Big stories of Oregon summer: Wildfires, Opal Creek, coastal camping, best backpacking trips

Explore Oregon: Making the most of the outdoors

In this episode Zach hits on the biggest stories of Oregon's summer. He touches on: 3:20: Wildfires and closures in place in Oregon at Waldo Lake, Diamond Peak. 7:20: The McKinny Fire on the Oregon-California border and what's at risk in that magic part of the world. 19:40: The reopening of 180,000 acres of pubic land including Opal Creek, Breitenbush, Jeff Wilderness. 24:50: New permits to climb Mount Hood. 27:20: Crowded campgrounds and how to score a few sites on the Coast. 38:00: Best backpacking trips in S. Oregon and N. California.