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Looking for Oregon geodes, crystals, or gemstones? The quick answer is that Oregon’s most satisfying finds are usually not loose, ready-made geodes. They are thundereggs, agate, jasper, Oregon sunstone, and other material that rewards a little…
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 plenty of reasons to wander an Oregon beach in late October. The Pacific gets moodier, fall storms begin rolling in with more frequency, and those gray skies and crashing waves somehow make a warm…
There are two kinds of folks. There are the people who look at an insect hovering over the lavender and say something useful like, “Oh, that appears to be Bombus vosnesenskii, the yellow-faced bumblebee.” And then…
There are certain things in life that most reasonable humans are powerless against. Freshly baked cookies. Puppies with oversized paws. And baby goats. Especially baby goats. aarononearth Tucked into the green countryside of Gales Creek in…
There are ordinary movie nights, and then there are the kinds of movie nights that feel like somebody climbed directly into your childhood memories, grabbed two battered VHS tapes from beside the television, and projected them…
There is something wonderfully Oregon about finding an old covered bridge where you least expect one. Drive east from Eugene and Springfield on Highway 58, following the road toward the forested foothills of the Cascades, and…
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…
There are beautiful towns in Oregon, and then there are places like Hood River where it sometimes feels like nature may have been showing off a little. Perched above the Columbia River and surrounded by orchards,…
There are road trips where the destination is the whole point, and then there are those wonderfully strange Oregon adventures where simply getting there feels like part of the story. Way out in the high desert…
