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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…
Here's something you don't see every day, which I found particularly interesting. Oregon Coast Beach Connection, a fascinating site that covers anything and everything that's coast-related, recently reported on some rare and surreal rock formations, which…
The Portland Oregon we know today is much changed from Portland of the 1970's. Back then it was a contrast in conservative ways, and a growing youth culture focused on self fulfillment. It was a time…
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…
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…
Today marks the 321st anniversary of a massive 9.0 earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Oregon coast. This earthquake struck on January 26th, 1700 and sent a tsunami across the ocean where it reached…
Oregon has some of the prettiest wilderness for people to explore in the United States. From deep gorges and rushing rivers to gorgeous lakes and rugged peaks, you don't have to travel far to find beauty…
Plan a Row River Trail walk or bike ride near Cottage Grove with trailheads, distance, parking, Dorena Lake, covered bridges, and Stand By Me history.
Just outside of Eugene, also a part of Lane County, you will find the little town of Cottage Grove, Oregon around 20 miles away. In fact, Cottage Grove is so charming it was recently earned number two on…
Maybe it was Tom Peterson knocking on our TV screen, Les Schwab promising free beef with a set of tires (looking back, that was such an oddball tie-in), or those ridiculously catchy jingles that somehow still…
It could single-handedly rewrite Oregon's known history, and you can visit this extraordinary structure. Exactly how old is the partially decayed hand-hewn log cabin and who built it? There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the…
Oregon trails range from short waterfall walks and mossy coastal paths to exposed desert climbs and remote mountain routes. This statewide guide highlights 37 memorable options across the coast, Cascades, Columbia River Gorge, Willamette Valley, Southern…
