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.
Oregon's state parks face closures and cuts. Here's the director's plan to avoid that
Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
36 minutes 55 seconds
3 months ago
Oregon's state parks face closures and cuts. Here's the director's plan to avoid that
In this episode, host Zach Urness interviews Oregon Parks and Recreation Department director Lisa Sumption about the challenging future for Oregon's state parks system.
The parks system includes more than 250 recreation sites and 50 campgrounds and was visited by a record 56.6 million people in 2024. However, OPRD is expecting to face a 14% shortfall by 2027. That could mean layoffs to rangers and even closing some parks.
In the podcast, Sumption explains the shortfall and plans to fix it by raising revenue through new and creative streams of income. It's her hope to fund the park system without asking for taxpayer funding or any tax increase.
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.
