Half way up a hill, on the north side of the Dundee Hills sits The Setting Inn Willamette Valley, a luxury boutique hotel. This wine country eco-inn, is a fusion of earth-friendly chic meets modern architecture in Newberg, Oregon. Earth-friendly, in the sense that the eight unique guest rooms are inspired by nature in a …
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Our millennial daughter is a new resident of Portland. She loves her adopted state of Oregon and is exploring the Rose City as thoroughly as a Labrador Retriever on the trail of a bird scent. When she’s not out hiking alongside fern covered trails and cascading waterfalls, she’s discovering new restaurants and neighborhoods. On a …
Like a fine wine, Valley River Inn is aging gracefully. I fondly recall celebrating my graduation from the University of Oregon at the Inn’s restaurant Sweetwaters on the River back in the 1980’s. Afterall, this was the restaurant you dined at with your parents when they were paying for dinner during a visit to Eugene. …
Beer drinkers delight in Bend Ale Trail Will your travels take you to Central Oregon? Visitors definitely won’t want to miss The Bend Ale Trail. Bend probably has more microbreweries per capita than any other city in the state! You can download the free app for iPhone or Droid, and get a passport from …
Crosswater Golf Course at Sunriver Resort Who said “golf is a good walk spoiled?” Mark Twain said it, and he obviously hadn’t played Crosswater Golf Course in Central Oregon. On the breathtaking Crosswater golf course, every hole is as scenic as the last. The views of the Robert E. Cupp designed course you see on television, while …
