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South of Bend, among ponderosa pines and high-desert light, the High Desert Museum offers the kind of Oregon outing that can easily turn into half a day. It is part wildlife center, part history museum, part…
What food is Oregon known for? Discover 12 iconic Oregon foods, from marionberry pie and Dungeness crab to hazelnuts, tater tots, cheese, wine, and craft beer.
Modern schoolkids can probably name two famous Native American women: Sacajawea and Pocahontas. With good reason. Both were amazing females who more than deserve their place in American History. So why have so few heard of…
Do you ever find yourself thinking, "I wish this mundane, run-of-the-mill hotel was more awesome"? Maybe you're wishing for someplace more retro, more treehouse, more Airstream, more historical. More SOMETHING. Look no further. We've got your…
Since the advent of creating images with a camera and light-sensitive film, humans have had the predilection to document the beauty around them. At the turn of the 20th Century, photographers like Edward S. Curtis, Peter…
A cold case is defined as a homicide or murder that has been thoroughly investigated, with all leads exhausted, yet remains unsolved. Something about these scenarios is oddly captivating to the human psyche. I grew up…
Just two miles south of Depoe Bay along the old Highway 101 sits the historic Ben Jones Bridge (known as the Rocky Creek Bridge to some). The Ben Jones Bridge viewpoint is the perfect spot to…
The only real backstory you need is this: From 1964-1966, NASA trained Apollo astronauts on the rocky surfaces of lava-flow abundant near Bend, Oregon. Through his training there, astronaut Jim Irwin became well-acquainted with Floyd Watson,…
Largest, and according to many sources, MOST AWESOME. It was part carnival, part water park, and existed on 128 acres of Hayden Island land between Portland and Vancouver on the Columbia River. “Portland’s Million Dollar Playground”,…
144 years after the Nez Perce were driven out of their homeland in the Wallowa Valley in Eastern Oregon, members of the tribe have returned to bless 148 acres of reclaimed land. After working for years…
Every year people flock to the Oregon coast to take in the scenic vistas, hike the wild coastal forests, go whale watching, and visit Oregon's historic lighthouses. Oregon filmmaker Matt Cook wanted to share his love…
Sitting on the historic Johnson Creek in Portland Oregon is a treasure waiting for you to discover: the lovely wooded Leach Botanical Garden. Featuring an aerial walkway that leads through the trees, a magical stone cabin…
