Editor’s note: Pacific NW magazine’s weekly Backstory provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the writer’s process or an extra tidbit that accompanies our cover story. This week’s cover story explores ...

The Pacific Coast in Oregon is known for its wild shoreline, gravity-defying cliffs, and quirky coastal towns. A meandering road trip on Highway 101 is the best way to discover its charms. In fact, ...

If “Paris, Texas” had a sense of humor and a roguish heart, it might have turned out something like “Don’t Come Knocking.” Two decades after director Wim Wenders and writer Sam Shepard spun their ...

I’m not quite sure of the purpose of “The Atomic Road Trip” (HCN, 5/13/19), which was not quite a travelogue, nor a thoughtful examination of New Mexico or its people and nuclear past. The story ...