A different kind of paradise

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The Owyhee badlands in Southwestern Oregon and Idaho are situated in a high-desert wilderness area with few trails. The region is remote and rarely explored. Backpackers should come prepared with maps, compass and plenty of survival gear. Three different expeditions are described.

Personal narratives, Description and travel, Oregon, Backpacking, Owyhee County, Idaho

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Where phantoms brood and mourn

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Abbey, who wrote such books as 'Desert Solitaire' and 'The Monkey Wrench Gang,' was a man who lived life to the fullest. He loved nature, was generous with his friends and wrote unparalleled fiction and non-fiction. A friend remembers his times with the writer.

Authors, Obituary, Writers, Abbey, Edward

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The last grizzly slayer: Ernest Wilkinson was good at his job. And as a result, at a place called Starvation, the Colorado grizzly faded into history

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Former federal trapper Ernest Wilkinson, 74, now works as a taxidermist. He describes his early career with the Dept of Interior's Predator and Rodent Control Group. He discusses trapping and other topics.

Biography, Interview, Trappers, Wilkinson, Ernest

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