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Twilight Was Filmed in Oregon, and Fall Is the Perfect Time to Follow Its Moodiest Trail

By late September, Oregon starts doing half the work for a Twilight road trip. Evergreen hills turn nearly black beneath low clouds. The Columbia goes pewter. The Coast trades its summer brightness for salt spray, wind, and that silvery light that makes everything feel a little more dramatic than...

This Beloved Oregon Renaissance Faire Brings Charging Knights and a World of Medieval Magic

There is a stretch of summer in Oregon when a drive through Clackamas County can lead somewhere unexpectedly theatrical. One minute, you are following familiar farmland roads south of Portland. The next, you are hearing the ring of armor, watching banners move in the breeze, and realizing that...

Hug Point Is Open Again Near Cannon Beach: What’s Fixed, What’s Temporary, and When to Go

Hug Point is open again. That sentence alone would have been enough for a lot of us after a closed spring break and a summer spent driving past barricades on Highway 101. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department confirms the wayside is open, with no day-use parking fee on the books, and Beach...

This Wildly Fun Oregon Fall Tradition Sends Costumed Racers Across a Lake Inside Giant Pumpkins

There are normal fall festivals. You know the type. Apple cider. Corn mazes. Hayrides. Maybe somebody puts on a flannel shirt and spends twenty minutes choosing a pumpkin that somehow costs more than lunch. And then there's the Oregon fall festival where grown adults climb inside hollowed-out...

Multnomah Falls Permits Are Over and Here’s What Actually Changes and What Doesn’t

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.

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