Grant McOmie

1 week ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — This week, we join a wild edible pro and friends who really know the Oregon backwoods and tidal estuaries. We’re on a wild edible field trip discovering wild groceries for nature’s dinner table. John Kallas is a nutritionist, teacher and wild food forager who likes to say that when the tide goes out, his dinner table is set.

2 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — I love to ramble across Oregon at this time of year when the state is shaking off winter’s long, lonesome run. This week, we travel across the Hood River Valley where the famous fruit orchards offer a stunning carpet of springtime snow — not the cold and wet kind, but gorgeous springtime fruit blossoms.

3 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

MEDFORD, Ore. — Two geologic wonders are an essential visit on a road trip through: the eye-poppin plateaus called Lower and Upper Table Rocks near Medford are home to scores of different wildflowers atop two of the most dramatic and prominent landmarks in the state. On a day too nice to stay indoors, the trail to outdoor learning is open wide for the chance to explore an Oregon wonder many have missed; where shooting stars, fawn lilies and red bells are always by your side.

1 month ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

PORTLAND, Ore. — At long last, summer is hitting its warmest stride! If you are on the hunt for a way to cool down, consider a gas tank getaway along a small coastal stream called the Trask River. Hiking, fishing and camping adventures are easy to find off the beaten path in the Tillamook State Forest — less than 80 miles from Portland.

1 month ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — There’s still plenty of summer left for statewide explorations and here’s a fine invitation for a family camping escape into Oregon’s Cascade Mountain country. When the mood to move strikes, there are few places I like to be than Oregon’s high mountain country, and there are few ways that I prefer to travel than taking my Home on the Road in an RV. Chris and I packed up our rental RV and traveled to a place I remember visiting as a child.