It's time to start planning a 2022 hike on the Blue Mountains Trail. We recently published the season's updated hiking maps and databook, available upon request. More updates, including upcoming workshops in Sumpter and La Grande happening this month are included below. Hi, my name is Pip Redding. I’m excited to announce my return to GHCC as the 2022 BMT Trail Coordinator! I’ve already met quite a few of you on the trails or around town in Wallowa County, but I can’t wait to

Summer hiking season has arrived in the Blue Mountains. Across the region, the high elevation snowpack melted a bit earlier than average this year after a record heat wave kept temperatures above 100 degrees in the valleys for over 10 days in June and early July. At least for a few weeks, it appears we'll be back to cooler weather on the trail. However, the heat dome and subsequent thunderstorms started fire season in earnest. With multiple fires burning near Hells Canyon in