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Oregon Guide

From the coast to the outback, and the Columbia River to Crater Lake

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Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway: Mill Creek Falls

Day 8 began a lot like Day 7 ended, with clouds and rain. But it wasn’t enough to discourage me from visiting one place that had been ...

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Cape San Sebastian

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Staying at Wilson’s Cottages, outside Crater Lake

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Hiking on Mount Hood: Magic Mile Skyride, Timberline Lodge

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Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area

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Oregon Rte. 42 & 42S – Roseburg to Bandon

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Portland, Oregon: Washington Park at Sunset

As the sun started to set on Day 9, I was faced with a familiar dilemma: how to spend the ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Sheppard’s Dell – Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway

During my previous visit to the Columbia River Gorge, I distinctly remember making the decision to drive past Sheppard’s Dell ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway

It took 9 days, but the trip had officially come full-circle. I was back at the Columbia River Gorge Scenic ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Blue Mountain Scenic Highway, Oregon

As Day 9 began, I had only one ultimate goal: to end up in Portland by the end of the ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Imnaha, Oregon to Joseph, Oregon

Imnaha, Oregon, is quite literally the place where the pavement ends. There is only one paved road leading into Imnaha, ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Imnaha Road, Oregon

After climbing out of Hells Canyon, and visiting the Hells Canyon Overlook, my next goal was to drive out to ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Scenic Byway

After you’ve explored Hells Canyon from the bottom, it’s time to see it from the top. From Oxbow (at the ...

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Columbia River Gorge: Interstate 84 & The Dalles Dam

After you’ve passed the old two-lane section of the Historic Columbia Gorge Highway, and you’re back on Interstate 84, you’re ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Crown Point: Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway

Driving east from Portland is an exciting experience, even if you stay on the interstate. But why would you do ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Ecola State Park, Oregon Coast

One of the Pacific coast’s most beautiful beaches, and one of my personal favorites, has just about everything you need, ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Cannon Beach & Haystack Rock

After finally breaking free from all of Portland’s attractions, I made my way to the coast. I already knew what ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Portland’s Washington Park: Lewis & Clark Memorial – Sacajawea Statue

After wandering around the International Rose Test Garden for a while, I decided to venture downhill, to check out a ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Portland’s Washington Park: International Rose Test Garden

Upon arriving in Portland, I was determined not to start this trip as I do most others, by cramming too ...

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Sep 4, 2016

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Cape Kiwanda – Pacific City, Oregon

There’s something about the point in a trip, where you leave the ocean behind, and head home. If you’re like ...

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Sep 2, 2016

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Seal Rock, Oregon Coast

I enjoyed Seal Rock so much on Day 2, that I decided to stop here again on the final day ...

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Sep 2, 2016

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Cape Perpetua – St. Perpetua Trail

As Day 9 (and the entire trip) was winding down, I decided I needed to go on one last hike, somewhere. ...

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Sep 2, 2016

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Sea Lion Caves

Back when I was a kid, and my family was making the trip down the Oregon Coast, I specifically remember ...

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Aug 31, 2016

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US 101 North of Coos Bay, Oregon

This trip’s final day began as I headed out of the Coos Bay/North Bend area on US 101. Thankfully, the ...

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Aug 31, 2016

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Shore Acres & Sunset Bay State Parks

With the sun quickly headed for the horizon, I had just a short while to find a good sunset spot. ...

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Oregon Rte. 42 & 42S – Roseburg to Bandon

After enduring a very long, very rainy drive from Crater Lake to Roseburg, I feared the entire day might be ...

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Aug 31, 2016

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Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway: Toketee Falls

The Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway provides access to Oregon’s best collection of waterfalls (with the possible exception of the Columbia ...

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Crater Lake National Park

There are just a few months out of the year when it’s ideal to visit Crater Lake National Park. April ...

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Rogue Umpqua Scenic Byway: Mill Creek Falls

Day 8 began a lot like Day 7 ended, with clouds and rain. But it wasn’t enough to discourage me from visiting ...

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Cape San Sebastian

By the time I reached Cape San Sebastian, it was late afternoon, and I was driving through almost constant rain. ...

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Aug 31, 2016

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Sunset Bay, Cape Blanco, & Port Orford, Oregon

After you’ve passed Florence headed south, the Oregon coastline becomes a lot less populated. There are a few towns big ...

