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I agree with the others that you have carved out a lot of driving. Portland to Crater Lake is about an 8 hour drive. Once you leave the freeway, you're in for a lot of curvy 2-lane roads. Expect a lot of summer vacation traffic on those roads.
Peter Gomena
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I suggest that you plug the whole route into google maps. This will give you a somewhat accurate idea of how much driving you will be doing, after that, you can add or delete points until the trip looks like how you want it too.
Don't skip crater lake, its very beautiful and also photogenic.
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Thanks to all of you for educating me. I have google mapped this til I became ungoogled, but think I have found a reasonable route.
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Oregon Trip
Thanks for all your help on our trip. We had a great week along the coast at 55 degrees, followed by a few days in Portland at 105 degrees. In addition to photography (really enjoyed Bandon, Yachats, Newport, Bend, Ashland, then to Nevada City CA-Road closure due to forest fire detour)
I gained a new respect for forest fire fighters, having visited a staging area in Willow Creek CA. Seems to me they would be a great documentary subject, but presumably this has been done many times before.
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ouch! Bad luck on the Portland swing. That is very unusual weather and it basically shut me down. Hopefully you caught up on your sleep in the daytime in an air conditioned motel and went for walks in the very nice evenings. Now we are back to Oregon weather, cloudy and cool.
Dennis
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There is a really neat travel book called "Oregon for the Curious" by Ralph Friedman that is a mile-by-mile travelogue of many of the scenic back roads in Oregon. It isn't your typical tourist book and doesn't cover lodging and restaurants or any other paid conflicts of interest. It is a low budget book, almost self published, with all the pictures in black and white. A real cult classic. I spent a good bit of time hiking in Oregon and got a copy upon my return. It is as much fun reading about places you were as it is places you will be going to. It's priced at about the cost of a roll or two of film. Recommended.
Check here: http://www.amazon.com/Oregon-Curious.../dp/087004222X
Denis K
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