Oregon Wanderings, as I’ll be calling this occasional entry, is a brief and rough journal of travels I sometimes make around the state with my wife and/or others. The purpose of these entries will not be to provide in-depth reviews of locations visited, but rather snapshots of ideas for places you might find worth a stop off at if you are in the area. This first entry is related to a trip my wife, an out of town friend and I took on Sunday:
Oswego Hills Winery (West Linn) - …
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Multnomah Falls has the weighty distinction of being the most popular natural attraction in Oregon. In Crater Lake’s defense, it’s probably only because it’s the closest natural wonder to Portland, but that doesn’t mean the falls are worth a pass.
Multnomah Falls boasts the second highest year-round waterfall in the nation, with a total of a 620 foot drop between two falls - 542 feet and 69 feet, with 9 feet between them. Not surprisingly, the falls are the heaviest on the spring, as more snow runs of nearby Larch Mountain. However, there is something to come for …
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Portlander’s Columbia River Gorge mecca Hood River has made the magazine pages at Budget Travel. Frommer’s monthly pub commented that Hood River, with its population of less than 6,500 people, is one of the coolest (and we don’t mean only when the wind whips through!). Cool Hood River, Oregon.
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