When Brook Colley’s father wrote a 1994 book about Oregon swimming holes, he refused to use the name Squaw Lake for a picturesque lake surrounded by forested mountains in the Applegate Valley.
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MOUNT ASHLAND The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team recently completed a testing event for type 1 SAR volunteers that pushed them to their limits.
The rigorous test involved 39 .
Shawn Richards knows all too well that hikers who conquer Jackson County’s Mount McLoughlin often believe the path off the mountain can be easier than the climb up it.
Instead of following the trail t.
A predawn thunderstorm sparked numerous fires throughout the Rogue Valley Wednesday, sending firefighters from multiple agencies out to work early in remote areas.
Oregon Department of Forestry estim.