Travel & Outdoors

Weekend Away

Astoria Uncovered

15 places you shouldn’t miss on your next visit to this 200-year-old coastal town

02/23/2012

Slideshow

Slide Show: Astoria Uncovered

02/23/2012

Now Read This

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

By Cheryl Strayed

02/23/2012 By Brian Barker

Brand Spankin' New

A Bigger, Better Deschutes Brewery Public House Opens in Bend

The signature downtown Bend pub adds 7,500 square feet of space. Translation: No more two-hour waits.

02/22/2012

Loot

Hot Deals Happening Now

Score half-off at Patagonia, win a weekend in Seattle, and earn points with visiting friends and family with local hotel discounts

02/16/2012

Happenings

Got Plans for Presidents’ Day?

Now you do: rail jams and snow sculpture contests in Bend, chocolate and wine in Yakima, beer festivals—well—everywhere, and more

02/15/2012

Happenings

Upcoming Events Around the Region

02/08/2012

Staycations

The Ultimate Guide to Valentine’s Day Deals at Portland Hotels

Local hotels roll out the romance with Valentine’s Day packages that include champagne, dinner, chocolate, and more.

02/07/2012

Deals

Ski All Day and All Night for $28

THROUGH SATURDAY ONLY: Score half-price lift tickets at Mt. Hood Skibowl

02/03/2012

Get Out

Oregon Gets New Scenic Bikeways

Bend and Cottage Grove offer two new routes where you can see the best of the state on two wheels.

02/01/2012

Deals

Mount Hood Deals

Lift tickets and hotel rooms for half price

01/27/2012

Hello, Sunshine! An Appendix

Sunshine Staycations

We map the city’s dominant species’ habits for getting that warm, sunny feeling without getting on a plane.

01/27/2012

Slideshow

Slide Show: Sunshine Staycations

01/27/2012

Trail of the Month

EasyClimb Trail

Mountain Biking | 2 miles (loop configuration) | Rating: Easy to Moderate

01/26/2012 By Brian Barker

Happenings

Events and Deals Around the Region

Stout Month at the coast, truffles galore, and a two-for-one offer on Mount Hood

01/25/2012

Getaway Guru

Fastest Way Through PDX

Airport insiders spill tips about the quickest (and cheapest) way through PDX.

01/25/2012

Getaways

10 Sunshine Getaway Travel Destinations

Here's a plan to combat our collective vitamin-D deficiency: Ten places where you're just about guaranteed sunshine and blue skies...and they're all just one direct flight away!

01/24/2012 Edited by Kasey Cordell With Rachel Ritchie and Marty Patail

Staycation

Heathman Gets an Artistic Overhaul

EXCLUSIVE! We’ve got the first look at local design lab BLUEVINE’s reinvention of the classic Portland hotel’s top floor.

01/24/2012