Northwest Moments

We’ve all booked a vacation or jumped in the car for a roadtrip based on a single iconic photo. Here’s our collection of the best Northwest moments captured in photos.

Cool Off at Lower Lewis River Falls: Our Photo of the Week

@elyse.l has an impressive Instgram account with lots of fabulous shots around the Northwest, including this one of Lower Lewis River Falls. With the weather sizzling lately, there are few better ways to cool off than this. The falls are located in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest outside of Cougar,… Read More

Wednesday on the Water

#WednesdayOnTheWater | #ColumbiaRiver | #CrownPointVistaHouse Mandatory Columbia River Gorge Stop: Crown Point Vista House! Built in 1918, the Vista House is a beautiful museum with fantastic views of the Columbia River Gorge. This is one of those stops you have to make so that you can take a picture! Visiting… Read More

Taking In the View From the Top of the World: Our Photo of the Week

What’s the view like from the top of the world? In Washington’s Olympic Mountain Range, mountain goats and adventurous climbers get to enjoy vistas like this from the top of  6,255-foot-high Mount Washington. While most of us will never get to experience this, thanks to adventure photographer @austinjackson29 we can… Read More

This Weekend Brings the 65th Annual Portland Highland Games – Are You Ready?

The 65th annual Portland Highland Games will take place this weekend, July 15-16. This Scottish experience features Scottish pipe bands, bag pipers and drummers, dancers and athletes. While not everyone likes the bagpipes, especially when not played well, this event is a ton of fun, not only for those with Scottish… Read More

The Best Way to Experience Some of Oregon’s Top Breweries

Oregon has been called the very best state for craft beer. It’s home to nearly 200 craft breweries, defined as companies that produce less than 6 million barrels of beer annually. While that may be fewer than its West Coast neighbors, California and Washington, Oregon happens to be home to… Read More

Glass Beach: Our Photo of the Week Reveals One of the Best Spots For Sea Glass in the Northwest!

There are only a handful of beaches in the entire country where one can find an abundance of sea glass. While there are many places throughout the coastal states where you can find some scattered pieces, it’s not near the concentration of what you’ll find at Glass Beach, just north… Read More