Oregon

Cold Spring Creek in Mt. Hood, Oregon on October 3, 2020.

Amazing Cities:
Portland

Amazing Towns:
Hood River

Beaches

Beach at Nehalem Bay - Rockaway Beach
Cannon Beach
Cape Kiwanda - Pacific City
Crescent Beach - Cannon Beach
Indian Beach - Cannon Beach
Oswald West State Park - Arch Cape
Poet's Beach - Portland
Short Sand Beach - Manzanita

Breweries, Distilleries & Wineries

Abbey Creek Winery: The Crick - North Plains
Cooper Ridge Vineyard - Roseburg
Elk Cove Vineyards - Gaston
Maysara Winery - McMinnville,
Stoller Family Estate - Dayton

Bridges

Bridge of the Gods - Cascade Locks

City Parks

International Rose Test Garden - Portland
Laurelhurst Park - Portland
Portland Japanese Garden - Portland

Cliffs & Bluffs

Cape Kiwanda - Pacific City

Forests

Siuslaw National Forest - Cape Perpetua - Yachats

Hiking

Ramona Falls Trailhead - Rhododendron
Tamanawas Falls - Mt Hood
Wahclella Falls - Cascade Locks

Historic Places

Last Blockbuster Video Store - Bend
Powell's City of Books - Portland

Lakes

Lighthouses

Mountains

Mt. Hood - Mt. Hood

National Monuments

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument - Kimberly

National Parks

Crater Lake National Park

Overlooks

Cape Perpetua Overlook - Yachats
Painted Hills Overlook - Mitchell

Parks & Forests

Beach at Nehalem Bay - Rockaway Beach
Cannon Beach
Crater Lake National Park
Ecola State Park - Cannon Beach
Indian Beach - Cannon Beach
International Rose Test Garden - Portland
Laurelhurst Park - Portland
Oswald West State Park - Arch Cape
Portland Japanese Garden - Portland
Short Sand Beach - Manzanita
Silver Falls State Park - Sublimity
Siuslaw National Forest - Cape Perpetua - Yachats
Smith Rock State Park - Terrebonne
White River Falls State Park - Maupin

Rock Formations

Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach
Smith Rock State Park - Terrebonne

Scenic Areas

Alvord Desert
Cape Kiwanda - Pacific City
Cape Perpetua Overlook - Yachats
Devils Churn - Yachats
Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area - Otter Rock
Haystack Rock - Cannon Beach
Painted Hills Overlook - Mitchell
Siuslaw National Forest - Cape Perpetua - Yachats
Smith Rock State Park - Terrebonne
Sprouting Horn - Florence
Thor's Well - Yachats

State Parks

Beach at Nehalem Bay - Rockaway Beach
Cannon Beach
Ecola State Park - Cannon Beach
Indian Beach - Cannon Beach
Oswald West State Park - Arch Cape
Short Sand Beach - Manzanita
Silver Falls State Park - Sublimity
Smith Rock State Park - Terrebonne
White River Falls State Park - Maupin

Waterfalls

Clearwater Falls
Horsetail Falls - Cascade Locks
Multnomah Falls - Bridal Veil
Proxy Falls
Ramona Falls Trailhead - Rhododendron
Tamanawas Falls - Mt Hood
Toketee Falls - Idleyld Park
Trail of Ten Falls - Silverton
Wahclella Falls - Cascade Locks
Whitehorse Falls

Path along the alpine meadows of the Pacific Crest Trail

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Badwater Basin

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Oregon Wine Country - Red Wine

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Multnomah Falls

The Best Waterfalls Near Portland, Oregon
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Balance Rock at Cape Kiwanda

Five Awesome Portland Day Trips
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Rocks off the coast of Indian Beach at Ecola State Park in Clatsop County, Oregon on October 4, 2020. Photo by Peter Stringer

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Ohiopyle State Park

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La Jolla Cove at sunset in San Diego, California

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Camping for Free near National Parks

How to Camp for Free Near National Parks
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Horseshoe Bend in Page, Arizona in 2018.

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Atlanta, Georgia

Six Awesome Day Trips from Atlanta
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Badlands National Park

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The view from Sharp Top Mountain / Photo by Isaac Wendland on Unsplash

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Brees Lookout at Hot Creek in Mammoth Lakes, CA

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Diamond Head

Underrated Hawaii Road Trips: Big Island and Maui
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St. Augustine at sunset

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