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COLUMBIA RIVER TRAIL RUN

By Brian Mann
Published September 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM EDT

Oregon's Sauvie Island on the Columbia River includes wild stretches of beach, deep forest and dense thickets of luscious blackberries. NPR's Brian Mann sends an audio postcard from a trail run with breaks for berry-picking and swimming in the big river.

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Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.