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Jamie Hale

@jamiehale.bsky.social
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Outdoors and travel reporter for The Oregonian and Here Is Oregon 🌲🌲 www.oregonlive.com/staff/jameshale/…

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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is a great set of Oregon coast parks. Sitka Sedge is one of my favorites.
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Neil Vigdor @gettingviggy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A tropical storm was moving through the area when the 90-foot lava rock formation disintegrated, the National Park Service said. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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The Holei Sea Arch, a Centuries-Old Hawaii Wonder, Crumbles Into the Pacific
A tropical storm was moving through the area when the 90-foot lava rock formation disintegrated, the National Park Service said.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 30/09/2026
The first two Airo trainsets, operating four daily trips, will begin service Sept. 30. Check out photos here: mrf.lu/2dWCC mrf.lu/2dWCC
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We've moved one step closer to a public recreation area at Abiqua Falls.
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Abiqua Falls purchase clears key hurdle with Oregon State Parks vote
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department voted Wednesday to approve the purchase of 200 acres of land around the beloved waterfall.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Finally got a vinyl copy of one of the greatest Portland-made records of the ‘80s.
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 22/09/2026
My latest: Picture a river in your mind. Is it sinous, single channel, uninterrupted? Only 11% of rivers in the world fit that standard. The river of the real world is dammed, braided, tidal, frozen -- and often left out of models, a pathbreaking NASA satellites shows.
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Satellite reveals a world of ‘weird rivers’ shaped by humans
SWOT is exposing humans’ effects on rivers—and challenging flood prediction models
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Lost Boy Beach is one of the few spots in Oregon I've tried to not publicize — for this reason exactly.
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Tourists rescued from Oregon beach after getting stranded during photo op
The group used sticks to spell out “SOS” in the sand.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More than a year after Amtrak first announced them, and months after the planned debut, the fancy new Airo trains are set to debut in the Pacific Northwest.
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Amtrak set to debut new, upgraded train cars in the Pacific Northwest
Amtrak will debut its new Airo trains this fall, with redesigned seats, panoramic windows and new amenities.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This animation looks incredible.
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Wildwood – Final Trailer | Get Tickets Now
YouTube video by LAIKA Studios
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 16/09/2026
The 2026 JD Power passenger satisfaction survey shows how passengers feel about the $2.15 billion renovation at PDX. mrf.lu/2zb_D
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OPB @opb.org · 16/09/2026
The Port of Bandon is transfering a memorial site marking a Coquille village and burial site to the Coquille Tribe.
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Port of Bandon returns memorial site to Coquille Indian Tribe
The Port of Bandon has agreed to return a quarter-acre memorial site in Old Town to the Coquille Indian Tribe, transferring ownership of land where a Coquille village stood.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 14/09/2026
Vaux’s swifts have found a variety of smaller chimneys throughout greater Portland to roost, including in downtown Oregon City. mrf.lu/23lhH
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Gosia Wozniacka @gosiawoz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why are pear orchards in Oregon's Hood River Valley being abandoned and neglected? Is the Fruit Loop in danger? www.oregonlive.com/pacific-nort...
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As neglected orchards spread, Oregon’s pear industry nears a breaking point
Abandoned orchards are deepening Oregon pear growers’ crisis.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I endorse this take, but it’s also very funny to read as an Oregon coast guy. “Five towels away” is like half a mile on our beaches.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Chris Kattan introducing Destiny's Child says it all.
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Chiara Profenna @chiara-profenna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Shakespeare meets cocktails at Oberon’s in Ashland. The fairy forest inspired bar serves craft drinks, live entertainment and a back patio. Read more: www.oregonlive.com/living/2026/...
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This enchanting Ashland cocktail bar brings Shakespeare’s fairy forest to life
The Shakespeare-themed venue features craft cocktails, live entertainment and a back patio, billing itself as “Ashland's most Ashlandiest spot” with nightly performances.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Willamette Falls is in the midst of a generational change. Here’s what’s happening.
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Willamette Falls is undergoing a generational facelift. These 4 projects are leading the way
The industrial era is over at one of the greatest waterfalls in the Pacific Northwest. What comes next?
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Uh, yikes!
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New tsunami study predicts 75% of people dead in one Oregon coast town after Big One
Oregon Department of Emergency Management guidance proposes a solution to improve tsunami survival in coastal communities.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I can’t stop thinking about how absurdly awful this place is. You could spend SO MUCH LESS for an INFINITELY BETTER experience at, like, 50 different restaurants in Portland.
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We went to Portland's immersive Le Petit Chef so you don't have to
The immersive dining concept operates in 52 countries and opened its Oregon location earlier this year.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 30/08/2026
re: everyone yelling about Google Maps - Maps just ingests the official data source for each country, which is GNIS in this case, and most other online maps will follow for American users nobody at Google is making an active decision to go in and change names in Maps directly
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Lizzy Acker @lizzyacker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Finally giving the people what they want: a co-byline with @billoram.bsky.social. www.oregonlive.com/entertainmen...
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Kenny Rogers was a Blazers fan. Dolly Parton was not impressed — and she let Portland kno
At a 1985 Portland concert, Dolly Parton joked the Trail Blazers couldn't score, but stats show they ranked among the NBA's top offenses that season.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Read the incredible tale of Jack Strong, the kid who got lost for four days on Mount Hood, surviving on raw fish and huckleberries.
