Grant McOmie

A century-old railroad line that moved big timber is now a state trail and an ideal fall weekend getaway in Washington County: the Banks-Vernonia Linear State Trail.

Since 1999, these gorgeous fungi have been Oregon’s official state mushroom — and spore-tacularly delicious.

Dean Crouser has criss-crossed the state committing nature's beauty to canvas. Now he's taken his talent and bound it up to share with future generations.

Each year, coho salmon from the North Fork Nehalem hatchery are caught, processed and packaged by the community for Tillamook County food banks.

Outdoor recreation, restaurants and history are easy to find when you travel State Highway 202 to Astoria.

After his daughter's cancer went into remission, former drama teacher Mickey Johnson wanted to do more. So every year he transforms into a jolly old elf for a cause.

Photographer Don Backman specializes in capturing Oregon's coastal scenery and wildlife, as well as fisherman braving the waves on the way out of Tillamook Bay.

Paul Hoelscher visits a wildlife refuge north of Baker City to sketch Rocky Mountain Elk for his next paintings.

Kelly Warren, a photographer and wildlife biologist, likes to be where the flocks are.

Along the scenic Lower Deschutes River Back Country Byway, towering canyon walls shelter well-camouflaged herds of bighorn sheep.