Picks and Pans – Central Oregon

Following the Greatest of Unions celebration, we joined forces with our friends Katya, Peter, Romi and Nika (here after referred to as KaPeRoNi) to venture out into the volcanic magnificence of central Oregon.

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Lava Lands at Newberry National Volcanic Monument

Apparently the middle of Oregon is one big volcano just waiting to explode […]

Picks and Pans – Oregon Coast

PICKS: Yachats

Oregon beach towns often have a thin veneer of small town kitschiness covering the blatant commercialism that keeps the town alive and running. Read: you go for the ocean, you leave with a bunch of crap and a lot less money. Yachats, however, has been able to maintain itself without inundating visitors with […]

Picks and Pans – Seattle, WA

PICKS: Gypsy Trader Coffee

I know it may come as a shock to our loyal readers, but our first stop in Seattle was a coffee shop….this coffee shop, in fact. They had good sandwiches, really friendly owners, tons of comfy chairs, free wi-fi, lots of outlets and apparently they often have live music at night. […]

Picks and Pans – British Columbia, Canada

PICKS: Granville Island, Vancouver

Granville Island is a fairly touristy conglomeration of a pricey farmers’ market, some knick-knack/toy/t-shirt/souvenir shops, sprinkled in with a few art galleries and locally owned boutiques. Although this wouldn’t normally be our kind of gig, it does have a great pier for sitting in the sun near the water. It was […]

Picks and Pans – Glacier National Park

Just a word on Glacier National Park — Growing up in Montana, I always thought that Glacier was one of the most magical places on earth and, after traipsing all over the U.S., I still stand strong in this assertion. Even though it was misty, rainy and cool the entire time we were in the […]