Outdoors

Outdoors Search on for teen missing in SE Oregon
A 19-year-old from Oklahoma inspired to live off the land by the movie "Into the Wild" is missing in remote, rugged country in southeastern Oregon.
Outdoors America's most endangered river? This year, it's the Colorado America's most endangered river? This year, it's the Colorado
Drought and demand are pushing the Colorado River beyond its limits — with the needs of more than 40 million people in seven Western states projected to outstrip dwindling supply over the next 50 years, according to an advocacy group's report on endangered rivers released on Wednesday.
Outdoors Dead fin whale to be towed off Washington beach Dead fin whale to be towed off Washington beach (Photo Gallery)
The city of Burien has a plan to dispose of the smelly carcass of a fin whale that washed ashore Saturday on its Puget Sound beach. It will be towed to a secure beach on Puget Sound where it can decay naturally. Timing depends on tides and rigging.
Outdoors Canoeing in Oregon's high desert? Yes, it can be done Canoeing in Oregon's high desert? Yes, it can be done
Nothing looks stranger than a canoe in the middle of sagebrush country, but we were hunting for Cow Lakes and what we thought would be a great spring bird-watching and paddling adventure in the remote wildlands.