You might know that Portland is the place young people used to go to retire, or that the Columbia River Gorge was created by a cataclysmic deluge. You might be familiar with Mt. Hood or Crater Lake. But Oregon, the Beaver State, has much much more to offer.
Yes, the Northern Oregon coast is nice, stunning even. But when you’ve had your fill of salt water taffy, big city crowds, Pronto Pups and rainy beach days, set course for the Southern Oregon Coast, where sandy beaches, resident gray whales, towering sand dunes, world-class golf courses and day after sunshine-y day await. And that’s just the tip of the conifer; it's got plenty of views, tasty brews, and more trail than a garden of slugs.