When the traveler wants a big experience, he goes to a big city to see big things. But when he wants an “ authentic” experience, he must eschew the most well-trodden places, possibly the cities themselves, to find it. He must seek out places that have not yet been touched by “tourism”, he must find the people and places that still have remoteness —... See more

Both areas are extremely beautiful! We have traveled extensively in all 50 US states and found landscape beauty in all.

If I had to chose one area for vacation, it would probably be the Pacific Northwest (Washington and Oregon) due to the diversity of climates and types of landscapes accessible within a relatively small geographic area. We used to... See more

Oregon:🏔️

-Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway

-Newberry National Volcanic Monument

-Sparks Lake

-Tumalo Falls

-Tamolitch Falls

-Trillium Lake

-Crater Lake

-Smith Rock State Park

-Three Sisters

-Cannon Beach

Washington:🏕️

-Colchuck Lake

-Diablo Lake

-Picture Lake

-Chain Lakes Loop

-Artist Point

-Rialto Beach

-Mount Storm King

-Tipsoo Lake

-Fremont Fire Tower

-Sunrise Point

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