Below Mount Jefferson and McKenzie Pass is a massive storehouse of water three times the size of Lake Mead, say Oregon ...

U.S. Forest Service geologist Gordon Grant calls ... doesn't this aquifer play a big role in what makes the Willamette Valley and western Oregon what it is? Grant: It's a big piece of the story.

A road trip is nice, but have you considered ... taking riders to the Pacific coastline, through the Willamette Valley, over the Cascade Mountains and into the high desert. Oregon’s scenic ...

The shape of this road trip is a little strange — essentially ... though it’s most popular as a day trip destination for Willamette Valley locals. In 1926, its reputation was already so ...