Kati Explores

The three Little Mashel Waterfalls are easily accessed through the University of Washington Pack Forest, just outside Mt Rainier National Park. Combine with Hugo Peak for a great rainy day hike!

Harvest your own wild Christmas tree from the Mt. Hood National Forest! Surprisingly easy and affordable, it's a magical Christmas tradition to start with your family.

The perfect hike - a gentle grade to a fire lookout through a forest of ponderosa pines and yellow western larches

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!

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.

One of the most unusual hikes in the Northwest! You'll walk on a decommissioned pipeline by the Hood River.

Bagby Hot Springs is open after a 4 year closure! Enjoy soaking in a rustic whiskey barrel tub in a log cabin, under 2 hours from Portland!

Running AND wine, in Oregon's beautiful Willamette Valley? Sounds like a perfect day. Read up on these four parks and hit the trail!

Oregon's "other" National Park that you've probably never heard of - log cabin forts, WWII bunkers, hiking trails, and more!

If you don't ski, you can still enjoy winter in Portland. Here's your guide to snow-free hiking, snowshoeing, snow safety, and xc skiing.

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