Staying in Downtown Portland at The RED Radisson during a winter getaway in Oregon. Top marks for location, connectivity, cleanliness and price point.

Stay at Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B on the Oregon Coast. The Light Keeper’s home, circa 1894, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with the lighthouse. Enjoy a 7 course breakfast and more!

Hiking adventures in Oregon! John and I walked around the Beazell Memorial Forest in Philomath near Corvallis, and we also trekked up Spencer Butte in Eugene. View our photos and hear about our adventures.

John and I explore Oregon Wine Country in 3 different ways: At the estate (Cardwell Hill Cellars), at the urban winery (Oregon Wine Lab), and at the wine club in the country (Sarver Winery) all between Corvallis, Philomath, and Eugene.

Paddling a river to a spectacular waterfall, cooking up foraged ingredients on a farm with locals, and putting our Gore-Tex to the test in a mountain rain forest in the Pacific Northwest at the base of a volcano. John and I spent the last shoulder season discovering three sides of Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory, where […]