Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 3

October - Multnomah County, Oregon- Walk along the short and easy hiking trail starting off the Old Columbia River Gorge Highway arriving at the beautiful Bridal Veil Falls. The fall goes under a bridge from 1914 before taking a 120 feet dive over a mossy basalt in two tiers. Zig zagging on the trail surrounded by a luscious forest of fir, spruce trees, oaks, birch and many local plans like bead lily, trillium, bleeding hearts you can also enjoy beautiful views of the Columbia River. This waterfall, due to its name and the easy access is the most visited by wedding parties, many of which have short wedding ceremonies right on the little deck facing the waterfall. The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rockfaces. url=https://www.heygo.com/tours/bridal-viel-falls?utm_source=tour_share_link&utm_co... read more

Today is a travel day and a pretty ambitious one. We wanted to see the Oregon Coast so we drove to Seaside, Oregon first to see the end of the Lewis and Clark Trail. There was a statue of Lewis and Clark in the center of town overlooking the beach. It was a busy little town. It appeared people were there for some kind of race. We went in a few shops but we really didn’t have much time to explore. Next up was Cannon Beach famous for haystack rock. It’s a large rock that sits on the edge of the beach. Most people have seen pictures of it without even realizing it. Haystack rock is also a home for puffins from May to mid August during their breeding season. Cannon Beach was also a cute ... read more

We woke up around 7:30, fairly rested, and headed out for our day of beach and rock sightseeing. As usual, we stopped at the first coffee place we found, Cafe Rock, a drive-thru espresso shack. I ordered a cappuccino and Manoli a coffee, and unfortunately I forgot that cappuccinos made by hand aren't sweet. I sipped my super strong cappuccino for a while until we found a gas station. Just outside Port Orford we pulled over for some photos, then continued on to Meyers beach. It looked really cool, but was pretty foggy like yesterday, so we continued on, planning on returning later, hopefully when the fog lifted. Our next stop, Arch Rock, was even worse, so we continued stopping at other viewpoints, then turned back to have lunch at Gold Beach. On our way back, ... read more

We left the KOA fairly early, since we needed to drive over 6 hours, plus we wanted to stop several places along the way. Our first stop was in Tillamook to see their creamery and hopefully get some fresh ice cream. I knew the factory didn't open until 10am, but from what I'd read they had a store/cafe that opened at 5am. Well, we found the factory where they give tours and it was only 9am, but we never found the store, so no ice cream. From here we headed South along the Oregon coastline, looking the interesting overviews and such that we'd read about. We didn't find any for over an hour, the Three Arches (I think), but the tide was low, so it was so impressive. All along the way South, we looked for ... read more

We left the KOA in Olympic Peninsula a little later than normal since we only had a 4 1/2 hour drive to Cascade Falls KOA. When we got near the bottom of the peninsula, Manoli noticed some nice views along the way, so we finally pulled into a combination gas station, hardware store and grocery store in Hood Canal. After buying a couple of coffees, we went across the street so Manoli could take some photos and collect some seashells. We continued on down towards Oregon and finally pulled off the interstate at Woodland to eat lunch. It took us a while to find a decent place to eat, but finally settled on Matt & Mandy's Family Diner, since it looked quaint and popular. The small dining room was covered with photos of veterans, from WWII ... read more