Cri Goes Rogue – Feb. 4, 2026
When it comes to grooming your own dogs, you have to spend money to save money. You really have to remind yourself of this as you’re spending that money though as it feels painful in the moment.
Category Weekly Columns
Wayne’s World – Feb. 4, 2026
The beginning of the new year appears to be going well. No flat tires thus far which has allowed Da Beast and I to hit the 3,000 mile mark to commemorate our first anniversary. Yes, it was just one year ago my main mode of transportation arrived at my front door. Of course, some assembly was required which led to a phone call to customer service for technical assistance, but it wasn’t long until we were both ready to rock and roll.
All Things Oregon – Ice Cream
By Christy Solo – Editor The first Saturday in February is National Have Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, and we’re on board with that. We’d argue it should be just…every Saturday. While there is no shortage of ice cream options in the frozen food section…
A Botanist’s View of Local Flora – Blue Dicks and Ookow
Dipterostemon capitatus – Blue Dicks, Purplehead, Brodiaea and Dichelostemma congestum – Fork-toothed Ookow and Dichelotemma multiflorus – Rounded-toothed Ookow
Winding Trails by Al Hobart – Moonlight ski – The Castle
Feb. 1, 1968 If the man with the butterfly net had been lurking on a recent night at Buck Prairie Road at the crest of the divide he would, without doubt, have pounced with a whoop of glee on the small congregation of Nordic Clubbers…
Crawlies with Cri – Nectar, nature’s ambrosia
By Christy Solo – ONPA 1st Place Award Winner for Best Local Column This may be our sweetest Crawlies yet! In this week’s A Botanist’s View we learned a lot about nectar from the flower’s point of view. In this week’s Crawlies we’ll learn about…
Cri Goes Rogue
Commentary by Christy Solo Putting together this week’s Collector’s Edition of the Upper Rogue Independent and reading Edition #2 had me looking back on the *check’s notes* 17 years I’ve been writing for the URI. Which is totally amazing, because I’m only 29 *cough*. I…
Wayne’s World
Commentary by Wayne Lee This is the final printed edition of this esteemed publication (for the foreseeable future) which is a bittersweet occasion for an old dinosaur like me. We will move forward in the digital world, but my life, up until this point, has…
All Things Oregon – Wildflower Hikes
By Christy Solo – Editor Apparently we at the Upper Rogue Independent have spring fever this week as our overall theme seems to be “wildflowers.” In that vein, let’s make some spring and summer plans as we explore local wildflower hiking and picnic spots. Our…