Fly fishing has benefitted from advancements in fly-rod manufacturing technology. Pictured is my 50-year-old Hardy reel milled from a single block of aluminum. The essentials – fir and feathers wrapped on a hook, cast by a rod and line – remain. There is no consensus of historians about who invented[Read More…]

As spring and summer open up and we consider taking a one- or two-week vacation with social distancing in mind, we are blessed in the Northwest with many national parks. Oregon has Crater Lake, while Washington state has three – Mt. Rainer, Olympic, and North Cascades. Let us consider Yellowstone[Read More…]

MATT KINCAID/PHOTO Local rider Scott Briggs getting some air at Whypass. World-class singletrack? Lane County mountain bikers don’t even need to travel outside our own county to enjoy some of the best of the best. McKenzie River Trail and numerous trails out of Oakridge are known far and wide for[Read More…]

Photo Source: eugeneoutdoors.com Athletic activities aren’t always easy to find during the “Age of Covid.” Fortunately, you can always go for a hike. And there might not be a better hiking spot in Lane County than Mount Pisgah, located just southeast of the Eugene/Springfield area. Mount Pisgah’s summit extends 1,531[Read More…]

EMMA ROUTLEY/THE CHRONICLE There is something exciting in the way of organic agriculture happening a few miles east of Creswell. Out in the Cloverdale area resides My Brothers’ Farm, founded in 2013, and the modern version of the “Back to the Land” movement. It is also an ongoing experiment in[Read More…]

Ideas evolve, and so does The Chronicle. We first introduced the weekly Page 2 Emerald Valley Almanac in January 2020 to forge a direct connection to our agro-readers. The idea was sparked after a conversation with Creswell resident Patrick Mooney, whom I affectionately call “Pinecone Patrick.” He sells Oregon pinecones[Read More…]

Grilled Asparagus Salad Vinaigrette Vinaigrette 1 garlic clove, grated Juice of one lemon 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard . cup Good Olive Oil Salt, pepper, to taste Salad 1 15 oz bag salad mix 1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed 1/8 cup toasted pine nuts (or whatever you have in a pantry)[Read More…]