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South Sister
After our first trip to Bend in 2015, I knew that we’d return. Again and again. Sure enough, exactly a year later, we found ourselves passing through Bend. This time we made sure to summit Oregon’s third highest peak, South … Continue reading
Hells Canyon and Around
Perhaps the most remote destination in the Pacific Northwest, Hells Canyon sits along the border of Oregon and Idaho with the mighty Snake River below carving the deepest river gorge in the U.S. Even during the scorching hot peak season of … Continue reading
Mount Hood
Had it not been for the hunting hillbillies telling us we weren’t welcome at a dispersed camping area outside of Mount Hood, we wouldn’t have spent the next 45 minutes driving in the dark frantically searching for a place to … Continue reading
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The Northern Coast of Oregon
Despite its epic reputation, we hadn’t planned on making it over to the Oregon coast. But we did, and boy, were we glad we did. The original plan was to mosey over to Mount Hood after Portland, but I found out about … Continue reading
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Tagged cannon beach, fort stevens state park, tillamook cheese factory
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Willamette Valley
With wine country being just a convenient, short detour southwest from Portland and with the weather so perfect for sipping wine outdoors, we spent one brief day in the Willamette Valley. After touring our local Napa wine valley and Mendoza’s wine country, … Continue reading
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Waterfalls and the Columbia River Gorge
Images of drizzly, gray skies come to mind when I think of the Portland area. Although wet weather was a known, I failed to connect water and mountain and was surprised to find out that Oregon is not just full … Continue reading
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Tagged columbia river gorge, multnomah falls, oneonta gorge, silver falls state park
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Bend
I had only heard of the small city of Bend, Oregon one year ago. During our 3.5-month road trip last year around the U.S., we randomly started chatting with an enthusiastic, talkative man at the top of Angel’s Landing at Zion … Continue reading
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Tagged big obsidian flow, elk lake, newberry volcanic national monument, paulina peak
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Crater Lake
Unlike South America there doesn’t seem to be too many lake-filled calderas in the United States. Although we hiked along Ecuador’s Quilotoa and Laguna Cuicocha in Otavalo not too long ago, our breaths were still taken away by the majestic beauty of … Continue reading