Brian joined the SagaCity team in 2006 as a fact-checker with Portland Monthly. Details were sweated and issue upon issue, he took on greater responsibility, from managing departments to wrangling interns to organizing and executing cover features and narrative stories.

In 2010, with SagaCity’s custom magazine department growing by leaps and bounds, Brian took an opportunity to combine a love of travel writing and the wide-open spaces of Oregon by serving as a project lead for visitor guide clients, which now includes Travel Portland, Eastern Oregon Visitors Association, Eugene, Cascades & Coast, and Santa Monica Convention & Visitors Bureau. He shares a century-old bungalow at the foot of Mount Tabor with his wife, young son, and newly adopted Great Pyrenees-Lab mix.

Insider's Guide

Forest Park Guide

22 places to hike, run, bike, play, and enjoy Portland’s natural treasure.

06/29/2011 Edited by Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Mount Defiance

Activity: Hiking | Distance: Approximately 10 miles | Rating: Quad-Exploding

05/20/2011 By Brian Barker

Article

Beaverton Farmers Market

04/26/2011 With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Trout Lake Ice Cave

Activity: Spelunking | Distance: Less than a mile | Rating: Easy

04/22/2011 With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve

Activity: bird watching | Distance: up to 4 miles Rating: easy

03/09/2011 With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Neahkahnie Mountain

This month's trail is Neahkahnie Mountain, located 23 miles north of Tillamook. The trail offers spectacular views 1,600 feet above Oswald West State Park.

02/14/2011 With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Mount Talbert

01/14/2011 With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge

The Ridgefield wildlife complex includes more than 5,200 acres of marshes, ponds, sloughs, and lakes; a welcome sight to a staggering array of migratory birds.

12/22/2010 With Brian Barker

COZY UP

50 Reasons To Love Winter

Do Portland's dark months have you feeling blue? Let us and Heidi, the new Timberline puppy come to the rescue with 50 great ways to ward off the wet and chill.

12/15/2010 With Brian Barker

2010 Best Bars

Best Bars to Hide Out

Whether off the beaten path, underground or out-of-state, these regional haunts are great for ladies' nights, discreet encounters or silently lurking in the shadows.

11/17/2010 By Kasey Cordell and Rachel Ritchie With Brian Barker

Trail of the Month

Klickitat Trail

Tucked in the rain shadow of the Cascades, the Klickitat Trail once rumbled with Burlington Northern railcars. Today, the 31-mile path links the towns of Lyle and Warwick, and is a haven for sun-starved hikers and bikers.

11/16/2010 With Brian Barker