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Willamette Valley Vineyards in Turner Oregon is well known for it's beautiful scenery, good wine, and sustainable wine production practices. Visitors enjoy the expansive patio and viewing Mary's Peak from the 65-foot lookout tower, but now there's a new way to enjoy...
Sunriver Oregon has always been a popular vacation destination but has now become Oregon's most popular place to stay while working from home. Over the last year of the pandemic, more people than ever before have been working from home and using Zoom to attend...
Yesterday a three foot long baby Salmon shark washed on shore near Tillicum Oregon. The shark was dead and not a threat to the public. The Hatfield Marine Center sent a professor from OSU to pick up the shark carcass, though a large animal had eaten part of the...
Everyone has a favorite trail or waterfall they love to visit in Oregon. Unfortunately many much loved areas have become overcrowded, especially spots within an hour or two of the Portland Metro area. It can be hard to find solitude in the crowds. Oregon is a state...
Wide open spaces, big beautiful skies, and a view that will stop you in your tracks: this cabin 35 minutes from Bend Oregon will knock your socks off. Big Views, Even Bigger Memories This gorgeous cabin home 17 miles out of Prineville Oregon is situated on 20...
People may not realize there's a castle in Southwest Portland Oregon, looming up over the landscape like one might expect from a fairytale. The stone castle home is beautiful on the outside and luxurious on the inside. The best part? It's an Airbnb and you can stay...
Rockaway Beach has a secret. Every once in a while the shifting sands wash away just enough to reveal something elusive: the 100-year-old shipwreck of the Emily G. Reed. This ghostly wreck usually hides under the sand, sometimes going decades without surfacing to...
Birds sing, a gentle breeze blows wispy white clouds across the blue sky, and the warmth of the sun on your face reminds you why you've come: to escape into the wilderness of Oregon's stunning high desert. Perhaps you've come to see the John Day Fossil Beds, or to...
The movie business has taken a huge hit, especially in light of the recent pandemic. In the age of streaming everything online, even movies recently released, not as many folks are going out to the movies. Incredibly, this historic indoor theater that opened June 3,...
A few thousand years ago a volcanic fissure opened up in Oregon's high desert near Christmas Valley. These fissures in the earth's surface are usually filled with rock and soil after they're formed, but because the area is so arid, Crack In The Ground has remained the...
You haven't truly lived until you've tried an artisan caramel apple pie so fresh it tastes like it was plucked right out of an apple tree in the Willamette Valley. The same can be said of a fresh apricot crunch pie, or a delicious artisan peach raspberry pie....
If you're looking for a beautiful wilderness trail to get you away from the city, the McNeil Point Trail near Hood River is ready to show you jaw-dropping views. The trail to McNeil Point is difficult but well worth the trek up into the mountains. With views of the...