In an area where periods of consistent rain can be counted not just in days and weeks but, occasionally, months, the Echo Mountain wildfire brought communities throughout north Lincoln County face to face with a shocking new reality.

It was nearly five years ago when I first experienced the power of the Pacific Ocean.

The Echo Mountain Fire has brought destruction and devastation to the communities of Otis and Rose Lodge, and chaos, smoke and uncertainty to the neighboring town of Lincoln City.

Some people just seem to have it all figured out. Take John Matylonek for example.

As I have said before, the Oregon Coast Trail is in flux.

In an alternate universe, the Oregon Coast is very different.

Lincoln City locals know at least two things about Ethan Granberg and Danelle Lochrie: they make amazing food, and they really like to stay busy.

To encourage more people to explore the outdoors and engage in healthy habits, Tillamook County Wellness came up with 24 local day trips and outings and then made a game of it.

Have you ever been on a walk while you had a good grump going, came upon a rock painted with a random saying or pretty picture and had it totally turn your day around? That’s the feeling that the Lincoln City Rocks group likes to help get rolling.

Fireworks will light the night when Chinook Winds Casino Resort, owned and operated by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, celebrates 25 years of operation. The anniversary weekend, postponed from June to Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30, also includes drawings, special bingo sessions and social giveaways.

This article is a little different — there isn’t one detour but several.

South of Yachats the Oregon Coast Trail takes Amanda’s Trail to the top of Cape Perpetua. For years, hikers have awaited a new, higher suspension bridge on the trail as the previous bridges were destroyed by a series of flash floods, and it might happen this fall.

News of delayed openings of Oregon schools might have created some panic in parents, but the Oregon Coast STEM Hub has a solution that could help start your kid on a path toward science, technology, engineering or math.

If you are in the Nelscott area of Lincoln City and catch the scent of good, strong coffee wafting on a gentle breeze, you are probably close to Zefir.

Get your eyes, ears and taste buds ready for a weekend of classic cars, modern audio and local foods and brews, as Lincoln City gets all revved up for a weekend of fun fund-raisers.

“There’s a book in that.”

Words most aspiring and active writers long to hear.

o take in all of the arts events that can happen in summer and fall on the Oregon Coast, you used to have to zoom up and down the entire 363-mile coastline. Now, thanks to Zoom, you can still enjoy some of those events without even leaving your house.

If you’ve never looked out from Cape Lookout, spit off the end of the Bayocean Spit or burned some energy at the Coal Creek Trailhead, now is a great time to B-I-N-GO outside and win prizes with a fun adventure game designed by Tillamook County Wellness.

On Newport’s northside it is time to leave the beach, take Highway 101 around Yaquina Head and return to the beach. How to leave the beach for Highway 101?

When I proposed this series on Oregon Coast Trail detours, things were the “old normal.”

You develop a bit of weather toughness when you live in the Pacific Northwest. As the saying goes (with a slight modification), “If you like the weather, just wait 10 minutes.”