Oregon Cascades forum
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RE: San Francisco to Vancouer road trip - swimming and music?
by montereyjack 28 May 2012
The Pacific is cold all year. The summer along the coast is affected by that cold water, sometimes creating what we call a marine layer…
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RE: canadian roadtrip in winter
by markharf 09 May 2012
As long as you stick to major highways and luck out with the weather, driving in winter is mostly the same as driving in summer except…
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RE: Vancouver-San Fran-Vancouver Road Trip
by carracar 04 May 2012
Consider extending that first day Passing Portland And from Eugene driving over the Cascades to a overnight in Klamath Falls on the 58/97…
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RE: Hiking 7 to 10 days - Utah, Oregon or somewhere else?
by CascadeBob 02 May 2012
By hiking, do you mean day hikes out of a campground, or do you mean multi-day backpacking trips into the wilderness? You are in luck…
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RE: SF to Portland road trip- 48 hours
by box-of-rain 07 April 2012
It is still snowing in the Cascades and so getting to Crater Lake might be somewhat problematic. My suggestion would be to take Hwy 101…
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RE: US NorthWest - PLEASE HELP!!
by gardyloo2 31 March 2012
Snowpack in the Cascades is generally running at 120% - 150% of normal. For example, on March 15, there was around 15 feet of snow at…
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RE: Road trip
by travellingtrixie 29 March 2012
>Which I guess means you'll not be back to Chicago, or anywhere within 500 miles. Only to visit. Fudgy, for some reason I read your…
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Re: Nicest places in USA (hostels + public transport) - 28 days
by Kilimanjaro_Journeys 21 March 2012
I've been all over the US, and though it has many beauties, think nothing compares with a view of Cascades to your east and Olympics to…
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RE: Ouzoud Falls
by TimCullis 21 March 2012
I was also on the south side of the High Atlas recently and it was raining... which is quite unusual as it's a semi-arid region lying…
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RE: Driving Fes to Ouarzazate April 2., 2012
by TimCullis 19 March 2012
The R307 is the shortest distance, the quickest route and also the most scenic. It also avoids having to cover the same ground twice…
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RE: oregon
by _tr_ 28 February 2012
Yeah, I'd skip Newport too. The Rogue Brewery is nice but that's a boring stretch of coastline. The option suggested by Jayroo would…
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RE: Seattle vs. Portland (to live)
by CascadeBob 23 February 2012
Go with your gut m'friend - it's NEVER wrong (although sometimes it takes time to realize that). You were clearly attracted to Seattle…
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Re: BC - seeing/staying south of Highway 1
by Satchie 19 February 2012
Manning Park would be my choice for alpine grandeur, plus there are motels nearby, but book way ahead. The Okanagan is mostly about familie…
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RE: help with info about North Cascades Park in Washington state
by CascadeBob 13 February 2012
North Cascades National Park is somewhat unique among national parks within the lower 48-states as it is more like a national park in…
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RE: Montana and Beyond
by CascadeBob 01 February 2012
I suspect you mean EASTERN Washington State, not western. Western Washington (on the west side of the Cascade Mountains) is 7 or 8 hours…
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RE: Visting US for 4 weeks
by CascadeBob 10 January 2012
I wouldn't describe the two weeks in Seattle as "two weeks gone" since there is a lot to see and do in Seattle. You may get some decent…
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RE: Trip planning - California in May and far too open-ended.
by CascadeBob 05 January 2012
Considering your budget concerns and time of travel (May - June) I'd recommend using major cities as hubs for travel. In each city you…
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RE: Pacific Northwest nature sightseeing in July
by yosemitebaz 02 January 2012
Hi, I think if you're looking at more of a driving/sightseeing trip and are happy as you say to spend 4-6 hours driving each day I don't…
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RE: walking from montana to california
by trekker502 28 December 2011
It would be a better idea to plan to do a bicycle tour, staying in hostels and campgrounds en route. There will be some steeper terrain,…
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Re: Looking for hiking partner: Cusco. Dec-Jan
by AcrossTheCurtain 20 December 2011
I´m currently in Huaraz trekking solo here. I´d be interested in meeting up all depending on if things work out. I´m 30 y.o. male, solid…
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RE: ***Getting feet wet trip*** Start:Pacific Northwest End: Grand Canyon
by CascadeBob 07 December 2011
The Olympic Peniinsula is a large area and the cascade mountain range stretches from British Columbia across all of Washington and Oregon…
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RE: Portland, OR weather in January
by CascadeBob 14 November 2011
#s 1 and 2 hit it pretty spot on. January in Portland, count on rain and lots of it but no matter, Portland is still cool You could…
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RE: Alternative to the Pacific Northwest
by Karlo 03 November 2011
My idea of hell is crossing from Tahoe to Salt Lake City in August. The attractions of Wells, Winemucca, Elko and Wendover are slim to…
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Re: Doing stuff
by _tr_ 18 October 2011
When I'm not working or fixing things at the house, I spend most my time outside. Hiking, backpacking, kayaking, fishing, camping,…
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RE: A big move
by travellingtrixie 15 October 2011
>I do know that sometimes when people think Oregon, they're thinking Portland weather. Very true. People keep saying "oh it rains a lot…
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