Oregon Daily

11/20/2024

Bomb Cyclone Can’t Stop This! 😂

(Credit: Kenaula)

05/23/2024

If you live in Oregon and love using NATIONAL FOREST, you need to read this post!

The Oregon access you enjoy to the National Forest could very likely be FOREVER LOST forever under the guise of the “Forest Plan Revision” where thousands of acres will soon be REMOVED as a “National Forest” designation.

Do you enjoy having National Forest access in Oregon?
Do you enjoy camping, hiking and driving on roads in National Forest designated areas?

We'll this is all about to be taken away from you, leaving you a few measly areas that can be accessed.

Please check out Forest Access For All to learn more, then write a letter telling them why you think we should keep our national forests. Please email it to:

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

The massive dilution representing THOUSANDS of ACRES of national forest lands are shrinking right before your eyes if we don't let the USDA know just how serious we feel about this.
You can read all about this terrible and sad news by taking a look at Forest Access For All page. Please tell your friends. This is not a joke.

We need YOUR help to make sure that doesn’t happen…. PLEASE understand this is not just another bill that won’t affect you, nor is it a laughing matter.
Only a few days left until it might be too late. Please read the details below and tell your friends and ask them to leave their comments!

The National Forest we all have enjoyed for generations is under attack and we may loose access forever if we don’t make our voice heard by getting your comments in BY MAY 26th.
How can you help?

Write to the USDA and tell them why you think we should keep our National Forest areas and access to these areas.

To Line - [email protected]
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]
cus at [email protected] so we can help keep a record of your submittal.
OR
Commenting Page - https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=64157
Comments can also be submitted Via Physical Mail:
Umatilla National Forest
C/O -Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Team
72510 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 97801
Currently all comments/feedback must be submitted the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend May 26th.
We are not sure why the planning team chose a Holiday Sunday as we question who will be available the close of business to
take last minute comment.
This is all likely timed perfectly by the USDA as to silently remove our access, thousands of acres of access are lost! This has to STOP.
If you don't act, you'll see hundreds of gates going up stopping your access and your families access to hundreds of thousands of treasured acres in National Forest areas!
ACT NOW, email and send letters, do everything you can! Join Forest Access For All if you want more updates on this!

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05/22/2024

In case you don’t know, our National Forest is quietly being TAKEN FROM US. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ PLEASE READ — The RED you see in the map on this image is the ONLY first to an ongoing push to remove almost ALL national forest access in key areas of Oregon and restrict your access to the lands you've had access to for generations!

The Oregon access you enjoy to the National Forest could very likely be FOREVER LOST forever under the guise of the “Forest Plan Revision” where thousands of acres will soon be REMOVED as a “National Forest” designation. Yes, that’s right and NO, this is not a joke.

Do you enjoy having National Forest access in Oregon?
Do you enjoy camping, hiking and driving on roads in National Forest designated areas?

We'll this is all about to be taken away from you, leaving you a few measly areas that can be accessed.

The massive dilution representing THOUSANDS of ACRES of national forest lands are shrinking right before your eyes if we don't let the USDA know just how serious we feel about this.

You can read all about this terrible and sad news by taking a look at Forest Access For All page. Please SH4RE as much as you can. This is not a joke.

We need YOUR help to make sure that doesn’t happen…. PLEASE understand this is not just another bill that won’t affect you, nor is it a laughing matter.

Only a few days left until it might be too late. Please read the details below and SH4RE with your friends and ask them to leave their comments!

The National Forest we all have enjoyed for generations is under attack and we may loose access forever if we don’t make our voice heard by getting your comments in BY MAY 26th.

How can you help?

Write to the USDA and tell them why you think we should keep our National Forest areas and access to these areas.

Giving feedback to the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Assessment:
Electronically — For emailing your feedback we recommend emailing to the following addresses
To Line - [email protected]
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected];[email protected]
cus at [email protected] so we can help keep a record of your submittal.

OR

Commenting Page - https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=64157

Comments can also be submitted Via Physical Mail:

Umatilla National Forest
C/O -Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Team
72510 Coyote Road
Pendleton, OR 97801

Currently all comments/feedback must be submitted the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend May 26th.

We are not sure why the planning team chose a Holiday Sunday as we question who will be available the close of business to
take last minute comment.

This is all likely timed perfectly by the USDA as to silently remove our access, thousands of acres of access are lost! This has to STOP.

If you don't act, you'll see hundreds of gates going up stopping your access and your families access to hundreds of thousands of treasured acres in National Forest areas!

ACT NOW, email and send letters, do everything you can! Join Forest Access For All if you want more updates on this!

05/22/2024

In case you don’t know, our National Forest is quietly being TAKEN FROM US. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ Oregon’s Blue Mountains and the access you enjoy to the National Forest could very likely be FOREVER LOST forever under the guise of the “Forest Plan Revision” where thousands of acres will soon be REMOVED as a “National Forest” designation. Yes, that’s right and NO, this is not a joke.

You can read all about this terrible and sad news by taking a look at Forest Access For All page. Please share as much as you can. This is not a joke.

We need YOUR help to make sure that doesn’t happen…. PLEASE understand this is not just another bill that won’t affect you, nor is it a laughing matter.

Only a few days left until it might be too late. Please read the details below and SHARE with your friends and ask them to leave their comments!

