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Forget Pottery Class. This Oregon Blacksmith Lets You Forge Your Very Own Knife
There are plenty of ways to spend a day in Oregon. You can hike to a waterfall. Wander through wine country. Hunt for agates on the coast. Spend an afternoon poking around one of those wonderfully…
Saddle Up and Stay the Night at This 9,000-Acre Oregon Ranch Near Fossil
Stay on a 9,000-acre Oregon cattle ranch near Fossil, where horseback rides, a country breakfast, and wide-open high desert country shape the getaway.
You Can Camp, Catch Crab, and Have Your Catch Cooked at This Oregon Coast Marina
I visited Kelly’s Brighton Marina last year and discovered one of the North Coast’s best hands-on getaways: camp beside Nehalem Bay, rent the crabbing gear, and have your legal Dungeness catch cooked at the marina.
Visiting Rural Oregon? There’s One Unspoken Driving Law Nobody Told You About
There are certain things you should probably know before venturing too far into rural Oregon. Keep your gas tank reasonably full. Don't blindly trust Google Maps when it tells you that the mysterious Forest Service road…
This Tiny Oregon Pizza Spot Serves Honey-Kissed Crust You’ll Actually Fight Someone Over
There are two kinds of pizza eaters in this world. The first happily eats every last bite, crust included. The second works their way around the pie and leaves behind a sad little ring of abandoned…
This Eastern Oregon Mennonite Market Makes Pies and Turkey Sandwiches You’ll Think About for Days
There are sandwiches you eat because you’re hungry. And then there are sandwiches that somehow become part of the road trip. Kauffman’s Market, along Highway 82, falls very firmly into that second category. Calling it just…
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,…