Being a wine lover living in the Pacific Northwest, Walla Walla–on the southeaster corner of Washington state–has been my repeat destination for the past several years. But the Northwest has so many other great things going for it, too, including some fantastic breweries, as I discovered during my first trip to Bend, Oregon a year […]
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Grants Pass, Oregon to Crater Lake; From Calm Waters to Surging Gorges And Beyond.
I spent five relaxing days in Grants Pass on the banks of the Rogue River in October. Just the name itself was intriguing enough to draw me South of Portland and leave me looking towards the California border wanting to continue. The Rogue River begins just North of Crater Lake, flows west until it reaches […]
Discovering the Beers of Bend
There’s nothing like a long weekend sometimes to make you feel like you’ve escaped the rat race and gotten out of the daily grind. Sometimes all it takes is three days out of the normal schedule to feel like you’ve taken a true vacation. Bend, Oregon, is a good six or so hours from Seattle, […]