Ashley Locke has lived in Oregon for nearly all her life, and has spent time in nearly every part of the state. She has spent the last 19 years working as a marketing writer, creating content from brochures to websites to ads and profile stories. One of her favorite things about living in Oregon is the ability to travel to the beach, the mountains or the forest in one day. When she isn’t writing, she is exploring with her two children and golden retriever, baking, dancing or making homemade crafts.