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Hippie Oregon

Fun with a shopping cart at the Oregon Country Fair. / Photo courtesy of Clyde Keller
Deep within the Coast Range fourteen miles east of Florence, Oregon, a dozen or so members and residents of Alpha Farm have their days scheduled on a hand-drawn chart hung on a kitchen wall.

Ty Milford's Sunset Speedway

One of my favorite things to do is to find things happening in Oregon that are well out of my everyday experience. I can't recall exactly how I came across the Sunset Speedway, but it fit the bill exactly. ...

72 Hours in the Wallowas

There’s a good reason it’s known as the Wallowa Country. An hour east of La Grande, you drop into a canyon along the Wallowa River, pinball around the bends and drive into a valley of small ...

Oregon Golf Adventure

Chris Meier, 43, on tour for the 1859 Gonzo Golf Cup. /
Photo by Tim Labarge
What happens when you bring together three golfers and a golf agnostic for three days in an all-Oregon gonzo marathon in May? The following is a 3,500-word answer with epiphanies, miracles, a time travel ...

Kids' Guide to Summer in Oregon

In mid-June, waves of kids dash out of school doors for a seemingly endless summer of fun. What’s a parent to do? Don’t panic. We scoured the state to discover fifty camps to suit kids of every ...

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Last summer, these friends got together at their swimming hole on Old Ski Run Road in Joseph. The photo was taken by Cheryl Coughlan.

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