Big Springs Sno Park features a collection of loops that travel through a snowy forest in the Santiam Pass winter recreation area just off Highway 22.

Growing up, one of my favorite things as a student was when winter weather hit and hearing the magic words, snow day.

Train" was the US Army's answer to long-range transport in the Arctic: it had living quarters for crew, huge load capacity and dozens of wheels all powered by an innovative electric-drive system. But ...