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A 7-year-old boy lost his way on Mount Hood. 4 days later he was found hiking a glacier
This August marks the 100-year anniversary of one of the most remarkable alpine rescues in Oregon history.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 23/08/2026
For decades, Native people have pushed to remove Oregon’s derogatory place names. Current renaming efforts are moving forward with minimal tribal involvement. theoregonian.visitlink.me/7G-Tfa 📷: Sean Meagher #oregon #oregonpolitics #orpol #theoregonian
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
I watched "The General" as part of my effort to see the filmed-in-Oregon classics, and WOW is the Cottage Grove area unrecognizable. Turns out some of Oregon's forests looked a little... skimpier in 1926.
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One of the greatest films ever shot in Oregon turns 100 this year
The Buster Keaton classic from 1926 will get a special anniversary screening in Cottage Grove.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20/08/2026
Two paragliders were cited for allegedly harassing wildlife near Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, authorities said Thursday. theoregonian.visitlink.me/6niIK_ 📷: Cannon Beach Police #cannonbeach #haystackrock #oregon #oregoncoast #paragliders #theoregonian
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 20/08/2026
One of Oregon's most unexpected cultural displays is tucked away inside a convenience store. mrf.lu/2sC3r
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A partial lunar eclipse is nothing like a total solar eclipse, but this is still going to be a very cool astronomical event happening at a very reasonable time of night.
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We put a tracking device in a shipment of rare books acquired by an anonymous buyer. It ended up at an Amazon facility where the company scans books for training data and destroys them in the process: www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...
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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Tonight’s Portland-area Perseid watch parties at Rooster Rock and Stub Stewart are CANCELED. That doesn’t mean you can’t still go out there to try your luck, it will just be a little more difficult.
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2 popular Perseid meteor shower watch parties abruptly canceled at Oregon state parks
The state park events were expected to draw thousands to watch the Perseid meteor shower.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🌊 COAST NEWS: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making moves to offload land at the Northwest tip of Oregon, home of a historic military installation and a major jetty. The land is currently managed by Oregon State Parks, which would very much like to have it.
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Fort Stevens for sale? Feds consider parting with historic fort, jetty at Oregon coast park
Oregon State Parks, which already manages the property, has already expressed interest in acquiring the land.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12/08/2026
The two hires represent a rare concentration of Indigenous culinary voices at one of Oregon’s most elevated addresses. mrf.lu/2x-Qt
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Alex Baumhardt @alexbaumhardt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
“We never expected ICE to go there,” Wuendy Rosales told The 19th. The operation, she added, felt like “a trap” because the local enforcement knew the area was frequented by the Latino community.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In case you thought the Moda Center funding fight was novel: I just came across an article from 1870 complaining about the state taking money from the public school fund to help pay for the Willamette Falls Locks.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The Grammys are the problem. Handing out awards to the “best” music doesn’t work anymore — it hasn’t for decades! There is SO MUCH music, and genre is more fluid than ever. This isn’t the Oscars. You’re never going to capture the moment, no matter how many categories you create.
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Opinion | BTS’s Grammys Boycott Highlights the Perils of Pop Music
The genre was shaped by exclusion, not expansion.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 08/08/2026
The line for Joe Brown's Carmel Corn was close to 100 people...even before they opened the doors! Check out our Lloyd Center live blog as we document the mall's last day www.oregonlive.com/retail/2026/...
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Some good news in central Oregon.
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John Day Fossil Beds back open after central Oregon wildfires burn through
The central Oregon landmark, scorched by flames, is back open to the public.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 06/08/2026
The skies are slowly starting to clear, and Portland is getting some relief after smoke shrouded the region this week. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A fire just now broke out near the Spokane fire suspect’s apartment. He’s in jail still.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The suspected Spokane arsonist “feels fire is powerful, beautiful, and that things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth,” police said.
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 04/08/2026
The cruise, which previously only ran for two days a year, includes multiple meals, an interpretive guide and wildlife viewing from the deck. mrf.lu/2ZYGR
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Officials said the man had tried to scramble down the rock face below the trail to get to the waterfall when he fell 50-80 feet.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A coyote trotted past my house just as the light began to turn orange from the smoke drifting in. Hope that's not an omen or anything.
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Sean Highkin @highkin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the role Adam Silver and the NBA will play in determining the Blazers’ future in Portland, whether Tom Dundon wants to keep them here or not www.rosegardenreport.com/why-adam-sil...
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Why Adam Silver Won't Let Tom Dundon Move the Trail Blazers
City and county lawmakers are preparing to vote on their portions of a Moda Center funding package.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
More than 600 (likely homes) burned in and around Spokane County yesterday. The devastation is incomprehensible www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
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Wildfire in northwest Spokane destroys 640 structures
The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday, according to Cody Rohrbach, Spokane County Fire District 3 fire chief.
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Alexandra (Alex) Duggan @alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The devastation is unimaginable. I moved here 3 years ago knowing Spokane would be my home. I can’t explain how horrific this is. “It’s like a war zone,” people told me.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Last night I discovered the pickle s’more and I’m here to tell you that it absolutely slaps.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Incredible stuff: A private ranch in central Oregon has quietly been protecting some of the best Indigenous rock art in the Northwest. Great story from @janeteastman.bsky.social
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This Oregon ranch is protecting a pristine collection of ancient rock art
More than 400 pictographs painted in red, orange, white, yellow, green and black covering basalt canyon walls are protected from vandalism.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New photos show wildfire damage at the Painted Hills in central Oregon. Tough to see charred land near a beloved natural wonder, but it sounds like the park escaped any major damage.
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See wildfire’s charred path through Painted Hills as national monument remains closed
All three units of the John Day Fossil Beds were closed as the Rowe Creek Complex fire swept through the region.
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Jamie Hale @jamiehale.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It's getting bad out there, folks.
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‘Avoid the area’: Almost 80 miles of I-84 closed in Oregon due to wildfires
The nearly 26,500-acre Fox fire prompted the closure; as of Monday morning it is 0% contained.
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