Ever wonder what was down that lonely dirt road on your last road trip to a popular destination? Did you want to go down that road to see where it…
Writers Who Inspire Oregon Travel
Oregon is home to a great many prolific authors. The majority of people who live here, especially in Portland and the larger towns, were not born here. Like me, they…
A Pretty Good Guide to the Central Oregon Coast
Looking for a great road trip in Oregon? How about a road trip on the Oregon Coast? Oregon’s central coast is the most diverse when it comes to wildlife and…
Road Trip! Central Washington State
Looking for a great Washington State road trip? Sandwiched between the Cascade Mountain Range and the secluded forests of the Nez-Pierce in Idaho, lies the deserts of central Washington. The…
Quiz: How Should you Plan your Pacific Northwest Vacation?
Oregon, Washington and British Columbia encompass such a large area, with so many breathtaking sights, cultural experiences and outdoor activities, it can be overwhelming. If you have been here before,…
What the Heck is Travel Roulette?
Okay, so you’ve decided that you want to take a vacation. A good one. A few days to get away from regular life. The need burns so great in you…
Smith Rock State Park
Smith Rock has held a mysterious fascination for me for many years. I worked for an outdoor travel clothing company that sold Smith Rock Tee Shirts before I ever knew…
Fossil, Oregon and the Painted Hills
Deep in the high desert of central Oregon, past the tumbling tumble weeds and hovering hawks seeking out their prey…past the fragrant sagebrush and long forgotten ghost towns…lies fossils and…
Oregon’s Covered Bridges
The covered bridges of ages past hold a romanticism, not unlike your local childhood soda shop, or the drive-in movie theatre just outside of town. Covered bridges are a cherished…
The Joy of Road Trips in Oregon and Washington
There’s nothing…I mean nothing more spiritually fulfilling than getting up at the crack of dawn on a summer’s day, getting in your car with a full tank of gas, and…
Road Trip: The Lighthouses of Oregon
What better way to map out the perfect road trip than to drive along the Oregon Coast and catch all of the lighthouses? From Astoria in the north to Brookings…
Take a Tasty Tour through Oregon’s Wine Country
When people think of wine produced in the United States, most immediately think California’s Napa Valley. But just up the road is the fertile Willamette Valley of Oregon, which produces…
Silver Falls State Park
There is a reason people call this the “crown jewel” of state parks. At 9,200 acres, it is Oregon’s largest and most diverse state park. To my knowledge, no other…
British Columbia’s Vancouver Island
Allow me to dispel a misconception. The city of Vancouver, British Columbia is actually NOT on Vancouver Island. Weird, huh? Yeah, I think so too. No, the city of Vancouver…
Road Trip: The Columbia River Gorge
Nothing is more gorgeously majestic than the Columbia River Gorge. This is the ultimate Pacific Northwest road trip itinerary. Whether you’re driving west from the Oregon desert, or east from…
British Columbia – In Broad Strokes
British Columbia… Where the whale-inhabited waters of Puget Sound bleed into the international waters of the great Canadian province of British Columbia. This 944,735 km2 acre western section of Canada…
Mount Hood Meadows: My First Ski Trip
Would you believe, I’ve lived in Oregon for over 20 years, and I’ve never put on a pair of skis….until now. Growing up in the Midwest I was not exposed…
High Desert Country in Eastern Oregon
When you think of a desert, what comes to mind? As a child, my idea of a desert was something like the Sahara; endless miles of nothing but sand, as…
How to Beat the Heat During an Oregon Summer
The unseasonably hot temperatures in the Willamette valley beckoned us to head for cooler environs, so on to the beach we went! This wasn’t a spur of the moment event,…
The Unbridled Beauty of Deception Pass and the Olympic Peninsula
One of the things I really love about northwest Washington state is that there are a multitude of attractions within a very small geographic area. The best of several worlds…