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Oregon is commonly perceived as being misty and fern-laden, and though this is the case for much of the land west of the Cascade Range, that is only a small part of this large state. From the west, the rocky coast is rimmed by the Coast Range, where wet forests do thrive. To the east of the Coast Range, roughly along the I-5 corridor, is the Willamette Valley, destination for Oregon Trail pioneers and now the site of Portland, Salem (home of the state capitol), the university cities of Eugene and Corvallis, and the heart of Oregon's wine country. East of the Willamette Valley, the Cascade Range rises, with forested lower hills leading up to high volcanic peaks, of which Mount Hood is the most prominent. At the state's northern edge, the mile-wide Columbia River carves a path through the Cascades, and this gorge is lined with waterfalls, hiking trails, and a splendid historic highway. East of the Cascades, the land is much drier, but no less gorgeous. The Deschutes and Crooked rivers have cut paths through the lava that covers much of central Oregon, and peaks such as the Three Sisters and Mt. Bachelor are nearly always in view. In the far eastern part of the state large ranches and farms, along with areas of national forestland, dominate. In the very northeastern corner, the Wallowa Mountains are often compared to the Alps and, at the Idaho border, Hells Canyon is both physically and psychically as far from the wet west side of the Cascades as you can get.
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Judy Jewell and W.C. McRae are frequent collaborators: together they have written Moon Handbooks to Montana, Utah, and Zion-Bryce and updated the Moon Handbooks to Oregon and Coastal Oregon. Judy wrote the Compass American Guide to Oregon.

Interests

    Festivals
    Fine Dining
    Market/Bazaar
    National Park
    Nature
    Parks/Gardens
    Romance

Activities

    Beach Activities
    Bicycling
    Camping
    Canoe/Kayak
    Fishing
    Hike/Backpack
    Mtn. Biking
    Rafting
    Scenic Drive
    Wine Tasting

Oregon Facts

Location:
Pacific Northwest
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Oregon Must See/Do

  1. Oregon Coast
  2. Hike in Columbia River gorge
  3. Dining out in Portland Eugene Ashland or Bend
  4. Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  5. Mount Hood's Timberline Lodge

Oregon Most Overrated

  1. Driving Hwy. 101 in the summer
  2. Sunshine (see it in the drizzle)
  3. tribal casinos

When to Visit Oregon

Late summer is generally sunny, but early spring is wet and colorful

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Oregon Events

  • July. Waterfront Blues Festival. Portland
  • April. Ashland Independent Film Festival
  • August. Bite of Oregon. Portland
  • End of August to beginning of September. Oregon State Fair. Salem
  • July 4. Fourth of July Celebrations. Huge celebrations throughout Oregon
  • October. Oktoberfest in Mount Angel. Huge Oktoberfest festival and one of Oregon's longests festivals
  • November. Portland Rose Festival. Portland

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