(Published in Travel Oregon magazine) Celebrating 150 years of the Oregon spirit For as long as there has been an Oregon territory, there has existed a spirit unique to the people that choose to call Oregon home. Many hyphenated words come to mind: die-hard, nature-loving, independent-minded, do-it-yourselfers who are salt-of-the-earth, fun-loving, free-spirits who tend to [...]
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Alis volat Propriis, “She flies with her own wings”
Posted in Food & Travel, Profiles, tagged oregon, Travel on February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oregon Trees – Where out on a limb is a great place to be
Posted in Food & Travel, Trees, tagged doug fir, oregon, Travel, travel writing, Trees on July 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Originally published in Travel Oregon magazine. It is impossible to think of Oregon without thinking of trees. After all, 28 million acres—or 45 percent—of land in Oregon is classified as forestland. Oregon’s state tree, the Douglas Fir, dominates the landscape along the 1-5 corridor and creates a magnificent backdrop in any season. Spiky, graceful [...]
Portland Culinary Adventurers
Posted in Food & Travel, Profiles on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Originally published in Culinary Portland magazine 2005) Dick and Nancy Ponzi – Ponzie Vineyards Oregon’s world-renowned Pinot Noir industry was cultivated with equal parts optimism, patience and innovation. Luckily, enterprising vintners Dick and Nancy Ponzi have these qualities in abundance. When they arrived in the Willamette Valley in 1970 with three children and a few [...]
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