After enjoying a picturesque drive along U.S. 101, travelers exploring this Oregon coastal highway should make time to stay at this stunning destination. About 20 miles south of Coos Bay, along the Oregon coastline, is where Bullards Beach State Park is located. Setting back about half a mile from the ocean and nestled within numerous
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Close your eyes and picture green velvety grass, fragrant roses of all colors and sizes, two prominent rivers, oodles of outdoor recreation and the nicest people you’ll ever meet. Portland, Oregon has all this and more. I should know, I spent 11 years in the Rose City and have such fond memories. We visited there
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In 30-plus years of magazine work, quite possibly the best assignment I ever got was boarding a tug in Portland, Oregon and riding it, while it pushed a couple of barges, up the Columbia and Snake Rivers all the way to Lewiston, Idaho. Three days and nights on the rivers and seven hydroelectric dams provided
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Of all the excursion boats you can take, a day-long tour of Hells Canyon on the Oregon-Idaho border is the one you are least likely to forget. These are twin-engined, 800-hp jet boats that literally beat class V whitewater into submission. A Hells Canyon Tour is a thrilling ride through some of the most spectacular
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