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PORTLAND, Ore. — Is it possible for an Angeleno to leave home and find love in a region where sunshine is merely a rumor and 50 shades of gray are a daily atmospheric reality?
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Weekend Escape: A coastal backyard in Yachats, Oregon
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Unwinding in the water and the forest on the Oregon coast
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Living on island time in the San Juan Islands
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Seattle, beyond the usual tourist haunts
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Thrills, chills and a few spills on the Rogue River
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A swell time in Gig Harbor, Wash.
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Nelson, Canada, in living color
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Puyallup Valley, Wash.: Hope blooms with daffodils
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In author Betty MacDonald's footsteps
The Betty MacDonald Farm is still everything its first owner described in her memoir "Onions in the Stew": a beautiful retreat with a...
Get your caffeine on in the West
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Idaho's Stanley Basin runs wild
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Oregon's Mt. Hood: See, ski and tee
At 9 a.m. on a Friday, the parking lot of Timberline at Mt. Hood was already filling up with SUVs and 4x4s as my husband, Marc, and I pulled...
Beyond the beach: Try Maui's tropic scape or Point Reyes' dunes
When it comes to long walks on warm, sandy beaches, Southern Californians are spoiled by our many choices. But how about strolling miles...
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