Jody Potts-Joseph rides towards the Susitna River outside Willow, Alaska on March 8, 2026. Potts-Joseph was the first woman from the Han Gwich’in tribe to compete in the Iditarod.
Ultramarathon runner Max Jolliffe pauses during a run in Costa Mesa, California on January 3, 2026. After battling addiction, Jolliffe now competes professionally, setting records and winning major races.
Kim Kerns, fourth-generation rancher, tends to a newborn at her ranch outside Baker, Oregon on March 7, 2025. Kerns and her family were the first reported Oregonian ranchers to have livestock killed by wolves after wolves returned to the state in 1999.
Jody Potts-Joseph takes a moment while preparing her dog sled before the Iditarod ceremonial start in Anchorage, Alaska on March 7, 2026. Potts-Joseph was the first woman from the Han Gwich’in tribe to compete in the Iditarod.
Downhill skier Jacqueline Wiles stands with her Olympic bronze medal outside her home in Portland, Oregon on April 24, 2026. She won the medal in the 2026 Winter Olympics after suffering a career-threatening injury in February 2018.
A festival attendee celebrates after winning a mini-bike race during the annual Mountain Bike Oregon festival near Oakridge, Oregon on June 27, 2026.
Merry Bradley prepares to plant new crops at Grass Roots Garden in Eugene, Oregon on April 14, 2026. She started working at the garden 25 years ago and began feeding volunteers out of her own pocket.
Lincoln Reeder of Malad, Idaho stretches before the bareback riding competition during the Eugene Pro Rodeo in Eugene, Oregon on July 2, 2026.
Greyson Fletcher gets air during the best trick contest at the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon on August 15, 2026. He won the Best Time Award during the contest.
A giant puppet welcomes festival attendees during the Oregon Country Fair in Veneta, Oregon on July 10, 2026.
Steve Allaway, executive director of Friends of Willamette Cascades Watersheds, prepares to break down an abandoned RV near Lowell, Oregon on July 16, 2026. Federal and state organizations often avoid cleanups due to high costs, but Allaway and volunteers can clear abandoned vehicles for a fraction of the cost.
Deckhand Kris Schauer gaffs a tuna on the Tomahawk Sportfishing boat off the California coast on October 18, 2025.
An Alaska Fish and Game employee dusts himself off after trying to wrangle a Canada goose for banding in Cordova, Alaska on July 15, 2025. The U.S. Forest Service and Alaska Fish and Game partner every other year to band hundreds of geese for population and migration data.
Pacific Seafood employees unload black cod from the Michelle Ann at the Port of Newport on August 21, 2026. Oregon exports to many of the countries it imports seafood from, generating a much larger carbon footprint than locally sourced seafood.