Q: The Oregon Trail blazed the route for Interstate 84. What predated the route that was chosen for I-5 through Southern Oregon? A: Much of the length was used in 1846, when three Applegate brothers ...

In the sun-dappled valley of the Applegate River, the mountains never seem far away. The rolling lumps of the Siskiyou Range tumble against roadways, farmhouses and vineyards in a golden-green ...

For emigrants traveling west from the 1840s through the 1860s, the Oregon Trail was a harrowing but necessary route. Looking for better economic opportunities than the ones available in the Midwest, ...

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. (AP) - Dave Calahan spooks a blacktail deer, then flushes a forest grouse and sidesteps a fresh pile of bear scat as he bushwhacks up a forest hillside to an open patch where the ...