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.
The river never rests, never sleeps. 1859 Oregon’s Magazine explores the Umpqua Valley.
To accompany the article in our print issue written by Eric Flowers, here is an extended gallery of The Chronicle of a Fly-Fishing Odyssey in addition to what appeared in our July- August print issue.
Before I throttled out of Bend and out on the Oregon Discovery Rally, there was drama. On Thursday, September 6, I met Billy and Stacie Benedict of Oregon Dual Sport Rentals & Adventures for an introductory ride. After all, if I was going to ride with them for four days and on their bike, it was only fair that they find out what a novice I was.
The tug of the open road is never stronger than in the summer, when Oregon’s sparkling waters and volcanic mountains demand exploration. For some Oregonians, there’s no better way to explore the state’s bounty than with a vintage trailer in tow.Here’s a look at rescued and customized iconic beauties with high adventure on the agenda.
1859’s From Where I Stand feature heads to Mt. Hood Parkdale, halfway between Hood River and Mt. Hood, and talks with Theresa Draper, owner of Drapter Girls Country Farm.
Mention golf in Oregon, and it likely conjures images of impressive woodland and seaside eighteen-hole courses known regionally and worldwide. But there’s another side to Oregon golf, and it’s closer to Caddyshack. 1859-Oregon’s Magazine takes a look at the dozens of par-three and executive courses, with a few par-four holes added in for flavor statewide, for golf lovers who may be short on time, money, skills or any combination thereof.
A story of wanderlust and slowing down (figuratively) on the backroads of northeast Oregon.
Most would agree that surfing in temperatures below, say, freezing would suck. Yet, this is the postcard (and the passion) of surfing in Oregon.
