A must-see at Fort Stevens State Park is Battery Russell. Named after General David A. Russell, who was killed in action during the Civil War, the Battery, which took about a year to build, was finished in 1904. Parts of Fort Stevens are reportedly "haunted" and were featured on the Travel Channel TV show, "Ghost Adventures", in 2018.
The U.S. Forest Service is looking to shore up its wildland firefighting force in the Pacific Northwest. Recruitment events will take place across Oregon next month, with stops in Bend, Sandy and La Grande on September 12th, in an effort to hire a couple hundred permanent seasonal positions.
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There is a place on Earth that resembles the surface of the moon. So much so that NASA sent astronauts to train there. The Dee Wright Observatory in Oregon is worth the trip!
Visitors to Crake Lake Oregon are puzzled about the' Old Man' of the Lake, just like hundreds of scientists over the years. The old man has defied the odds.
At first glance, you might think the images are from Utah’s Zion Canyon – in fact, most residents of the Pacific Northwest find it hard to believe this scenic byway is in Oregon. And, it’s less than a day’s drive from anywhere in Washington, Oregon, or northern California.
The 6-mile stretch of hybrid poplar trees near Boardman, Oregon was so eye-catching the owners of the tree farm had to post no trespassing and no parking signs.