by Jessica Tomlinson | Jun 14, 2019 | Adventures, Camping, Climbing, Featured, Health & Fitness, Hiking, Home & Garden, Interesting, Lifestyle, Mountain Biking, Other, Stargazing, Weird, Wildlife, WTF
As the weather gets warmer and more people venture out into their back yard or favorite hiking trail, the risk for people picking up a tick and contracting a tick borne illness like Lyme disease rises. But how bad is Lyme disease, and what are your chances of picking...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Jun 6, 2019 | Beyond Oregon, Featured, Interesting, News, Politics
Oregon Lawmakers have voted on a measure to make daylight savings time permanent, which means Oregonians may no longer have to change their clocks twice yearly ("Spring ahead," "Fall behind"). A 37-20 Vote In a 37-20 vote, the Oregon House decided to make daylight...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Jun 3, 2019 | Art, Art, Events, Family Fun, Featured, Food & Drink, Interesting, Lifestyle, Music, Southern Oregon, Things To Do
Imagine sitting on the grass on a cool summer evening with friends and family in a relaxing atmosphere as the sweet sounds of jazz roll through the air around you. Maybe jazz isn't your thing and you prefer rock, blues, classical music, bluegrass, pop, folk or country...
by Jessica Tomlinson | May 28, 2019 | Eastern Oregon, Entertainment, Family Fun, Featured, History, Interesting, Stories, Things To Do, Travel
Not many people realize just how rich a history John Day Oregon offers up for us to explore. Beyond being a gold rush town, and beyond the John Day Fossil Beds, there's a history that stretches across the ocean all the way to Guangdong China. John Day once held the...
by Tyler James | May 8, 2019 | Adventures, Featured, Things To Do
It's that time of year again, and what better way to beat the heat than take advantage of all of the amazing places you can find to swim in Oregon. No matter if you've lived in Oregon forever and you are tired of going to the same places to swim every year, or you are...
by Tyler James | Apr 28, 2019 | Adventures, Featured, News, Photography, Things To Do, Travel, Western Oregon
Update 4/29/19: We discovered yesterday on our hike to Butte Creek Falls, the original route to get here is now blocked off by Weyerhaeuser. You can still take Crooked Finger Road, although you are looking at an additional hike just over 2 miles down a gravel road...
by Tyler James | Apr 9, 2019 | Adventures, Conservation, Featured, Interesting, News, Wildlife
The efforts of the Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife (ODFW) to conserve the Oregon wolf population are finally paying off. The ODFW has been trying to conserve wolves in Oregon since they were placed on the Federal Endangered Species list in 1974 and the Oregon...
by Tyler James | Apr 2, 2019 | Adventures, Entertainment, Family Fun, Featured, Interesting, Oregon Coast, Things To Do, Travel, Western Oregon
With longer days and flowers starting to bloom in spring, Oregon is hinting at summer and the timing couldn't be better to start planning for fun adventures in Oregon. Just two hours outside of Portland between Siletz Bay and the Pacific Ocean, there's an adventure...
by Tyler James | Mar 5, 2019 | Bend, Entertainment
Not so long ago, Blockbuster had 9,000 video rental locations and was bringing in $6 billion in annual revenue at its peak. The store was so popular in fact, that in 1989 a new store was opening every 17 hours. And in 2019, the only other Blockbuster on Earth aside...
by Jessica Tomlinson | Mar 2, 2019 | Adventures, Bend, Central Oregon, Featured, Interesting, News, Stories
36 year old Jeremy Taylor of Sunriver was reported missing on Sunday February 24th 2019. He was last seen at a gas station in Sunriver before he went missing for five days. The area has seen heavy snow in the past week, so it was concerning when Taylor and his dog...
