Emily Wahl

With nearly no one else in sight, we took in the charming views of crescent-shaped sandy beaches and cairn-like rocks that churned up the ocean spray below us. As we hiked down to a small beach north of the cape, I could feel the fresh ocean air cleaning the city out of my lungs, and the uninterrupted wild nature that surrounded us refreshing my soul. More

My husband and I arrived in Joseph on a wet evening in late October. Despite the rain, the drive from Portland grew increasingly beautiful, especially along the Wallowa River from Minam as the fall colors of the deciduous trees along the waters’ banks contrasted against the evergreens at the foot of the Wallowa Mountains, and finally their blue and white snow-capped peaks appeared as we neared the town. More