Oregon

Oregon might be famous for its coastline, forests, and food carts, but the state also hides some seriously…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 6

Two waterfalls tumbling roughly 100 feet each, tucked deep in an old growth forest, and almost nobody around…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 6

Oregon has plenty of big-city food, but some of the best smoked meat sits out in the small…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 6

A short drive east of Tillamook, tucked along a stretch of Highway 6 where food options thin out…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 5

Oregon summers hand out plenty of good fruit, but a truly ripe peach is a small miracle. The…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 5

A small counter in downtown Corvallis has quietly become the kind of place people plan whole afternoons around.…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 5

Oregon is full of places where old towns quietly emptied out but never fully vanished. Some still have…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 4

There is a spot in central Oregon where the sky feels close enough to touch and the nearest…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 4

Oregon has plenty of famous coffee shops and food carts, but the state also holds onto some seriously…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 4

Some places in Oregon move at their own unhurried pace, and this little town wrapped in forested hills…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 3

A line forms around a hillside in Astoria long before most kitchens have flipped their signs to open.…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 3

Southern Oregon has a quiet secret that older adults keep discovering, and it has nothing to do with…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 3

A line often stretches out the door of a plain little building on the Oregon coast, and folks…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 2

Some cravings hit hard, and few pull harder than the pull toward slow-smoked meat that has spent hours…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 2

Oregon’s coast runs long and rugged, and rockfish shows up on menus from Astoria all the way down…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 2

Tucked into the mountains of eastern Oregon sits a Victorian landmark where chandeliers still sparkle above a stained-glass…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 1

Fruit pie season in Oregon is a real thing, and the best bakeries sell out fast. Some pies…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 1

Some places on the Oregon coast surprise you by holding so much wonder in such a small footprint.…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 1

Some mornings call for more than a granola bar eaten over the sink. In a small mountain town…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 31

The Oregon Coast keeps a few surprises tucked out of easy view, and one of the best waits…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 31

Oregon has quietly become one of the best places on the West Coast to chase a good street…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 31

Some spots in a small Oregon town hide in plain sight, so ordinary on the outside that people…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 30

The Oregon Coast is full of dramatic ocean views, but not every great overlook asks for a hard…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 30

Oregon has a handful of old fire lookout towers that you can rent and sleep in overnight. These…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 30

Oregon has a way of making you slow down, especially when you wake up steps from the water.…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 29

Some places just off the freeway hold onto a kind of charm that chain spots can never fake.…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 29

There is a house on the Oregon coast where the past never quite left the building. Perched on…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 29

Oregon’s coastline runs on Dungeness crab, and the best way to enjoy it is straight from a no-frills…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 28

Oregon has more than big cities and coastal cliffs. Scattered across the state are small towns with walkable…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 28

Some road trips along the Oregon coast come with a required detour, and this one has a peacock…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 28

Road trips through eastern Oregon often turn into a blur of gas stations and open highway, until a…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 27

Some detours are worth every mile, and this one ends at a little pie house tucked into the…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 27

Oregon has plenty of big-name spots, but some of the best days happen in the small towns most…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 27

Some shops feel like a scavenger hunt where every corner hides something you never knew you wanted. Tucked…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 26

A short drive west of Portland sits a place where old brick walls hold decades of stories, hallways…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 26

Oregon has a soft spot for old-fashioned drive-ins, the kind where you can order a burger, a basket…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 26

Some breakfast spots have been feeding the same families for generations, and along the northern Oregon coast, one…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 25

Ten waterfalls sit along a single loop trail, and at several of them you can actually stroll along…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 25

High above the city, along a winding ridge road, sits a little restaurant that has been serving the…

By Logan Mercer · Aug 25