Grant McOmie

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

2 weeks ago | kgw.com | Grant McOmie

COOS BAY, Ore. — Oregon has a Sahara by the sea, and it is one of our most unique coastal geologic wonders, called theOregon Dunes. This week, we visit its 32,000 acres of sand dunes, forests and estuaries that’s a must-see destination for the curious. It’s a road once taken, you’ll never want to leave; the Cape Arago Highway skirts a lonesome section of southern Oregon coastline.