About the Author

Scott Kranz

Scott Kranz is a freelance photographer and writer based in the Pacific Northwest. Although he lives in Seattle, Scott loves frequent visits to the beautiful neighboring state of Oregon and experiencing its many diverse outdoor wonders. See his adventures at www.scott-kranz.com.

Celebrating the New Year in Oregon’s Outdoors

January 10, 2017
With three days left of 2016, I found myself back in Oregon, celebrating the turn of the year and exploring two of the state's wonders: Mt. Hood and the Columbia River Gorge. I live in Seattle but love frequent visits to the this beautiful neighboring state and its many diverse outdoors. Thanks to the new Oregon Weather Compass, it's been easy to track down the sun, rain and snowfall, which is at epic levels right now. More
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