In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness gives an update on the fast-developing wildfire season in Oregon and then dives into how beloved places such as the Opal Creek area ...

Sirens and bullhorns blared before sunrise, stirring people sleeping in tents and cabins nestled into the lush forest of Silver Falls State Park. By the time the sun rose through smoke-filled skies ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness talks about plans to reopen beloved Opal Creek, the five year anniversary of the 2020 Labor Day Fires and traveling to Washington's ...

The Opal Creek area, one of the most beloved recreation destinations in Oregon, is expected to partly reopen in 2026 ... Most of the buildings at the forest education center and retreat, formerly a ...

Almost nothing happened on my most recent visit to Opal Creek--or at least that's how it seemed at the time. I didn't talk on the telephone because there was no phone. I didn't listen to talk radio ...

On August 8, 1920, The Atlantic Monthly published “The Story of Opal: The Journal of an Understanding Heart.” Said to be the diary of a child prodigy, it quickly became a bestseller. However, it also ...