Marine Protected Area, Reserve, Monument, Park, Sanctuary—what do they all mean?
Category: Explore
THE COAST WITH THE MOST
The stories will inspire you to see the Emerald City with fresh eyes.
Cascading Rivers Scenic Bikeway
A 72-mile route in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains.
Explore the Sun Mountain Run
See the Sun Mountain Run in Washington from the perspective.
A Pacific Coast College Campus Tour
This video college campus tour takes you to four-year colleges along the Pacific coast from Juneau to Monterey.
Exploring The Great Bear Rainforest
From sea to sky, we travelled on fishing boats, kayaks, floatplanes and helicopters.
Why do so many people consider the Oregon coast to be not just special, but sacred?
The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.
Taking Heart in SF’s Skating Scene
In the heart of Golden Gate Park is a smoothly paved oval where roller skaters do their thing.
“State of Jefferson” Wants to Secede
Once again, the “State of Jefferson” wants to secede from California and Oregon. But the name Jefferson doesn’t necessarily refer to our third president. Many residents believe it refers to Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.