Oregon
Wallowa Lake: The Crown Jewel of Northeastern Oregon
5/05/23 •
Wallowa Lake is known as the crown jewel of northeastern Oregon, so naturally, camping at Wallowa Lake State Park is a royal treat. This park is nestled on the southern…
Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Oregon: A Lighthouse, Tide Pools and Whale Watching
9/11/24 •
If you want to experience the Oregon coast but are pressed for time, head for the Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. This picturesque wave- and wind-scoured 100-acre spit of land,…
Gunderson's Cannery Cafe, Oregon: Dining With a Panoramic View of the Columbia River (1)
10/18/23 •
…rolls were freshly baked, and it’s hard to argue with customers who claim no one on the Oregon coast makes better clam chowder. Astoria is on Oregon’s northwestern tip, where…
Fort Clatsop, Oregon: Part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Park
10/29/22 •
To mark the bicentennial of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s famed journey west, my husband and I visited Fort Clatsop outside Astoria, Oregon to see where the Corps of Discovery…
See the Spruce Goose at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in Oregon
11/17/20 •
My husband is a former military pilot, so we always stop at airplane museums when we travel. On a recent trip to Oregon, we discovered the Evergreen Aviation Museum in…
Prospect, Oregon: An RV Park Near 3 Waterfalls
11/09/24 •
The area around Prospect, Oregon is beautiful — it’s on the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway, which is often called the “Highway of Waterfalls.” When my husband and I camped at Prospect…
Klootchy Creek Giant: Tallest Sitka Spruce, Oregon (2)
10/30/23 •
Nestled in an old-growth forest in the far northwestern corner of Oregon stands the world’s tallest Sitka spruce tree — a 216-foot-tall specimen. The giant’s trunk is 56 feet in…
Latourell Falls, Oregon: A Spectacular Falls With Few Rivals
9/29/23 •
Many waterfalls grace the spectacular Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in northern Oregon, but few rival little-known Latourell Falls in Guy W. Talbot State Park. I hiked a steep…
Tillamook County Fair, Oregon: The Wildest Auto Race On the Planet
3/31/21 •
Forget the Indy 500. The wildest auto race on the planet takes place every summer in Tillamook, Oregon, where daring drivers race “stripped” Model T’s while hugging live pigs! Pig-N-Ford…
Sumpter Valley Dredge, Oregon: One of the Biggest Gold Dredges
5/19/22 •
…made — the venerable 1,240-ton Sumpter Valley Dredge (above) outside scenic Sumpter, Oregon. Built for $350,000 in 1935, the dredge produced $4.5 million in gold in just less than 20…
Toketee Falls, Oregon: The State's Most Gorgeous Waterfall
9/23/23 •
Toketee Falls in southwestern Oregon ranks among the state’s most gorgeous waterfalls. Given the sheer number of falls here, that’s high praise, indeed! A 1/2-mile hike that includes some 200…
Fish Food Ingredients Analysis (1)
10/04/20 •
Note: The following was originally published on http://www.oscarfish.com/fish-food-ingredients.html and was written by Kmuda. The OscarFish.com site is no longer live and I didn’t want the below information to be lost…
Pendleton Woolen Mills in Washougal, Washington: Turning Sheep's Wool Turn Into Fabric (1)
9/11/21 •
…Portland, Oregon and 11 miles east of I-205 (Exit 27). The Pendleton store is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5…
Chinchilla Colors (46)
4/13/22 •
…was born in 1955. Its owner, Ned Jensen of Oregon, didn’t believe that it would be possible to breed the animal so he sold it to Nick Tower. He was…
Idaho's Old Mission State Park: A Church Hand-Built Without Nails
12/11/24 •
…meets I-90 Exit 39. For details, call 1-208-682-3814. More to see Hells Canyon, North America’s deepest gorge, runs along the border of Idaho and Oregon, about 120 miles south of…
National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, Wyoming: Commemorating The Pioneers' Journey
6/21/23 •
While in Casper, Wyoming, I ran across the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center, which commemorates the westward journey of the more than half a million pioneers that traveled the Oregon,…
Leukemia: Mild and Chronic Lymphocytic and Myelogenous Leukemias (7)
10/20/22 •
…ginseng, sarsaparilla, and wild Oregon grape, can reduce nausea. Garlic pills may be recommended to bolster the body’s immune system. Nutrition Therapy. Sound nutrition is especially important during chemotherapy, which…
These Machines Will Harvest Your Energy – For A Good Cause
11/27/24 •
…a demonstration), multitask-friendly clothing design, and more. Combining human and solar energy, Green Microgym in Portland, Oregon (one of the first eco-friendly sweat spots in the States) boasts some impressive…
