Oregon

Exploring Oregon is like stumbling into a wild, untamed fantasy where the trees are so thick they might steal your man and the weather switches moods faster than you can say “craft beer.” You start in Portland where people pretending they don’t care about the rain—spoiler: they do. You’ll pass through tiny towns that have more tattoos than residents. And just when you think you’ve seen it all, Oregon throws you into the desert with its volcanic landscapes and ghost towns that’ll make you feel like you’re in the wild west, but with more mountain lions. You’ll leave covered in dirt, drenched in rain, and with a story that no one will believe.

Travel Tip – Before we moved to Oregon, we road-tripped down the center of the state. We started in Portland and went down to Brookings. Staying inland gave us the perfect jumping-off point. You can stay in Roseburg and drive West to the beach one day and go East to Crater Lake the next.