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Juliet Grable

Juliet Grable is a freelance writer and volunteer firefighter who lives in the Greensprings, a mountain community in Oregon’s southern Cascades. She loves exploring the region with her husband, Brint, and their dog, Roca. She’s happiest when hiking, birding, skiing or kayaking.

Guide to Eagle Watching in the Columbia Gorge

November 22, 2022
I’m an avid birder and love raptors. Whenever I glimpse a soaring bald eagle, my breath catches. Maybe it’s their sheer size, or maybe it’s because their snowy white heads and tails make them so recognizable. It could also be that I’m old enough to remember a time when spying one was unusual because of their population decline. More
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Find Your Perfect Christmas Tree in Oregon

November 10, 2022
Hunting for that perfect evergreen fir for the holidays? You’re in luck. Oregon grows nearly a third of the country’s Christmas trees — more than any other state. More

Los Lagon de Oregon y las Geniales Criaturas Que Viven Bajo Sus Aguas

June 18, 2022
From cold subalpine jewels to ephemeral ponds, Oregon is blessed with an abundance of lakes. You’ll find fish aplenty in many of them. Dive a little deeper and you’ll discover a host of other fascinating creatures, too – from fairytale shrimp to newts found nowhere else in the world. More
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Oregon’s Lakes and the Cool Creatures that Dwell Beneath

May 26, 2022
From cold subalpine jewels to ephemeral ponds, Oregon is blessed with an abundance of lakes. You’ll find fish aplenty in many of them. Dive a little deeper and you’ll discover a host of other fascinating creatures, too – from fairytale shrimp to newts found nowhere else in the world. More
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Traveler’s Guide to Climate Resilience in Oregon: Land

April 20, 2022
Whether you live in Oregon or elsewhere on the planet, we’ve all been experiencing hotter, drier summers and more devastating fire seasons. More precipitation is falling in the form of rain rather than snow. More
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Traveler’s Guide to Climate Resilience in Oregon: Fire

Immediately after Oregon’s unprecedented Labor Day fires of 2020, businesses, individuals and community groups across the state immediately jumped into action, providing aid stations, meals, clothing and lodging to the displaced. Organizations established community relief funds, hotels opened their doors to residents forced to evacuate, and people rushed to take in a host of livestock and farm animals that also needed a temporary home. More
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Pedal Through History in Wallowa County

February 28, 2022
The Wallowa Mountains in Oregon’s most northeastern county loom over the vast Zumwalt Prairie, hayfields and picturesque towns tucked into the valleys. The region, so rich in beauty, is also marked with a diverse human history. To share stories often left untold, Cycle Oregon has developed a set of new cycling routes in conjunction with Nez Perce Wallowa Homeland and Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center in Joseph. Travel Oregon is also a partner. Called Connections, the six routes originate from the towns of Wallowa, Enterprise, and...
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Oregon’s Pristine Starry Skies

February 17, 2022
When it comes to incredible dark skies, residents and visitors across Oregon are lucky to enjoy an array of options. Light-pollution maps show large swaths of gray and black in the region, especially in the high-desert landscapes of Eastern, Central and Southern Oregon – specifically the area known as Oregon Outback. That’s good. Dawn Nilson, dark sky preservation director for the Rose City Astronomers, describes the ideal stargazing locale as dark, high, dry and open, with broad horizons and accessible by vehicle. “Clear and dark... More
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Oregon Tribal Spotlight: Coquille Indian Tribe

October 14, 2021
Few places are as enchanting as Oregon’s South Coast, with its fog-shrouded forests, winding rivers, haystack rocks, and ever-changing palette of cloud and color. But what visitors may not realize is that these beautiful and dramatic landscapes have been home to ancestors of the Coquille Indian Tribe for millennia. More
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Epic Mountain Biking in Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin

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June 8, 2021
Surrounded by mountains and graced with forests, lakes and sunny weather much of the year, Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin is a mountain biking paradise with enough variety to please riders of all adventure levels. “We have excellent, uncrowded trails and three completely different mountain biking experiences within an easy drive of Klamath Falls,” says Drew Honzel, an avid rider and treasurer of the Klamath Trails Alliance, which maintains many trails in the area. Word of this top-tier destination is starting to spread among the mountain... More
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