When summer’s glorious colors have faded and an amber glow wraps around the land, I am especially fond of the trips that breeze along some of Oregon’s finer roadways on a crisp October afternoon. When it comes to fall colors in the Oregon Coast…

Oregon gives us plenty of ways to appreciate autumn’s glory on foot, by car, by bike, or on the water. With 11 National Forests, 10 scenic byways, and eight scenic bikeways, the choice is yours. Dr. Edward Jensen, professor of Forest…

Gabriel Rucker is a man on the move. Nationally revered and locally adored, the Portland-based chef has received rave reviews for his restaurantLe Pigeon and theLittle Bird Bistro both of which he created before he turned 30. His…

As a young man, Don Kerr described himself as a “desert rat.” Raised in Portland, he entered Oregon State University as a biology major in the late 1960s and joined a group of students who, every chance they got, headed east over the…

McMinnville sits smack in the middle of Oregon’s famous Willamette Valley wine region, but don’t call it a “small town.” Underneath its charm lies a beguiling mix of ambition, community spirit and passion about business that…