Frenchglen Hotel
I can’t recall how I heard about the Frenchglen Hotel but it was years ago and I was entirely enamored with the idea of a historic hotel, so significant it…
The Alvord Desert
One of the main reasons we were on this epic Eastern Oregon Road trip, which turned out to be near a thousand miles covered in 5 days was to see…
Diamond Craters
No these craters do not have diamonds in them, the Diamond Craters in Malheur County Oregon are rather located near Diamond Oregon. They are are monogenetic lava field that covers…
Peter French Round Barn
The Peter French Round Barn is really fascinating, both the man, the history of the area and the surrounding scenery is enough to take someone’s breath away. The area has…
Burns Oregon
I get the feeling that most people who haven’t spent a lot of time in Oregon thing that the entire state looks like the coast and the central Valley around…
24 Hours In Portland
Given I live near enough to Portland that I can swing in and do just about anything I want any time I want I have very little reason to actually…
Silver Falls Oregon
In keeping with the theme of trying to explore more of my home state this past spring we visited Silver Falls Oregon, a large set of hiking trails that center…
Oregon Garden Resort
When I think of travel I often feel like I have to go somewhere hard to get to in order to feel like I have seen something. But that isn’t…
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Ojai Valley Inn
I don’t get a lot of chances to stay in truly luxurious places. Based on my interests and the type of travel I like to do (more discovery oriented) I…
Mississippi Ave
Mississippi Ave – Portland, Oregon When I first moved to Portland Mississippi Ave was not a place one went. It was mostly boarded up houses, trash everywhere, crime was sky…