West Cascades Scenic Byway
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  • Hunt for Golden Mushrooms along the West Cascades Scenic Byway

    Hunt for Golden Mushrooms along the West Cascades Scenic Byway

    Published on May 18, 2011 in Food and Drink and Get Fit! Get Active: A Healthier Diet

    Find tasty treasure and enjoy the striking beauty of our National Forests as you hunt for Oregon's prized state mushroom, the Pacific Golden Chanterelle, along the West Cascades Scenic Byway.

  • Pacific Crest Trail

    Pacific Crest Trail

    Published on May 20, 2005

    It's a unique vacation that begins in a Mexican desert at its hottest and ends smack-dab in the middle of a Canadian winter, but those who travel the Pacific Crest Trail take pride in their uniqueness. A thru-hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail learns a new reckoning for time, distance, and even neglected hygiene while making the 2,650-mile journey through twenty-four national parks, thirty-three wildernesses, and six out of the seven climate zones in North America. The word "epic" gets thrown around a lot these days, but the Pacific Crest Trail earns the distinction.

  • Beauty and Recreation Combine Along the West Cascades

    Beauty and Recreation Combine Along the West Cascades

    Published on Mar 4, 2005 in Get Fit! Get Active: Heart, Mind and Soul

    Along the West Cascades Scenic Byway, scenery combines with recreation to provide a fantastic haven for any traveler. Let the solitude and serenity of the surrounding evergreens and majestic mountains relax you.

  • Take a Sidetrip on the West Cascades Scenic Byway

    Take a Sidetrip on the West Cascades Scenic Byway

    Published on Sep 24, 2003 in Goodyear’s Top 50 Scenic, Comfortable Drives

    Take this 220-mile scenic alternative route between Portland and Eugene, Oregon, and discover some of the best "up-close and personal" views of thundering waterfalls, lush ancient forests, rushing whitewater, and cool, placid lakes. The West Cascades Scenic Byway intersects major routes like I-5 or Highway 97, so you can adjust your trip to enjoy shorter bits of the Byway. The Byway ends near the timber towns of Westfir and Oakridge.

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  • Relaxing on the West Cascades

    2-Day Trip: Relaxing on the West Cascades
    (Oregon)

    Along the West Cascades Scenic Byway are creations of man intermixed with nature, history, and culture displayed along the roadway for all to see.

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