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Meet Ethan and Lauri Boxer-Macomber, two Portlanders who are currently on a seven-month bike-centric adventure in South America. Ethan, a board member for Portland Trails, and Lauri, a lawyer specializing…

“But what do you do in the winter?” This time of year, our three trail crew members hear this question a lot. Jaime, Daniel, and Gabe take care of the…

One late afternoon in October, just after a rainstorm ended and revealed a warm golden light beneath the clouds, Abby Clark and a friend went for a run on the…

If you’ve taken a walk through the Evergreen Woods recently, you might have happened upon something rather unusual: a series of museum-quality paintings. Is that an N.C. Wyeth artwork…on a…

“What exactly do you do every day?” This is one of our trail crew’s most frequently asked questions. Jaime, Daniel, and Gabe have big trucks and trailers. They use motorized…

Trails throughout the Portland Trails network are visited over one million times each year. But how did we arrive at that number? We’re not just guessing; we have devices—trail counters—that…

In January, Portland Trails unveiled the brand new fifth edition of our trail map and guide. It was the first time our paper map had been updated since (…wait for…

“We went to Fore River Sanctuary on Thursday.  I could hear the water from the waterfall but it didn’t have a lot of water in it. And I could also…

During a volunteer shift handing out race bibs for the Holiday Dash 5K in December, Kelli dabbed tears from her eyes. “I don’t know why I’m crying!” she laughed. She…