Oregon on my mind

[mikeklensch]

Greetings all,

I'm planing a 2 week photography trip to Oregon at the end of March. I have not spent time in this state before, so I'm looking for suggestions. I'm a landscape photographer from Alaska, and I'm looking for "off-the-beaten-path" type locations. For sure I will want to take in the coast, but what about the interior... especially around the Three Sisters area? How about rustic places for accommodation? The Yachats area on the coast seems appealing, so has anyone stayed there? Any ideas you have are appreciated.

As always, many thanks for your input.

Mike

 

[dpurdy]

I am from oregon and I am interested in answers to your question as well.
Southeastern Oregon has some desert areas and ghost towns. Mount Hood has a lot of hiking though in March you might need to rent some cross country skis or snow shoes. I have taken a camera cross country skiing and there is a lot of potential there.

On the coast there are areas of sand dunes in the south. There are some pretty amazing formations and stones in the "shore Acres" area of the coast.

Actually the coast goes through dramatic changes from south to north and you would never run out of new material.

Then there is the Columbia Gorge which is phenomanal but a little difficult to access in some areas. There are lots of hiking trails though and a whole bunch of spectacular water falls.

The columbia river divides Washington and Oregon and is the center of the Gorge. On the Washington side the property is all privately owned whereas on the Oregon side it is all park land. You can travel up from the Columbia gorge on either side and find interesting areas.

I could go on and on but I will let others chime in.

Don't forget to stop in Portland for a Micro Brewed beer. Some of the best in the world.

 

[Vaughn]

Greetings all,

I'm planing a 2 week photography trip to Oregon at the end of March. I have not spent time in this state before, so I'm looking for suggestions. I'm a landscape photographer from Alaska, and I'm looking for "off-the-beaten-path" type locations. For sure I will want to take in the coast, but what about the interior... especially around the Three Sisters area? How about rustic places for accommodation? The Yachats area on the coast seems appealing, so has anyone stayed there? Any ideas you have are appreciated.

As always, many thanks for your input.

Mike

When we rolled our VW bug off the road, and fortunately only part way down towards the ocean, just north of Yachats back in 1978, Yachats was "off the beaten path". Now it is motel city, but with a couple nice places to eat. We were there this summer -- pretty busy/crowded, but March should be fine. Tons of great coastline.

The falls along the Columbia River Gorge are wonderful -- should not be very busy. Worth the hikes!

vaughn

 

[Rich Ullsmith]

March can be a pretty tough month there. You can get some really dynamic atmospheric effects, but prepare to wait around for it. Three Sisters, Bend/Redmond? Too many people and condos, IMO. Perhaps the North Umpqua highway, basically from Roseburg to Diamond and Crater Lakes. Rustic accomodations are at Diamond Lake. Cabins and a lodge, bar and huge fireplace.

 

[Joe Lipka]

The Oregon Desert is high plains. Start at Bend, through the Ochocho National Forest, John Day Fossil Beds, Condon and back up to I-84. Or, you could head farther south and east, Malheur Lake, Steens Mountain and Alvord Desert. Just lots of empty spaces, a rugged and handsome landscape.

 

[ronlamarsh]

Oregon Travel

In the interior: get a good map and travel the back roads from roseburg up to eugene through lane county if you are looking for rustic covered bridges. I believe maps are available detailing their location....probably on the web.
The coast is great as detailed earlier but no one mentioned yet be prepared for some rainy cold weather.
High desert in the more north eastern part of the state can be spectacular