Coming soon! Stay tuned for a release later this month. Announcing Bend, Oregon Daycations: Day trips for curious families, by Oregon author Kim Cooper Findling. Today is perfect for a daycation. Calling all Bend, Oregon visitors, new residents and anyone who is curious about the exciting destinations that surround this beautiful city. Bend, Oregon Daycations is…
I have an essay in this month’s Alaska Beyond Horizon Edition magazine. It’s all about my girls and their experiences falling in love with theater and acting. Check it out: sistersact
Sometimes I am privileged to write a story with all of my favorite elements – a powerful topic, a personal connection, an inspiring story, an amazing person. Oh yes, and Oregon. I loved working on this story for Travel Oregon about Shirod Younker and his quest to discover the tribal canoes of his ancestors. Even…
Very excited to have an essay in this month’s inflight magazine, Alaska Beyond Horizon Edition. Learning to skateboard with my girls was fun in the doing and a blast in the writing. What will I write about when they grow up? Here’s the essay.
Hey Oregon travel junkies – I’m going to be talking about traveling Oregon’s Blue Mountains at the Deschutes Library this week. At 6 p.m. Wednesday at the downtown Bend branch and noon on Thursday at the La Pine branch, I’ll be reading travel stories and showing photos of some cool places in Eastern Oregon. This…
I will be talking about Oregon travel and “Day Trips from Portland, Oregon getaway ideas for the local traveler” at the university of Oregon Flagship book store this Sunday December 6th at 2 pm. Come and see me and buy books for your friends and family, for Christmas. *This post was written by Maris…
I had an absolute blast talking about my book Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir with these lovely ladies for their book club in Bend this week. I thank them for choosing my book and inviting me to discuss it with them. The day reminded me how much I love writing my own stories, talking about…
I talked about this year’s BendFilm Fest lineup on KLRR 101.7 in Bend this morning. Here’s the interview. See you Thursday night for opening night of the awesome 12th annual BendFilm Festival!
I’ll be talking Oregon Travel and Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler 2nd Edition at Powell’s Books on Hawthorne on August 31 at 7:30 p.m. Would love to hear your ideas for what Oregon destinations you’d like to explore. Hood River? Wine Country? The Oregon Coast? Astoria? See you soon!
Travel Oregon interviewed me about the recent release of Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler, 2nd edition. Read the interview here. This photo is of Nye Beach, one of my favorite Oregon places. It’s featured in the Newport chapter of the book. Happy day tripping!