Vrod goes to Oregon....again.

If you hit Portland take a drive up the Colombia River Gorge. Absolutely amazing.

 

Looking into it now. Thanks

 

Anything figured out with the Bend house?

I second this. This was the waterfalls trip I did a few months back. Definitely an amazing drive.

 

The dates for Bend are still a go. I think Hannah found a decent motel, but I'm not too sure exactly where. Lol.

 

@JayMac Great pics!

 

Definitely let me know when you can! A couple of us will need a place to crash, too, so we need to get it all planned all sooooon!

 

If you are into rock climbing check out Smith Rock. Not far from Bend. Also don't skip Crater Lake in your travels and if you have time hit Oregon Caves as well.

 

What are the dates for Bend?

 

Right on, thanks! I'll make note of those. Crater Lake is on the to do list.

 

22nd and 23rd. You coming?

 

When you go to Crater Lake take time to hike down to the lake, fishing is awesome from the bank.

 

I can't wait. My gf's dad always talks about it.

 

I have a dilemma. My dad's birthday is the 21st, and my son has the State trap shoosting competition on the 24th. Sooooo it would take some serious logistical fortitude to pull off the travel required to make that happen. Not saying no just yet, but I wouldn't be driving and would need a crash pad for one night. Still looking into it...

 

That's a full plate you got there.

 

@vrod671 is there any chance we could do a couple days of house rental? I haven't looked into it yet, so I don't know if it's cost effective (I'm totally fine with chipping in, for sure), but it might be worth it if there's a handful of us that also need a place to stay....

 

That's def something to look into.

 

If it had been July I could have joined you for the whole trip

 

Avoid Klamath Falls like the plague. Nothing worthy to see or visit, not even any waterfalls. The lake stinks and is full of algae and wormy fish. Born and raised in that backwards, racist ass town; do not recommend. Best thing I ever did was move away from there.

Anyway, if you feel like gambling there's Kla-mo-ya casino north of Klamath. Take 140 E to 97 N (if I recall correctly). There's lake of the woods between Medford and Klamath, used to swim there in the summer. Crater Lake is a must-visit, I always make it a point to stop by whenever I'm near.

 

Might be a bit early in the year for that. We got some massive snowfall this year and there is still A LOT up there.