I recently took a trip to Ketchikan to see an old friend of mine and, as I was on the ferry from the airport to the mainland, I overheard some of my fellow visitors discussing a part of town called Creek Street. I’d been to Ketchikan a few times before this but it was always …
Bastendorff Beach near Coos Bay is one of the more popular beaches in the area, but relative to the rest of the Oregon Coast, it still qualifies as a hidden gem. It’s certainly much less well-known than Cannon Beach or Tillamook Head, for example. Since it’s over a mile long, you should have no problem …
Up next in our series of less popular beaches in Oregon is Echo Beach and its campground, which are both parts of the Rogue River–Siskiyou National Forest. It is such a hidden gem that it’s difficult to find a lot of information about it unless you’ve found someone who has actually been there (like I …
When most people think about the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, they think about mountains, rivers, and forests. However, they often overlook the wide variety of wildflowers that grow here. A wildflower is simply any flower that grows in the wild without human intervention. They are generally spread through bee pollination or spores that …
When my wife and I moved to the PNW our house was already landscaped for us with native plants…courtesy of nature. In other words, it was an unkempt mess that hadn’t been cared for or looked after for 15+ years. By the time we got done hacking and trimming it turned out that we didn’t …
When most people (my parents included) start thinking about where they want to retire, the Pacific Northwest is a common destination. However, those who are retiring without boatloads of money quickly rule out Washington and Southeast Alaska because of their insane cost of living. Which leaves Oregon. So, assuming you are attracted by Oregon’s amazing …
Today’s hidden gem beach in Oregon is another non-traditional location away from the Oregon Coast. Poet’s Beach is a manmade beach that was originally opened as a kayak launching point in 2000, although access was difficult and it was unpopular. In 2014, a group of volunteers with the Human Access Project submitted a proposal to …
If you’re in Seattle and looking for fine dining, you may find that the options seem rather limited (not as limited as Portland, but still…) While Seattle is known for its food scene, it’s not necessarily the luxury end of the spectrum that it caters to. Rather, the Seattle food scene is known for small, …
“Just move to the Pacific Northwest”, they said. “The grass is greener there”, they said. Well, they were right. It is greener here than it was in Utah. So why are so many people who live in the Pacific Northwest depressed? Is the Pacific Northwest just a depressing place to live? Well, yes, actually. Despite …
Have you ever spent all week planning a trip to the beach, only to find that it’s way too crowded and there’s not enough room? It’s the worst, right? That’s why I like to visit the hidden gem beaches on the Oregon Coast, especially unusual ones like Tunnel Beach near Tillamook. In 1926, the Rosenberg …