Oregon

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Oregon

August 24, 2022 Wednesday Early in the morning, we head to Mount St. Helens. It is a volcano that last erupted in March 1980. Half of the mountain was blown away during the...

Oregon

We continued driving south on Highway 101 and crossed the Columbia River, which forms the border between the states of Washington and Oregon. Our first stop in Oregon was right...

Tag 90-99: Finally out of California

Tag 90: Since the laundromat was closed yesterday due to the holiday, we have to do laundry today. So I wake up at 6:45 to start the machine at 7 o'clock sharp. It's only a...

Real USA

We drove a lot today. Everything went well. However, I am always happy and grateful when we arrive at a new place. Also, Alessandro's overtaking maneuvers don't always go over...

Tag 100-110: The 24 Hour Challenge

Tag 100: Since the hotel room could be darkened very well, I slept incredibly well for a long time and feel almost refreshed for the first time in a long time. After breakfast...

Seals, Dunes & Lighthouses: The Pacific Coast Southward

Thursday, June 28 At half past nine we leave the Coho Oceanfront Resort. The sky is slightly overcast, but the temperature is okay and we have breakfast somewhere outside. We...

Lava & the Painted Hills

Sunday, 1.7. At 8:45 am we are on the road again, this time heading south to the Cascade Lakes Byway on Highway 46 . The route takes us through forests with views of...

Oregon Dunes & Diamond Lake

Friday 29.06. Already at a quarter to nine we leave the Lakeside Lodge in Lakeside/OR and the Tenmile Lake South and initially drive to the John Dellenback Dunes Trail. ...

Portland (Oregon) - From the Rose Garden to the smallest park in the world

Sunday, June 24th We wake up at 8:30 am and - miracle of miracles! - there's no rain. We even see blue sky behind the clouds! So we grab breakfast and head out. We first go to...

Sonnenaufgang an den Painted Hills & Dinner unter Kettensägen

Monday 2.7. I wake up at 5 am because the people above us are already getting up. I don't dare to fall asleep again and keep an eye on the beginning daylight. We are already...

Crater Lake (Oregon)

Saturday, 30.06. Today we have been on the road for 2 weeks. We start at 8.45am, the farewell is not very difficult here... We drive along Diamond Lake to the south towards...

The Pacific coast to the south: Cannon Beach, the Half Hour Cheese & Lincoln Beach

Monday 25.06. We leave a little after 10 and first head southwest of Portland to the wine region. We buy lots of raspberries, cherries, etc. at the fruit stand at „Schlichting“...

Our 1st (short) Workaway

27.9. It's raining and it won't stop today. We pack our things and drive straight to Cody and Tamuron, who live on a hill ridge above Ashland. Both greet us in front of their...

St. Paul Rodeo (2) - 4th of July Parade in the village & the big rodeo

Wednesday July 4th The alarm clock goes off at 7:30 a.m. and after a quick breakfast, we get in the car at 9 a.m. to go to St. Paul. It's already buzzing there, lots of people,...

Oregon 🇺🇸

Buhh...where do I start after 3 weeks in Oregon? 3 weeks shaped by arriving in a place, challenges, surprises, and excursions. Arriving in Redmond, Oregon, I was first greeted...

Portland (Oregon)

Saturday, 23.06. Portland (0 miles) It's raining! No, it's pouring when we get up just before half past eight. Unbelievable: it has been raining all night! We have breakfast...

utah -> oregon coast & back to canada

Chum in Utah Fähri ou scho wieder dür die geologisch höchst faszinierende Gesteiformatione. Ab Moab tönt d'Füümusig Playlist usem Outoradio und mitemne Song wie zb 'Blackheart -...

St. Paul Rodeo (1) - with 10,000 spectators in a 400-person village

Tuesday, 3.7. We sleep peacefully until shortly before nine and continue into the surrounding forest with a coffee from the village shop in hand. We now follow the Forest Road...

Following a Lava River Flow and a Crater Rim

Looking up our further route, I saw something called “lava cave” coincidentally on the map. We didn’t have high expectations but it sounded interesting, so we decided to quickly...

First Rock Climbing Experiences at Smith Rock State Park

First, let me tell you something about our newly discovered love for pumpkin spice. At our AirBnB in Portland, there were some leftover cookies from the travellers before. Well,...

3 Days at Rockaway Beach

19.9. Unfortunately, the night wasn't really restful due to the countless freight trains passing right by the campsite. They whistle loudly as they pass through inhabited areas....

Licoln Beach - Relaxing on the Pacific (Day 1)

Tuesday 26.6. Lincoln Beach/Oregon - Driving distance: 0 The Pacific roars as I open the balcony door and the clouds are not so gloomy today. We grab breakfast at the resort,...

Cape Lookout: Attacked by a Raccoon

23rd April - 24th April What a day! The ride along the Oregon coast continued just like the past few days: absolutely stunning views! Almost non-stop! It's simply incredibly...

Day 7: Depoe Bay, Devils Punchbowl, Newport, and Oregon Dunes

After our rainy day yesterday, Day 7 started dry but foggy in Depoe Bay. A small fishing village known for its gray whales off the coast. With a visibility of 20m, we didn't...

Eaten by the Monkey’s Face!

Well, we weren’t eaten. But there was indeed a Monkey Face! That’s the name of THE rock tower at Smith Rock. The day before, we could already admire it from far away. It’s...

28/10/2019 - Harrisburg → Portland → Multnomah Falls → Portland → Roy / USA (479 kilometers)

It was slowly getting colder. We left Harrisburg in the morning with only 2 degrees Celsius. Once again, we stopped at our car rental, this time at the airport in Portland, to...

1. Day (Frankfurt - Portland)

Until 2 years ago, I wouldn't even have thought about sitting in an airplane for 11 hours. But with Tavor, everything is possible. The trip to Frankfurt is vacation-prone - the...

Rose City, Portland OR (Oct. 20-26, 2018)

After an entertaining train journey, we arrive at the 1896 Portland Union Station on a sunny day. Our second Airbnb is located in a very modern building in the Slabtown...

Back to the coast

24.9. Today we are going back to the coast, passing through huge areas of dead forest again. The people we meet all say the same thing: This didn't exist 10 years ago. The area...