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Aug 31, 2016

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Umpqua River Lighthouse

The best way, in my opinion, to enjoy the Umpqua River Lighthouse, is from a distance. Up close, it loses ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Florence, Oregon

As I rolled out of the hills and into Florence, I decided to take a side trip out to the ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta Head is said to be one of the west coast’s most photographed lighthouses, and it’s easy to see why. ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Pacific Coast: Seal Rock, Devil’s Churn, Strawberry Hill

On Day 2, the sun disappeared. Not surprising, after all, this is the Pacific Coast. But, it did make for ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area

As you travel down the Pacific Coast, you pass a lot of beaches and parks. But as far as I ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Depoe Bay: The World’s Smallest Navigable Harbor

When I was young and my parents took me on a road trip down the Oregon Coast, I remember Depoe ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Three Capes Loop: Cape Meares, Cape Kiwanda

You might be surprised to discover that US 101 isn’t always a stone’s throw away from the Pacific Ocean. There ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Oswald West State Park, Oregon

After being tempted to stop at one roadside ocean-access park after another, you come upon a park that offers a ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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US 101 – Cannon Beach & Hug Point

While this trip begins in Portland, I didn’t really feel like it had begun, until I reached the coast at ...

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Aug 29, 2016

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Hiking on Mount Hood: Magic Mile Skyride, Timberline Lodge

Hiking up a hill to a nice viewpoint is fun. But if you can get to a nice viewpoint without ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Driving the Mount Hood Byway, Oregon

Oregon’s highest point is also a focal point for the city of Portland, and much of the Columbia River Gorge. ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Face Rock Beach, Bandon, Oregon

It would be easy to make a critical mistake at Face Rock Beach. At first, this just looks like a ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Battle Rock Beach: Port Orford, Oregon

Want to take a quick walk on a beautiful Oregon beach? Or maybe you just need a bathroom break? You ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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US 101 Coastline: Pistol River North Beach

As I made my way up the Oregon coast on US 101, I was feeling a bit gloomy. My vacation ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Cape Ferrelo: Samuel Boardman State Park, Oregon

Oregon’s coast is great, and some of the best places are in southern Oregon. And out of all the coast ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Harris Beach State Park, on Oregon’s US 101

Some of my favorite spots along the Pacific Coast are in Oregon, along US Highway 101. And there’s one spot ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Rim Drive around Crater Lake National Park

There’s no bad time of the year to visit Crater Lake National Park, but certain times are a heck of ...

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Hiking on Wizard Island, Crater Lake

Crater Lake is pretty darned remarkable, but most visitors will be limited to staring down at the deep blue water ...

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Wizard Island Boat Ride from Cleetwood Cove, Crater Lake

Crater Lake is a sight to behold – and that’s what most visitors will do. They’ll stand on the edge ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Silver Falls State Park, Oregon

A nice waterfall can make an average trail special. So imagine what ten waterfalls could do? That’s exactly what you’ll ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Silver Falls Tour Route

To start my vacation, I needed to head from Portland to Crater Lake National Park, but I had a day ...

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Feb 13, 2016

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Astoria, Oregon

Before you say goodbye to Oregon and head north, crossing the mighty Columbia River into Washington, it’s good to stop ...

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Jan 1, 2016

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Cannon Beach, Oregon

There’s just something about Cannon Beach, Oregon that makes me smile. It’s been one of my favorite beaches, ever since ...

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Jan 1, 2016

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Tillamook, Oregon Farmers’ Market

The quickest way to get from Portland to the Pacific coast is via US 26. You can make the 75 ...

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Jan 1, 2016

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Multnomah Falls and Vista House, Columbia Gorge

You could easily spend a day exploring the Columbia River Highway — a winding, narrow old stretch of US 30, ...

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Jan 1, 2016

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Brothers, Oregon

You’ll want to stop for a few minutes in Brothers, mostly because you’ll be mind-numbed by the drive on US ...

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Nov 28, 2015

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Hug Point Beach, Oregon Coast

This is one of my favorite beaches along the Oregon coast. It offers everything you could want: sea stacks, a ...

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Nov 22, 2015

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Cape Meares and the Three Capes Loop

Cape Meares and Cape Lookout make up two-thirds of the Three Capes Loop, on Oregon’s Pacific coast. Cape Lookout offers ...

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Nov 21, 2015

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Pacific City: Cape Kiwanda

This particularly scenic spot along Oregon’s Pacific coast is a great place to stop and enjoy the ocean. You can ...

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Nov 21, 2015

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Oregon Guide

From the coast to the outback, and the Columbia River to Crater Lake