Tim Neville

For Jeremy Hall and Erin Chaparro, owners of the Blossom Barn Cidery in Grants Pass, every pear they turn into a delicious drink does so much more than just quench someone’s thirst. The fruit, the trees and the robust business they’ve built all signal the happy union of Oregon’s agricultural past and vibrant future transforming a historic drink. More

Move over, pepperoni, Oregon’s pizza makers like to celebrate the wild, the weird and the unusual toppings as much as they love the tried-and-true classic. Think Chinese barbecue pork, taco chips, sauerkraut, seaweed and cherries. National Pizza With the Works (Except Anchovies) Day arrives on November 12, and pizzerias and restaurants around the state are ready to tantalize your taste buds with creations that make pineapple seem perfectly normal. More

Great beer starts with great ingredients.  In Oregon that means citrusy hops grown in sustainable ways that keep rivers healthy and salmon swimming free. You can create depth with rich barley coaxed from volcanic soils in Central Oregon fields. To add some nose, consider some Columbia River fruit plucked from a newly revitalized heritage orchard.  More

Nothing says fall like hayrides, pumpkin patches and getting turned around in a cornfield with your friends and family. Oregon farmers have spent months strategically plotting out designs and then cutting stalks in their fields to form giant mazes full of fun twists and turns, and now they’re ready for you. Some mazes are big, some are little and some you can explore at night. All of them are guaranteed to bring the laughs.  More

Every season brings something special to Eastern Oregon, but fall can be particularly lovely. Days remain pleasantly warm, and cooler nights let the stars twinkle with more fervor. The trees and trout sense winter on the horizon and begin to change with the season. There are plenty of ways to get out and enjoy this exceptional part of Oregon and sometimes it’s great to let the experts show you the way. Maybe you’re a beginner backpacker or perhaps you’d like to take a trail ride... More

So much is happening in McMinnville — from hot new restaurants to eclectic boutiques and art — that something exciting seems to be on the horizon every time you look. More

Surrounded by orchards and farms that have attracted a flourishing Hispanic community, Hood River has a robust — and growing — Mexican food scene. More

Framed by rolling farmlands, sun-fired gorges and trout-filled waters, Madras and the surrounding steppes and canyons are Central Oregon’s ticket to family fun. From Lake Billy Chinook to the awesome airplanes that arrive in August for one of Oregon’s best air shows, the region and the city of 7,500 people play host to no shortage of adventures and attractions. Here’s how to help the family wrap up another memorable summer. More

If you head out to the wide-open spaces of Eastern Oregon, it’s easy to find the best kind of remoteness, too, a place where the soundscape forms with songbirds, raptors and the crunch of gravel under your feet. Be prepared for a completely off-grid experience out here — expect no gas, no phone, no potable water at times — but venture forth and you can have the starry nights and pleasing days pretty much all to yourself. Below, you’ll find campgrounds in Eastern Oregon so... More

Linda English is better known as Gravel Girl, and Dirty Freehub, the nonprofit she and her husband started, has become the go-to authority on where to spin along spectacular dirt roads that braid the forests, deserts and valleys across Oregon. From easy outings among fragrant stands of ponderosas and lupines to challenging sufferfests that grind up to the airiest, loneliest views, Gravel Girl and Dirty Freehub have curated 10,000 miles of stellar routes. Here are three of Linda’s favorite rides for every season in Central... More