If you’re scouting some awesome West Coast-hugging hikes offering stunning mountain vistas, pristine beaches and everything in between, here, just in time for Great Outdoors Month, are our top three day hikes from Astoria to Tillamook: Fort to Sea Trail … Continued
Hello SUMMER! School’s out! Pacific Northwest skies have finally stopped drooling. The thermometer is flirting with “warm.” And it’s time to Get Outside. Continuing our series on Great Outdoors Month, here are 20 ways to celebrate this sunny season: – … Continued
Walking is a natural activity with many health and mental benefits. So is hiking. Hiking offers all the health and other benefits associated with walking. Think of hiking as walking with attitude. In the Great Outdoors. Here are 15 Pacific … Continued
Continuing our series on 30 West Coast Ways: Celebrating Great Outdoors Month in Washington, Oregon and California, we’re off on an Oregon hike flush with history and salt air! “How ‘bout Oregon?” Chris suggests on a Friday evening in June. … Continued
Every once in a while those “spur of the moment” ideas pan out pretty well. Like The Oregon Garden. We visited there recently. On a fluke. Located about 20 miles east of Salem in the little town of Silverton, … Continued
Missoula, MT and Robert Redford don’t have a lock on A River Runs Through It. The “crown jewel” of Oregon’s state parks system, Silver Falls State Park, is also in the running. Located about 25 windy miles east of Salem, … Continued
What’s a “creaky knees hike”? Well, a creaky knees hike is not the trail equivalent of lacing up your boots for a mad dash to the Lazy Boy to pump 12 ounce curls of Pepsi. You don’t need to be … Continued
Oregon’s Mount Hood Scenic Loop is one of the most beautiful byways in the Pacific Northwest. This classic, meandering drive offers a little bite of everything Pacific Northwest-ish: Skyscraping evergreens. Lush green forests. Pristine mountain lakes. Funky lava formations. … Continued
Oregon’s Multnomah Falls is a glory hog. And for good reason. But if you’re visiting Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area to take in this spectacular waterfall, don’t stop at the falls. Head over to the nearby Historic Columbia … Continued
Move over Missoula, MT and Robert Redford. The “crown jewel” of Oregon’s state parks system, Silver Falls State Park, also has A River Runs Through It Located about 25 windy miles east of Salem, Silver Falls State Park’s 9,000 … Continued