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The Wine Road Less Traveled

In pursuit of Willamette Valley wine, wineries along the Highway 99 corridor tend to get lots of love. And what’s not to love? There is an amazing selection of conveniently located wineries along this stretch of road. Stray a bit off the beaten track, though, and you’ll discover an alternative wine route that steers you away from congestion and toward accessible, peaceful and lesser-known experiences instead.

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VW on the Oregon Coast

IT HAD BEEN COMING DOWN IN BUCKETS FOR DAYS. It was even chilly, late June on the coast. There was no tent this time. No rain-fly, no soaked-through bedding, no camp pad too short by a foot and too narrow by a shoulder.

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Oregon Travel: Jacksonville

Jacksonville is a throwback to a time when all that glittered was indeed gold. 

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Urban Oasis: Forest Park

An oasis of adventure in urban Portland, Forest Park is a top destination for hikings biking, and nature exploration. 

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Chronicles of a Fly-fishing Odyssey

There are few places in the world where it’s possible to catch a Chinook salmon while standing on an ocean beach, pull a brook trout from a high mountain stream and land a nickel-bright summer steelhead while wading in sandals on an early July evening. In Oregon, though, that is just scratching the surface of fly-fishing possibilities.

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Cape Kiwanda Gallery

1859 & the Cottages at Cape Kiwanda teamed up to give away a $1,000 vacation. Check out the gallery below featuring some of the amazing submissions we received. 

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Ode to Oregon: One Musician’s Journey

Oregon Musician Slater Smith’s “Back O’er Oregon” is an ode to the state, and he’s singing it at every state park this summer. 

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Road Reconsidered: The Cascade Lakes Highway

This highway is the stuff of ballads. The Cascade Lakes Highway winds south from Mt. Bachelor to Highway 58 and just to the east of the ridge dividing wet Oregon from dry Oregon. It takes you just as close as you can get to the great outdoors and true wilderness.