Oregon Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

by Myrna Oakley, Kim Cooper Findling (Revised by)

Overview

Tired of the same old tourist traps?

Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Oregon Off the Beaten Path shows you the Beaver State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed.

• Experience the restorative power of mineral waters at Belknap Hot Springs after a day of hiking the McKenzie River National Recreation Trail.
• Watch Shakespeare's works come alive in Ashland's authentic outdoor Elizabethan Theatre.
• Escape the bustle of the city with a stroll through one of Portland's many gardens, including The Grotto and Japanese Gardens.

So if you’ve “been there, done that” one too many times, forget the main road and venture Off the Beaten Path.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493053629
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2021
Series:	Off the Beaten Path Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Myrna Oakley, who has traveled the byways of the Pacific Northwest for decades, is also the author of Washington Off the Beaten Path. She teaches writing at local colleges and universities in the Portland environs.

Reviser Kim Cooper Findling is a fifth-generation Oregonian. She is the editor of Bend Magazine and the publisher of Dancing Moon Press. She lives in Bend, Oregon with her husband, three children and two cats.

Kim Cooper Findling is the editor of Central Oregon Magazine and the author of Day Trips From Portland: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveler and Chance of Sun: An Oregon Memoir. Kim is an ambassador for Travel Oregon’s Ask Oregon program. Her work has appeared in Horizon Air, Alaska Air, Runner’s World, Sky West, The Best Places to Kiss NW, High Desert Journal and more, and she was the 2011 winner of the Oregon Quarterly Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest. Kim grew up on the Oregon Coast and has lived in Central Oregon since 1995. See www.kimcooperfindling.com.

Table of Contents

About the Author & About the Reviser ix

Acknowledgments x

Introduction xi

The Oregon Coast 1

Myrtlewoods, Redwoods, Easter Lilies, and Cranberries 3

Whale-Watching Territory 13

On Lewis and Clark's Trail 24

Southern Oregon 41

Crater Lake and Southern Cascades 41

The Klamath Basin 48

Shakespeare and Peter Britt Country 52

Scenic Rogue River Country 60

The Umpqua Valley 65

Southeastern Oregon 73

The Old West 73

Wildlife and Rangelands 81

Basque Country 88

Western Treasure Valley 90

Central Oregon 99

Lava Lands 99

Land of the Three Sisters 112

Crooked River Gorge 116

Prehistoric Fossil Lands 120

Northeastern Oregon 129

Ranch Country 129

Oregon Trail Territory 139

Hells Canyon and the High Wallowas 140

Portland and Environs 151

Downtown and Old Town 153

Where the Rivers Merge 163

Historic East Side Neighborhoods 168

Oregon Trail's End 169

Farm and Flower Country 177

Columbia River Gorge and High Cascades 185

Scenic Columbia River Gorge 187

Mount Hood Recreation Area 207

The Willamette Valley 219

Farms and Vineyards 221

The Heart of the Valley 226

Central Cascade Mountains 240

Covered Bridge Country 245

Appendix: Travel Planning Resources 253

Index 254