Checkout this article about the Dirksen Derby put on by Bend’s Josh Dirksen to raise money for Bend’s Tyler Eklund. – Article by Jake Price, photos by Alex Nawrocky.

“Walking the Amazon: Interview with Ed Stafford” – Outside Magazine

Colt Lyerla of Hillsboro is a beast, but he may not be the beast that a magazine has him listed as being. I was recently looking at a national ranking of the top prep football players in a magazine and was a little shocked when I saw that they had Lyerla (the 2009 5A offensive player of the year) listed at over 500 pounds. Oh, he’s big… but not that big. He’s well over 200 pounds, but not quite 500 No doubt is was a typo, but it was one of those typos that makes you do a double take. Not like adding an extra digit (which is obviously wrong), but the kind where someone who was not familiar with the player might be like, “wow, who is this monster?”

Lyerla has to miss his team’s first game of the season, but look for him to have another monster year.

UPDATED 11-11 – Harris-Moore indicted by grand jury; One charge related to the San Juan Islands

UPDATED 7-19 – Colton Harris-Moore: ‘Barefoot Bandit’ is latest all-American outlaw to capture public eye

UPDATED 7-14 – Accused ‘Barefoot Bandit’ has US court appearance

UPDATED 7-11 – FREE Colton Harris Moore Website.

UPDATE 7-11 Caught!

UPDATED 7-10 Bahamas trail grows cold for ‘Barefoot Bandit’

UPDATE 3-24: Maxim article.

UPDATE 3-18: Police swarm Orcas Island in search for Harris-Moore – the next chapter in this amazing story could be taking place right now.
Before my flight from Maui to Portland yesterday I picked up an “Outside” magazine for a little something to read and it just happened to have one of the best articles I’ve ever read. I laughed, I nearly cried and I prayed that when someone someday makes a movie of the story of young outlaw “Colt” Colton Harris-Moore, that it has a happy ending.

The Ballad of Colton Harris-Moore

I post this article because it is a fascinating look at a talented, athletic young man who has amazing outdoor survival skills but has found himself in a life of crime that doesn’t appear to have a happy ending anywhere in sight. It is a reminder of what a huge role sports can play in young peoples lives and how much of a difference we can make when we reach out to a kid who needs it… and what can happen when we don’t!

Bob Woodward is the consummate OREGON OUTSIDER From back in July. Some really good info!