutting edge of the technology’s innovations.

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Anyone thinking of heading out on a winter camping trip in the next few months. If so , consider your lighting very carefully. Now that daylight savings time has just ended. you have considerably shorter days and will therefore need light for much longer than during the summer. Camping this time of year means that you will most likely be cooking dinner in the dark. And if you are an early fisherman, you will definitely be fixing that cup of coffee by lantern or other camping light.

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