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It's not the Blue Whale. In fact, it has a total weight of more than 20 Blue Whales, and here's a hint: Alice would be proud. Located in the Blue Mountains within the Malheur National Forest in Eastern Oregon, armillaria ostoyae is an enormous organism dubbed the...
When people think of Oregon they tend to think of lush green forests filled with ferns, long weeks of rain in the winter, and perhaps of Oregon's abundance of stunning waterfalls. What you might not have known is that two thirds of Oregon has a completely different...
From humble beginnings in 1890s New Jersey and contracting polio at age 7 (which left her with a lifelong limp), Dorothea Lange went on to become one of the most prolific photojournalists of her era. At the time she graduated high school, Lange had never even owned or...
January 11, 2020 brought an incredibly beautiful phenomenon to the Pacific NW coastline: the King Tide. Higher than normal tides typically occur during a new or full moon, or during specific seasons around the country. While amazing to witness, we want to stress the...
Oregon is home to a host of magnificent museums, including OMSI, The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, the High Desert Museum, and the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Sometimes the best museums are the quirky lesser known ones that make people wonder, how did I not know...
If you love video games such as Assassins Creed, Overwatch, or World of Warcraft, there's a symphony coming that's just for you! On February 1st, 2020 the Oregon Symphony will be preforming Game On! with music from 14 blockbuster video games. This concert combines...
"I was standing still for a moment, looking toward Portland," recalled Thurston Skei, who was climbing Mount Adams just before 8 a.m. on July 2, 1939. "I saw a trail of smoke coming down through the sky. There was a bright flash at the head of the smoke column as if a...
Clear Lake in Oregon is a scenic destination that boasts stunning natural beauty and a fascinating geological history. Some people refer to Clear Lake as the "Bass Capital of the West." This stunning body of water is the result of a volcanic eruption that occurred...
The brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin are personal local heroes of mine. I had visited many of their properties and brewpubs in the Portland area but never realized their impact until my first time at the Kennedy School while living in NE PDX circa the early 2000s. I...
Oregonians have a thing for the outdoors and adventure. We love to hike, fish, camp, and do activities that get our heart rate up, such as rock climbing or flying through the trees on a zip line. Camp Dakota in Scotts Mills Oregon not far from Salem is an all-in-one...
Mistaken identity? Long lost family? I love a good mystery, and all things Kennedy-related still seem to fascinate even 60-years later. The original attention-grabber from this post in the Forgotten Oregon facebook group was JFK himself. Charming as usual with a...
Oregon is filled with stunning landscapes and creative people who build incredible vacation rentals that capitalize on those views. Here are 14 rentals in Oregon with jaw dropping views of our beautiful state. 1. The Hideaway At Hidden Lake Ranch This vacation rental...