Oregon

Oregon has a reputation for high prices, but that story misses a big chunk of the state. Away…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 13

Three hours from Portland, a 3,000-acre lake sits in the middle of Oregon’s high desert, waiting for people…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 13

Some breakfasts are worth setting an alarm for, and Oregon has a whole string of roadside spots that…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 13

Good fried catfish is one of those things you either grew up with or spend years chasing after…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 12

Marionberries are basically an Oregon original, and nothing shows them off better than a good pie. The trouble…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 12

Some places ask for five minutes of your time. This one quietly asks for an entire afternoon, and…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 12

Tucked into a quiet corner of eastern Oregon sits a brewpub where a shady creek runs right past…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 11

Some coffee stops make you slow down before you even hold a cup. Out at the far edge…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 11

There is a corner of Oregon where the Columbia Gorge stretches wide, the water glimmers below, and the…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 11

Oregon’s Willamette Valley is one of the best places on the planet to enjoy Pinot Noir, and some…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 10

Some sandwiches are made to be eaten in one sitting. Others are made to be split, wrapped up,…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 10

Some corners of Oregon still hide behind the pines, tucked away where paved roads simply give up. A…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 10

Some coffee houses just pour a cup and send you on your way. Others become a second home,…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 9

Oregon has a way of turning a simple scoop of ice cream into a reason to get in…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 9

Somewhere in the forested heart of Oregon, a cluster of little cabins sits so close to a rushing…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 9

Fall in Oregon has a way of slowing everyone down, and the state’s cideries are a big reason…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 8

Oregon hides some of its best pie in towns you might drive right past if you blinked. These…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 8

Oregon does small towns well, and it turns out those little towns do donuts even better. From the…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 8

Some breakfast spots ask you to settle for reheated eggs and a coffee that tastes like the pot…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 7

The Oregon coast is packed with small towns where the best meal you will find comes from a…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 7

Some restaurants chase trends. Others just keep doing the thing they have done right since before most of…

By Logan Mercer · Sep 7

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