Everyone is excited to take a cruise on this historic Columbia River Sternwheeler. When you are traveling on the sternwheeler, you can imagine what it was like to travel by boat on the Columbia River back in the 1800s. What a great adventure. During our cruise, we were able to view many different species of birds and wildlife along the river. The travel downstream took us to the Bonneville Dam, and upriver we traveled under the Bridge of Gods to the Hood River area. We enjoye

We are looking back to a fun trip we had at the Wildlife Safari Park just outside of Port Orford, Oregon. We were able to feed and wander among many of the animals in the park. Many of the animals were able to follow you and roam free within the park everywhere we went. They knew when you had some food in hand and were quick to be our friend. The park has a large variety of animals. One of the highlights of our visit to Wildlife Safari Park was to visit the baby animals. It w

As the snow melts and the warm sun shines between the spring rains drops, the Oregon comes alive with wildflowers. Each of Oregon's seven regions shows off with beautiful colorful bouquets. Where ever you travel around Oregon you will find an array of flowers. Oregon's Official State Flower can be found all around the valleys and lower mountains. It's bright yellow flowers are stunning. As you explore the mountains after the snow melts, the bear grass pops up. Exploring the b

The Oregon Vineyards are coming alive. From winter hibernation the vines sleep and then come alive in the spring. The first sign of them awaking are the buds showing up on the fruiting canes. Then comes the sight of bud break, and the farmers have smiles on their faces. They know growth is on the way for a new year of grape growing. Now, we wait for the vines to grow. Embrace Oregon will update you throughout the growing season on the progress of our 2018 Oregon growing seaso