About the Author

Sonya Feibert

Oregon-born and raised, Sonya Feibert has been lucky to live on both sides of the state. She’s cultivated an appreciation for the fern-covered forests around Portland and the high desert beauty of Eastern Oregon. Her writing often reflects these surroundings and her search for the next trail (and the next watering hole) to visit with her partner and their pup.

How to Experience Indigenous-Led Restoration in Eastern Oregon

March 13, 2026
The thrushes are trilling and the creeks are trickling as spring comes to Cove, a tiny town nestled in the valley between the Wallowa and the Blue mountains in Eastern Oregon. It’s about 16 miles east of Interstate-84 and the city of La Grande, and about 275 miles from Portland. From the foothills of the Blues to the Columbia River Basin, tribes have fished and gathered in this area for thousands of years. More
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Eastern Oregon , Cove , Favorite Trips , Trip Ideas ,

A Dish That Unites a Community in Eastern Oregon

February 3, 2023
Located at Oregon’s eastern border in Malheur County, Ontario is a quiet small town with an equally quiet dining scene. But among locals, two words quickly conjure a look of happy familiarity and an appetite: mafa chicken. More
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Restaurants , Eat & Drink ,