by Danielle Denham | Sep 8, 2021 | Featured, History, Photos
Since the advent of creating images with a camera and light-sensitive film, humans have had the predilection to document the beauty around them. At the turn of the 20th Century, photographers like Edward S. Curtis, Peter Britt, and Benjamin Gifford were turning their...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 7, 2021 | Crime, Featured, History
A cold case is defined as a homicide or murder that has been thoroughly investigated, with all leads exhausted, yet remains unsolved. Something about these scenarios is oddly captivating to the human psyche. I grew up watching Unsolved Mysteries as a kid (can y'all...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 6, 2021 | Bend, History, Interesting, Photos, Weird Oregon
The only real backstory you need is this: From 1964-1966, NASA trained Apollo astronauts on the rocky surfaces of lava-flow abundant near Bend, Oregon. Through his training there, astronaut Jim Irwin became well-acquainted with Floyd Watson, Bend's building inspector....
by Danielle Denham | Sep 4, 2021 | Featured, Food & Drink, Lincoln City, News, Oregon Coast
When the original little red-painted building burned nearly to the ground in July 2019, a community mourned. The cafe was a pit stop en route to the coast for Oregonians since the 1920s. I remember visiting Otis Cafe at its old location on the way to visit friends in...
by Danielle Denham | Sep 2, 2021 | Adventures, Camping, Featured, Hiking, Mountain Biking, News, Oregon Coast, Things To Do, Western Oregon
50 years in the making, numerous volunteers, thousands of hours (over 2,500 a year!), and permission from generous private landowners; this is what went into the making of the C2C. The non-profit "Corvallis-to-the-Sea Trail" is a 60-mile journey through beautiful...
