Outdoors

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2012 Pendleton Round-Up

1859 friend and photographer Joni Kabana was at the 2012 Pendleton Round-Up and shared these fantastic images with us from the event. Also featured are images by photographers Bill Purcell, Constance Spurling and Raina Stinson. Click on a picture below to be taken to a gallery of images by that photographer. Joni Kabana ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-joni-kabana-picture-link)) Bill Purcell ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-bill-purcell-picture-link)) Constance Spurling ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-constance-spurling-picture-link)) Raina Stinson ((script|2012-pendleton-round-up-raina-stinson-picture-link))

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Headwaters to the Sea: Hiking the Salmon River

12 Months of planning / 30 miles walked / 4 Days along the Salmon River. It all started with a crazy question. Could I find the headwaters of the river I’ve lived next to for six years and walk from there to the sea? 

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Top 5: Cheryl Strayed

Author Cheryl Strayed latest is a memoir about losing and finding yourself on the Pacfic Crest Trail. 

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2012 London Olympic Update

The London Olympic games are at the half way mark, and athletes from Oregon have made quite an impression. Oregon was represented by twenty five athletes, led by Mariel Zagunis, who was chosen to be flag bearer for the U.S. team during the opening ceremonies. Zagunis, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in fencing, was ecstatic about her honor, tweeting numerous times about her excitement. Athletically, Oregon was highlighted by Portland resident Galen Rupp’s silver medal in the 10,000m. Rupp was defeated by his training partner and fellow Portlander Mo Farah of Great Britain, but his silver medal is the first medal by an American man in the 10k since Billy Mills won gold in Tokyo in 1964. Rupp was not the only Oregon making waves on the track. World Championship bronze medalist Matt Centrowitz, a former Duck, advanced to the finals of the mens’ 1500m, to be held Tuesday evening….

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Olympic Basketball Player Kevin Love

For Oregon hoopheads the name Kevin Love is a familiar one. Kevin grew up playing basketball at Lake Oswego High School before playing in college at UCLA and eventually finding his way to the Minnesota Timberwolves. 2012 was Kevin’s breakout NBA season and he was rewarded with a spot on the 2012 Olympic team. Kevin took some time to talk about his fondest Oregon memories, what it means to play for Team USA, and how to break a national news story on social media.