Elk at Mount St. Helens Thousands of elk live have returned to the landscape around Mount St. Helens. Are there too many for the land to sustain? Scientists go to great lengths to count elk, measure their health and restore elk grazing land washed away in a flood. Lighthouse Photoessay Wonder at the beauty of Oregon's coastal lighthouses. Snowkiting Matt Thames grew up snowboarding in southern Oregon, but once he saw his first snowkite, he was hooked. Now he combines his love of snowboarding with “kiting” to reach heights of 80-100 feet.