Tag: Oregon
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Pacific Northwest Breweriana
Breweriana collected in the Pacific Northwest (May 8-17, 1998) Anyone who knows me understands that I like fine tasting beers. Thus, we compiled a large collection of breweriana on our trip to the Pacific Northwest. The photograph above shows the full set of glasses, growlers, coasters, and stickers. The collection made it home without too…
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Counties in Oregon that I have Visited
There are 36 Counties in Oregon – “The Beaver State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 23 Counties = 63.9% of Counties in Oregon Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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The Cleetwood Cove Trail
Crater Lake National Park; Klamath County, Oregon, USA (July 2012) Crater Lake National Park offers many different trails to choose amongst. The Cleetwood Cove Trail leading down to the shores of Crater Lake at Cleetwood Cove would be a good option for anyone with limited time available (map). The trailhead begins right next to Rim…
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Coos Bay to Eugene, Oregon
Western Oregon, USA (May 11, 1998) Florence, Oregon provided excellent access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Along this stretch of coast the cliffs gave way to large hills of sand (map). We spent the morning investigating various trails among the dunes and drove to our southern terminus in Coos Bay. A Hike In…
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The Big Obsidian Flow
Deschutes County, Oregon, USA (July 2012) The Big Obsidian Flow has an appropriate albeit unimaginative name for this geological structure in central Oregon, just east of the Cascades. It is indeed a big obsidian flow. It forms part of the vast Newberry National Volcanic Monument, founded in 1990 within the Deschutes National Forest, and specifically…
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Multnomah Falls
Eugene to The Dalles to Portland, Oregon (May 12, 1998) We struggled from Eugene to Portland on I-5 through heavy rain and cut East on I-84, enjoying remarkable scenery along the Columbia River gorge. Clouds began to dissipate as we pushed through the mountains and descended into Hood River. Sunny skies broke through by the…
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Umpqua River Lighthouse & State Park
Reedsport, Oregon, USA (May 1998) The Umpqua River Lighthouse seemed to be located surprisingly inland, further inland than any other lighthouse along the Oregon coast, about a half-mile from the shore it protects (map). An earlier lighthouse sat closer to the oceanfront on the other side of the river in 1857 but succumbed to fierce…
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Astoria to Florence, Oregon
Oregon USA’s Northern Coastline (May 1998) We took a detour about ten miles west of Tillamook, Oregon to the Three Capes Scenic Drive, putting most of the Sunday traffic behind us. We stopped first at Cape Meares and climbed up to the red lens of the lighthouse (map). Cape Meares Lighthouse Cape Meares is Oregon’s…
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Seattle, Washington to Astoria, Oregon
Including Cape Disappointment (1998 and 2012) Our first full day began in a southerly direction. We woke early at a generic hotel outside Seatac Airport, seriously jet-lagged, and arrived in Olympia while most sane people slept-in. It was Saturday. Eventually the Farmers Market opened and we wandered the booths. We climbed the hill to the…
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Fort Nisqually
Portland, Oregon to Tacoma, Washington (May 13, 1998) The rain kept falling so we took our time getting ready that morning. We wandered into downtown Portland and shopped, and tried to stay warm and dry. Ed (mentioned earlier) and John (who shall also remain otherwise nameless because this is the Internet), from my employer’s Portland…