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Columbia River Gorge Waterfalls in Winter
The short version Winter is when the Gorge waterfalls run loudest and the roads are least predictable. You…
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Willamette Valley in Winter (Fireplaces, Empty Tasting Rooms, Truffle Season)
Two tasting flights, $50. A bowl of soup we split, $14. One night at an inn outside Dundee…
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Oregon Coast in Winter
My winter coast uniform is a wool hat pulled down over my ears, a rain shell that stopped…
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Mount Hood in Winter (Timberline, Skibowl, Sno-Parks, and Chains)
On a Saturday last February my husband and I sat motionless on Highway 26 outside Rhododendron for fifty-one…
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Columbia River Gorge Fall Foliage Drive
The Historic Columbia River Highway is my favorite road in Oregon, and I say that as someone who…
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Willamette Valley Wine Country in Harvest Season
Why crush, from late September through October, is the best time to taste in the Willamette Valley. Where…
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Field notes from Oregon
Where I’ve been lately, what’s worth the drive right now, and the occasional spot I probably shouldn’t share.