The National Forest we all have enjoyed for generations is under attack and we may loose access forever if we don’t make our voice heard by getting your comments in BY MAY 26th.

DETAILS:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/D6vnjdcaFuEd1Y9w/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Today is the deadline folks. 464 comments submitted via the sumpter valley atv association efforts, 140 in the CARA system and we're tracking around 30 emails, we can't track the number of comments that have been mailed. You have until 8 pm tonight to submit your comment. Please see the information below to submit your comment.

Below you will find a picture of where to send your feedback/comment to the Forest Plan Revision Assessment. We have also developed a Google Drive so you can pull documents down to use and distribute to others to go to the documents.

It is imperative that the public give their input. Whether your concerns are about wilderness and specific knowledge of human activities in areas the forest service believes has wilderness characteristics, or concerns regarding the Draft Summary Assessment or the Assessment Reports that inform the Summary Document you need to get your comments in ASAP, and for sure before Sunday May 26th.

We all need to comment, and get our friends and family to comment which can help support or efforts into the future if litigation is needed.

Google Drive Doc's - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sTw5KeaV-wkreQZr8NxkHhvJ8-mY0GVJ?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3XzmDP4SY0vjYxxUrP5y2uqSsL1RrBO_Q36vkhvdJXdXtgMpsNDiZXpCs_aem_AVMNuAczrYRmlMVNxQ2itqHU0D01eT_QTyaV5QndGpbgr6qAWa-kF0ADaIyvSomWTXIRWJg74aNFdTtgf4HRN644

Wilderness Characteristics Maps (Potential New Wilderness) -https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1171915.pdf

Draft Summary Assessment -https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1169683.pdf

Draft Assessment Reports - https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umatilla/home/?cid=fseprd1168181

05/11/2024

Wow, this is truly amazing! 👌

AURORA over the blue mountains, Oregon!

03/16/2024

BREAKING: Missing Hiker Recovered — Confirmed deceased, NEAR horsetail Falls — Road Cleared 3:43 PM

05/30/2023

Beautiful Multnomah Falls!
This waterfall is staying busy this spring with many tourists! Grab an icecream cone and walk up to the viewing bridge! 😊🍦💦🌲

05/17/2023

Waterfall Wednesday!! We are loving the amount of waterfall spots in our home state! Which ones have you visited?
PC: Eight Sheets To The Wind

What a awesome hidden jem of the PNW.

05/12/2023

Looking forward to another year of excellent Oregon shots by John M Roberts Images 👏🏼🤩📸

A couple mornings ago I was heading to the Gorge but then saw some nice clouds over Mt. Hood while seeing nothing interesting in the sky else where. This time of year at this location the sun rises quite a bit to the north so I was figuring the sunrise color might just reach the mountain so I diverted my initial plans which can happen frequently.

As the sun got closer to the horizon I could see some clouds drift into the Gorge area. Damn, I should have just gone there yet enough soft colorful light did manage to surround Mt. Hood. I did venture into the Gorge though after this to catch what you see in the second pic.

05/11/2023

Spectacular view for yesterdays 💧🌲
PC: Poemtography

Waterfall Caves

IPhone long exposure

04/24/2023

The Gorge is GORGEOUS!! 😉🤩
PC: RalphDaub.com
Last night was my first successful aurora photoshoot and also my first Aurora sighting with the naked eye.

Photographed between Arlington and Rock Creek in Oregon, just a few miles from the Columbia River Gorge.

During the day still, I noticed the space weather numbers looking incredibly favorable Lady Aurora sighting. If those numbers held up until the evening, and if I could find clear skies, it would be almost certain I'd see her.

The caveat... 99% of the Pacific Northwest was socked in with clouds. I had no idea where to go, or what to shoot for an interesting subject.

I looked up cloud cover using Windy app, checking multiple weather models, meteogram forecast to compare cloud levels, and NOAA. A small sliver of Central Oregon and Central Washington showed a possible cloud break during dark night.

I scoured Google Earth for any potential subjects in those areas, which turned out to be mostly farmland. I found what looked to be some abandoned buildings and marked those on Google Maps. I cross-checked the location with a Dark Skies map to ensure there was no light pollution.

I got my gear packed and set off just before sunset. When I arrived at the location, the sky was already darkening. It was just me, in an unfamiliar place, with an eerie abandoned silo to keep me company in vast open fields.

I had an uneasy feeling about exploring the silo — abandoned places can give me the shivers sometimes. I killed sometime while waiting for the dark night to set in. When I got a couple of test shots, it was game on! Aurora was dancing away in her colorful garments!

Somehow I managed to push through the discomfort to get out of the car and walk around the abandoned silo in the middle of nowhere, by myself... I only scared myself a handful of times. 😂

When my eyes finally adjusted to the dark, I could see green pillars slowly forming and disappearing in the horizon. I let my creativity run wild playing with lights in between breaks to warm myself up in the car.

Thus was my first evening with Lady Aurora. I can't begin to imagine what it must be like in Iceland, Alaska, Norway, etc. What a magical phenomenon!

These are two quick photos I managed to pull just before going to bed.

Hope you enjoy!

04/20/2023

Magnificent!!! 🤩🌊🌊
PC: Chaz K. Shand
Sunrise over Oregon's Heceta Head lighthouse!