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Sisters Harvest Faire returns October 10 and 11 with handcrafted gifts, Dry Canyon Stampede, food, and free admission. Here’s how to make a day of it downtown.
A conversation over coffee grew into a Merrill quilt shop with more than 4,000 bolts of fabric, hands-on classes, and three decades of Klamath Basin history.
An exquisite California burger, a warm welcome, and great service made my recent visit to Dillon’s Grill in Prineville a pleasure.
There’s an old photograph of Springfield that doesn’t look quite real at first. The Willamette River bends through the frame. Steel bridges span the water. Beyond them, houses scatter across a mostly open hillside, where the trees are thinner and the town hasn’t yet...
There are sandwiches you eat because you’re hungry. And then there are sandwiches that somehow become part of the road trip. Kauffman’s Market, along Highway 82, falls very firmly into that second category. Calling it just another "grocery store" would be a travesty....
Where to find Oregon’s best fall waterfall hikes in 2026, with peak-color timing, trail distance, difficulty, closure notes and the right hike for every kind of autumn day.
Multnomah Falls timed entry ended September 7, 2026. Here’s what actually changes for Exit 31 parking, what doesn’t, how lodge restrooms still work during renovation, and which nearby Gorge falls make better backups than a wishful empty-lot assumption.
Three California hikers were rescued from Mount Shasta after relying heavily on AI for route and packing advice. Here is what officials say hikers should learn.
There are certain things you expect to see while driving through northeast Oregon. Rolling wheat fields, old barns, cattle grazing beneath enormous skies, and eventually the jagged peaks of the Wallowa Mountains rising ahead of you. Image Copyright The Author A herd...
Ever wanted to take a stunning train ride through Oregon’s gorgeous landscape in fall? Sumpter Valley Railroad has you covered with fall and Halloween rides.
There is a moment every autumn when western Oregon seems to change overnight. The mornings grow cooler, the first real rain returns after months of dry weather, and the enormous green canopy of the Coast Range begins picking up flashes of gold. Fallen maple leaves...
Some restaurants win you over with a view. Others have a famous pie, a century-old recipe, or a neon sign travelers have been stopping beneath for generations. In Baker City, one of Oregon's most memorable roadside restaurants has something considerably harder to...