Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
Zach Urness / Statesman Journal
212 episodes
1 week ago
In this episode, host Zach Urness talks with author Dan Shryock about his book on Oregon's Scenic Bikeways.
Shryock, who wrote "Cycling Across Oregon" in 2024, talks about what inspired the book, his eight favorite rides and what he discovered along the way.
The routes Shryock rode took him through deep forest, over the Cascade Mountains, onto the Oregon Coast and into eastern Oregon canyons.
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In this episode, host Zach Urness talks with author Dan Shryock about his book on Oregon's Scenic Bikeways.
Shryock, who wrote "Cycling Across Oregon" in 2024, talks about what inspired the book, his eight favorite rides and what he discovered along the way.
The routes Shryock rode took him through deep forest, over the Cascade Mountains, onto the Oregon Coast and into eastern Oregon canyons.
News roundup: Shutdown, 2025 wildfire season, great news for coho and awful news for Douglas fir
Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
22 minutes 9 seconds
1 month ago
News roundup: Shutdown, 2025 wildfire season, great news for coho and awful news for Douglas fir
Host Zach Urness breaks down how the government shutdown is impacting Oregon's public lands and three other news stories focusing on wildfires, salmon and Douglas fir trees.
Urness talks about the status of national parks and monuments such as Crater Lake and the Painted Hills during the closure, before talking about how bad the 2025 wildfire season was compared to recent years.
Finally, he talks about the rebound of coho salmon on the Oregon Coast and the historic "dieback" of Oregon's Douglas fir trees in southwest Oregon and in the Willamette Valley.
Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
In this episode, host Zach Urness talks with author Dan Shryock about his book on Oregon's Scenic Bikeways.
Shryock, who wrote "Cycling Across Oregon" in 2024, talks about what inspired the book, his eight favorite rides and what he discovered along the way.
The routes Shryock rode took him through deep forest, over the Cascade Mountains, onto the Oregon Coast and into eastern Oregon canyons.
