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 isitors to Oregon are often surprised to see cars are equipped with racks for skis, snowboards, surfboards, mountain bikes, canoes, or kayaks. Autumn and early winter is when you can combine outdoor adventures. Mt. Hood, the highest mountain in the state, is the only year-round ski area in North America. Stay at Timberline Lodge, on the national historic register, to enjoy skiing and be pleasantly surprised by fine Northwest cuisine dining paired with great Oregon wines.
You can also enjoy the winter season by sledding, inner tubing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling or snowshoeing. Central Oregon boasts Oregon’s largest ski/snowboard resort, Mt. Bachelor ski area. Take a dog sled ride or witness Central Oregon’s version of the Iditarod. Enjoy the many birding areas. There is nothing like the thrill of seeing an eagle flying across a snow covered meadow in Southern Oregon.
Oregonians love to bike and the state has developed outstanding groundwork for bike adventures – on and off the road. Mountain bikers have an abundance of terrain providing numerous challenges in places like Oakridge. Explore the lava beds left by volcanic action at the Dee Wright Observatory. Once the snow falls, the road to the McKenzie Pass is closed to the observatory. Explore the Hells Canyon Recreation Area on horseback. Take a jetboat ride in North America’s deepest gorge, Hells Canyon. Visit Peter French’s Round Barn Visitor Centre in Burns, now open to visitors. Peter French was a cattle king who built the barn to break horses in the winter time. |
04 - Outdoor Adventure - Autumn/Winter
