There are a few different stories about how Multnomah Falls—a cascading waterfall not far from Portland, Oregon—came into existence. Some claim that a young man fell in love with a strikingly beautiful princess, and created Multnomah Falls so that his potential bride would have a breathtakingly gorgeous bathing spot. Others claim that a young woman…
Since Southwest Oregon‘s Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor is not the the first on a must visit place list, there’s a good chance most of traveller do not regularly visit the Beaver State. That’s because as other areas of natural beauty, it’s decidedly under the radar of most vacationers and travel guides alike. That’s…
The elegant pitch-roofed facade of Timberline Lodge seems very familiar and there’s a reason for that. This luxurious hotel and ski lodge was used as the exterior location for the Overlook Hotel in the Stanley Kubrick film “The Shining”. Located an hour away from Portland, Oregon, 6000 feet up the south side of Mount Hood,…
It’s not exactly Disneyland, but the experience you get from visiting it will last a lifetime for sure. The Enchanted Forest of Oregon is a hand-crafted recreational park, which is inspired by timeless fairy tales that has been providing magical childhood memories for generations. Built in the ’70s by artist Roger Tofte and his family,…
Located on the Oregon Pacific Coast in the North West of the USA, Thor’s Well is a circular hole, that was formed after a sea cave collapse. At high tide, the waves come in under the hole and seem to fill it from the bottom, while spray bursts out of the top. As the waves…
Oregon is well known for its wonderful landscapes β from mountains to warm beaches, this US state provides its visitors with a full experience. What is less known about it, though, lays right in the heart of the Crater Lake National Park. Surprisingly enough, this unforgettable place is a plain simple highway. Ever since 1902,…