Kati Explores

See the rare Western Larch, just 2.5 hours from Portland! These unique conifers turn golden yellow every fall - check out the Metolius Preserve to see for yourself!

My roadtrip honeymoon diary!

Shaniko is Oregon's oldest living ghost town! Visit its 30 (living) residents, just 3 hours south of Portland, for old west saloons, a probably haunted hotel, and the best of Oregon's sagebrush desert views.

A guide to exploring Portland's Forest Park - over 80 miles of forested hiking, running, and biking trails all within Portland city limits.

A guide to my favorite urban and suburban parks around Portland, Oregon.

A guide to the quaint logging town of Vernonia, Oregon.