Makenzie Whittle

Apparently, I've been on a roll recently in finding the oldest places in Central Oregon to explore.

Apparently, I’ve been on a roll recently in finding the oldest places in Central Oregon to explore. From my recent journey to Tetherow Crossing and the area’s oldest home, to […]

Apparently, I’ve been on a roll recently in finding the oldest places in Central Oregon to explore. From my recent journey to Tetherow Crossing and the area’s oldest home, to […]

Typically, you might need snowshoes or at least spikes to navigate the usually snow- or ice-mixed Paulina Creek Trail in early spring, but this year the Peter Skene Ogden Trail is primed and ready early for all fair-weather outdoors people.

With longer days this time of year, I typically head out to the far edges of the state, exploring the fresh blooms along the hills of the Columbia River Gorge or seeking epic geologic views out east, but with higher prices at the gas pump, sticking closer to home has been more of a necessity.

Sitting in the entrance to Bend's Greenhouse Cabaret on a night the theater is dark are rows of stacked chairs, velvet green ropes stored slightly haphazardly, with the promise of glamorous and poignant nights ahead.

There is a moment when driving up the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway that never ceases to give me chills.

There is a moment when driving up the Cascade Lakes National Scenic Byway that never ceases to give me chills. It’s that first look at Mount Bachelor when you round […]

I should have known that any Sunday morning in summer would mean the parks featuring sports fields would be packed.

Hitting the trail at Big Obsidian Flow before noon in the summer can bring an unexpected amount of s