Oregon, you're a lot to unpack.

Oregon keeps making me pull up a map because I read one sentence and suddenly need to know where something happened. There's a 90-ton rock that hitchhiked here inside an iceberg. There are people building the infrastructure to harvest energy from waves. On the coast, a tiny handmade mushroom might be waiting for the next person curious enough to look.

This is the part of PNW Passport that gets out beyond Portland. The coast, forests, rivers and smaller towns deserve reporting that doesn't treat them like scenery. I want to meet the people keeping trails open, turning curious ideas into art, and looking after rivers that have their own complicated history.

You'll find reported stories first, with the practical details where we have them. Conditions on the Oregon Coast and in forests change quickly, so check current weather, park access and organizer information before you make a long drive.