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Laura O. Foster writes about Portland, Oregon and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Portland Stair Walks is her eighth guidebook about the Pacific Northwest.
A former urban-walks guide for Metro, the City of Portland's Transportation Bureau, and the Multnomah Athletic Club, she now leads occasional fundraising walks for nonprofits.
Her explorations of Portland's stairs and hidden pathways have been featured on Oregon Field Guide, Oregon Art Beat, and AM Northwest. Her work has been featured in Portland Monthly, Willamette Week, the Portland Tribune, The Oregonian, and KBOO's Between the Covers, and she was featured in the Emmy-winning documentary Discovering Beverly Cleary.
Her Portland-based books explore the city’s geology, architecture, neighborhoods, and human and natural history. She has been a Portlander since 1989.