Plotting a new course: Crater Lake superintendent Chuck Lundy to retire next year – November 12, 2007
The Chuck Lundy years at Crater Lake National Park were defined by the park’s 100-year celebration.
A bit of history – November 12, 2007
Chuck Lundy took over as Crater Lake’s superintendent Nov. 8, 1998. Park historian Steve Mark said when Lundy retires Jan. 3, 2008, he will be third in tenure, behind Ernest P. Leavitt.
Lundy happy with progress at Crater Lake park – November 12, 2007
Chuck Lundy’s epiphany came in the 1970s, while making cement forms on a construction job in Massachusetts.
Survival of the fittest for our man in Patagonia – September 30, 2007
When it comes to gardening, retired biology professor Frank Lang employs a survival-of-the-fittest approach.
Since You Asked: Espey Had Quite a Life – July 28, 2007
In the July 20 issue of the Mail Tribune, there was an article by Damian Mann titled “Cleaning Up Espey” in reference to the Espey Wildlife Station. Can you enlighten us further as to who Larry Espey was?
He made movies in Brooklyn, over 100 years ago (Fred Kiser) – July 5, 2007
In 1902 they began producing photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, followed shortly by commissions for promotional photos of the newly-created Crater Lake National Park (1903), official photography for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, and photos of the 1905 Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition….
Mountain Climber Brian Smith – May 24, 2007
Mountain climber Brian Smith, a 1988 graduate of South Medford High School, reached the top of Mount Everest at exactly 2:50 a.m. today Nepalese time in dark and cold conditions.
Shadow Everest: Brian Smith April 27, 2007
Brian Smith’s chest is racked by coughing spasms. His cuts don’t heal in the thin air. He wakes each morning inside his tent with his sleeping bag covered with ice. And he is bone tired.
OPB’s Oregon Experience Profiles William Steel – February 13, 2007
William Gladstone Steel was one of Oregon’s most active mountaineers and advocates for national parks and forest conservation in the Pacific Northwest. He is best known as the father of Crater Lake National Park and the founder of the Mazamas, the West Coast’s oldest continual mountaineering club. The next episode of Oregon Experienceexamines the life of this complex and sometimes controversial man. Tune in to the stations of Oregon Public Broadcasting on Monday, February 19 at 9pm.
Brian Smith plans to answer call of world’s highest peak – December 31, 2006
“Mountain climbing gives you a chance to know yourself,” explains the veteran climber who graduated from South Medford High School in 1988. “You are totally alone in your thoughts. And, of course, the views are amazing… Note: Brian is the son of one of the CLI’s board members, Larry Smith. Go Brian!
Trees of heaven – September 7, 2006
Former Union Creek ranger returns for a visit, and memories return with him
John Carl Owings – August 1, 2006
John Carl Owings, 75, died July 31, 2006, at his home in Klamath Falls.
History into Stories – July, 2006
For years, Larry Smith has been Jacksonville’s unofficial historian. Come September, however, he will be officially recognized by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) with the Leadership in History Award. The AASLH Awards Program recognizes excellent achievements in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history throughout North America.
Volcano Man: New Superintendent Enjoys Craters of the Moon – June 23, 2006
More by chance than design, Doug Neighbor seems to have a thing for volcanoes. Three of the six places he’s worked are decidedly volcanic, including Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park and the National Park of Samoa.
