As rain pelted Portland, I wistfully checked e-mails one last time to see whether perhaps Kayak Tillamook had canceled the paddle trip I was planning with them that afternoon on the new Nehalem River ...

WHEELER — From the bridge overlooking the lower Nehalem River, there’s little evidence to suggest that it’s an interesting place to explore in a kayak. The river appears wide and slow, with houses ...

Campgrounds set in a lush forest of Douglas fir, cedar, spruce, hemlock, big leaf maple and red alder await visitors who make their way to a beautiful setting along the Nehalem River in the Tillamook ...