Grant McOmie

Portland

Reporter and Host at KGW-TV (Portland, OR)

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A paddling adventure awaits along the Oregon Coast's estuaries

2 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

NEHALEM, Ore. — A promising break in the weather may lead you outdoors this weekend, and we have a fine adventure to consider where all you need is a paddle, a boat and a spirit of curiosity. Powerful ocean breakers can be deceiving along the coast! For if you know where to go, safe harbors like Nehalem, Ore., offer a fine launch point to explore a calm corner of the region.
Molalla Train Park offers a unique way to ride the rails

3 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

MOLALLA, Ore. — You can tell a lot about a community’s health by the parklands it supports! Molalla, Oregon has a dandy – where fried chicken and cole slaw are the picnic staples for scores of families, where plenty of elbow room lets the kids play safely, and where something special is always comin’ round the bend at the Molalla Train Park.
'Like finding treasure': Oregon's nature offers bounty of edible plants and butter clams

4 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

OREGON, USA — This week’s outdoor adventure takes us indoors as we join a wild edible expert and cook up a delicious wild foods feast. John Kallas recently showed me that when the tide goes out, the dinner table is set, from salty, crunchy seaweeds to digging abundant “butter clams” that taste just like the name suggests. Plus, a hike through an Oregon rain forest to collect fresh salad fixings like cascade sorrel, salmonberry blossoms, lady fern fiddleheads and more.
Venture out to the coast for a taste of Oregon's wild edibles

1 month 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.
After winter, Oregon's Hood River Valley offers a glimpse of springtime 'snow'

1 month 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.
Table Rocks offer eye-popping views of Southern Oregon

1 month 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.
Explore the often overlooked beauty of the Trask River in the Oregon Coast Range

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.
Camping with family at 'the Lake Born of Fire' in central Oregon

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.
A scenic byway along the McKenzie River offers fun and beauty

1 month ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

LANE COUNTY, Ore. — Ready to warm up on a cold winter day? We travel to the heart of the Oregon Cascades, where the century-old Belknap Hot Springs is guaranteed to warm you up. It is but one of many stops along a scenic drive on this week’s getaway. The McKenzie River Scenic Byway may leave you slack jawed and spellbound. State Highway 126 is a timeless transition on western approach into Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. “It is scenic, and it is beautiful,” said local travel expert Meg Trendler.
This Oregon background byway offers an enchanting glimpse at times gone by

1 month ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

THE DALLES, Ore. — Oregon’s backroad byways are the best! We found a good one where the sun shines 300 days a year across the high desert’s forgotten ghost towns, where it’s easy to discover new beginnings in Wasco County. It’s only 90 minutes from Portland yet feels a million miles away from city hubbub and noise. Across north-central Oregon, less than 20 miles south of The Dalles, you quickly see that distances are great, and the people are few and the times gone by are easy to find.