Commentary: Second Oregon outdoor rec near-death experience takeaways, tips

It was a couple of years ago that I wrote a column about my experience being injured while descending from Mt. Hood. The theme of that article was about the kindness of strangers in helping me off that iconic mountain.

Well, as luck (the bad kind) would have it, I seem unable to avoid very Oregon-centric outdoor mishaps. Back in late July, I ran off a cliff at the Oregon National Sand Dunes and ended…