An Eastern Oregon Travel Adventure: The Painted Hills, John Day, and Joseph

Jennings Hotel, Joseph, OR
It feels as if Eastern Oregon is having a moment lately. The Gold Room is set to open next month in Joseph, courtesy of two former Ava Gene's chefs, there's plenty of artisan pottery and vinyl LPs at M. Crow in the tiny town of Lostine, and the muted reds of the Painted Hills continue …

Three Days in Montana: Roadtripping, Eating, and Drinking in Big Sky Country

Livingston, MT
I think if I had to live somewhere other than Oregon, I could maybe live in Montana. Maybe. And while I would miss the ocean and the desert of my adopted home state, I would cherish the big blue skies and the quirky mountain towns of the Treasure State. During a roadtrip to our eventual …