The rocky, windswept summit of Oregon's Tomlike Mountain offers one of the finest views in the Columbia Gorge, with a panorama that includes Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, Mount Jefferson, and Mount Hood.
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Three Abortions in Oregon
Portland-based writer Sophia Shalmiyev talks honestly about the three abortions she's had--and how in Oregon, which has some of strongest legal protections for reproductive health, much remains to be done to keep abortion legal, paid for, and free of shame.
The Nipple Line
"You don't always have to travel to explore," Portland writer Vix Gutierrez discovers in an essay about adjusting to life in her thirties. Her epiphany comes as she faces mortality in a CPR course while her partner is on vacation in New Orleans.
Demanding Justice for Native Women
Taryn Minthorn, a Native American woman who lives on Oregon's Umatilla Indian Reservation, was abused by a boyfriend. The case against him was the first test of a new law empowering tribes to prosecute non-Indians for acts of domestic violence.
An interview with Dao Strom
Portland multimedia artist, poet, musician and photographer Dao Strom talks with Cascadia Magazine about the echoes of history in her work, returning to Vietnam, a continual sense of not-belonging, and her new book You Will Always Be Someone from Someplace Else.
Get Outside! Balch Creek Gulch
The Balch Creek Gulch trail is one of the most fascinating routes in Portland's 5,000-acre Forest Park. In this wilderness within the city limits, you'll encounter old-growth Douglas-fir, a wooded ravine, and a historic stone house built by the WPA.
We Hope You Enjoy Portland Spirit
In an essay by Terrence Petty, it's just another strange day in Portland full of protests, counter-protests, colorful characters, police flashbang grenades, and tourists sailing by oblivious to it all.
Get Outside! Warrior Rock Lighthouse
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