Oregon Travel - 1859 Magazine

September 29, 2017 July 23, 2018

Adventure on the Oregon Outback Bike Trail

The Oregon Outback Bike Trail: An epic 364-mile bike trip written by Beau Eastes | photos by Nate Wyeth Somewhere between the Marty Robbins cover band in Sprague River and beers with the lawnmower patrol in Antelope, we realized the Oregon Outback bikepacking trip was something special. In early June, three buddies and I took off from Klamath Falls in an attempt to tackle the Oregon Outback, a multiday bikepacking trail that traverses the state. Despite not one of us having any bikepacking (camping by bike) experience whatsoever, the plan was for us to ride north almost entirely on gravel and old forest roads for 364 miles, ending where the Deschutes River flows into the Columbia River, about 15 miles east of The Dalles. We figured it’d be a cross between Lewis and Clark and Easy Rider, but on bicycles, and with fewer drugs. Six days, four river crossings and 14,000…

September 11, 2017 July 16, 2018

Northwest Destination: The Olympic Peninsula

The Olympic Peninsula: Yes it’s the setting for the Twilight novels, but there’s so much more to explore!

September 8, 2017 September 8, 2017

When in Rome (Oregon)

Why is a remote town in the high desert named after the capital city of the ancient world’s most powerful empire? Well, the glory of this Rome does not come from the creations of man, but rather formations of the earth.

September 8, 2017 October 31, 2017

The Oregon Eclipse: Once-in-a-Lifetime Shots

August 21 was a Central Oregon photographer’s dream— the total solar eclipse would pass over our area of the state, and this was my chance to join friends and get some amazing shots. I never could have predicted I would encounter a wildfire while pursuing the perfect shot.

September 2, 2017 September 12, 2017

Eugene in the Fall

Looking for fall splendor when the leaves start to change? Plan your trip to Eugene.

August 8, 2017 October 6, 2017

Oregon Adventure: Slay Bass to Save Salmon

With warmer waters and lower stream flows, both of which favor the sedentary smallmouth, they’ve made it into the salmonoid spawning beds high up in the north and middle forks of the John Day. There, they benefit from “prey naiveté,” meaning salmonoids have no instinctual fear of the non-native bass. So anglers who want to have the most impact should concentrate their efforts in the upper reaches of the north and middle forks of the John Day.