BEND, Ore. — I recently stole away to the coast for a weekend, landing at Rockaway Beach, a five-hour drive from Bend. The city is home to one of Oregon’s largest trees by circumference, which locals ...

In some beach towns, boardwalks lead to fried food and carnival games. At Rockaway Beach, the boardwalk leads to an enormous tree. Colloquially known as the Rockaway Big Tree, the western red cedar is ...

A group of young cedar trees infected with blight - N. Mitchell/Shutterstock There's nothing quite as majestic and imposing as a fully-grown cedar tree with its broad horizontal branches and fragrant ...

The Bear Gulch Fire, currently burning within the Olympic National Forest, has scorched 5,000 acres. However, a significant milestone has been reached as efforts successfully saved a one-thousand-year ...

Each holiday season, Big Cedar Lodge transforms into one of the most festive getaways in the Ozarks with holiday lights, family-friendly activities, and themed events that make it feel like its own ...

A nostalgic journey from mule-drawn sleds and cedar-scented woods to store-bought trees, and the childhood magic of Christmas ...