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How to Ride the Old West Scenic Bikeway in Five Days

There’s a little-known secret about cycling in Oregon: Some of the best riding in the state isn’t in Portland or even along the Pacific Coast. You have to cross the Cascade Mountains and head into the open country of Eastern Oregon, where cows in the road constitute a traffic jam, and where the impressive scenery shifts between ponderosa pines and basalt rock. More

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Kam Wah Chung

If you know where to look across Oregon's vast high desert landscape, there are powerful human stories found in small, quiet places. This week, we go to a "time capsule" of sorts in Eastern Oregon's John Day, where a unique and memorable chapter of the Oregon story comes to life. There is a timeless feeling… More

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John Day Fossil Beds

This week I took a colorful hike through time through one of Oregon's most spectacular landscapes - the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. From its headwaters in the Blue Mountains to its salmon-rich confluence with the grand Columbia more than 225 miles away, the John Day River twists, turns, and carves a path through… More

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The Hidden History of Kam Wah Chung

From the outside it doesn’t look like much. Given its location, standing alone in a city park in the small eastern Oregon town of John Day, the stout little structure might be mistaken for some kind of shuttered concession stand—a place to buy hot dogs and soft drinks in summer, when the park swimming pool is open. Except for the hand-lettered sign overhead saying Kam Wah Chung & Co., and the fact that its address is on Canton Street, you’d never guess that this building— just blocks from the Grant County... More

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Family Weekend at the John Day Fossil Beds

It is 10 o’clock at night. I am standing outside in the dark, holding a three-year-old. It’s way past his bedtime. We are waiting for a turn to look at Saturn’s rings through a telescope. “Mama, I have to pee.” Of course. But at least he told me before the fact. We leave our place… More

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Three Days in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness

It’s safe to say we were here to explore, to savor each moment and to celebrate the freedom of the wilderness. We set off with our dog Riggins late in the afternoon toward Slide Lake. The trail turned south, traversing the eastern side of the ridge and offering views of aptly named Slide Mountain, with numerous avalanche paths leaving scars down its face. Above, basalt columns stood in various states of toppling into each other. More

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Oregon Cycling Pioneer: Christy Rheu Waldner

Christy Rheu Waldner has turned her passion for cycling into a community affair, for a simple reason: “I receive joy from helping make someone else’s journey a little more pleasant,” she says. More

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The Retreat & Links at Silvies Valley Ranch

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Silvies Valley Ranch is an ecologically sustainable Western livestock ranch and guest retreat with abundant herds of healthy wildlife. In many ways, it sets the standard for the nation in best ranching and environmental practices. Made up of 140,000 acres of deeded and leased National Forest and BLM lands in and surrounding Silvies Valley, the property is home to mountain meadows, Ponderosa Pine forest, the Silvies River and 12 other named creeks and drainages. The Ranch prides itself on quality, freedom, efficiency and responsibility, operating... More

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Silvies Valley Ranch

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Silvies Valley Ranch provides guests with a one-of-a kind golf experience. Featuring two reversible 18-hole courses – the Hankins and Craddock Courses, McVeigh’s Gauntlet, a stunning 7-hole challenge course and Chief Egan, a mountain meadow 9-hole par 3 course. Designed by architect Dan Hixson, the four courses at Silvies Valley Ranch provide variety and excitement for all players of allages and skill levels, from novice to professionals, with expansive views of the area and dramatic elevation changes. Merging lodge and spa amenities with an amazing,... More

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