A Step by Step Guide to the Beaver State By Ginger Rembold The ABC’s of Oregon A Step by Step Guide to the Beaver State By Ginger Rembold
Anthony Lakes and Sam Barlow A is for Anthony Lakes Ski Area Known for its deep powder and short lift lines B is for Sam Barlow Who pioneered a trail over the Cascades Mts. and made travel for the Pioneers much easier!
Chinook Salmon & Douglas Fir C is for Chinook Salmon …. The state fish of Oregon! D is for the Douglas Fir Tree The state tree of Oregon
Elkhorns and Dick Fosbury E is for the Elkhorn Mts…. A hunting and fishing paradise on the west side of Baker Valley. F is for Dick FOSBURY an Oregon athlete who developed a new style of high jumping – the Fosbury Flop!
Geiser Grand and Herbert Hoover G is for the Gesier Grand Hotel in Baker City – the classiest hotel west of Utah at the turn of the century! H is for Herbert Hoover, ex-president of the USA and born in the Willamette Valley!
Inches of Rain & John Day I is for Inches of Rain. It rains a lot in Oregon! The average in Salem is 40.22 inches per year. J is for the John Day Fossils Beds.. located near Mitchell, Oregon.
Klamath Lake and Lostine K is for Klamath Lake, the largest body of water in Oregon. L is for Lostine A town in NE Oregon in a big beautiful valley!
McLoughlin & Nike M is for John McLoughlin known as the father of Oregon! N is for NIKE, a mega industry with Oregon origins!
Oregon Grape & Packy O is for Oregon Grape the state plant of Oregon, with its yellow flowers and deep purple fruit! P is for Packy, the grand elder of the elephant house at the Portland zoo!
Quaking Aspen & Rivers Q is for Quaking Aspen, a tree found in the foothills of Oregon’s mountains – the biggest is in Umatilla National Forest and stands 136’ tall! R is for Rivers…. The Columbia The Willamette The Snake The Deschutes
Doc Severinsen & Tillamook T is for Tillamook Cheese, made in the fertile valleys of the coastal mountains! S is for Doc Severinsen, a famous musician from the little town of Arlington who made it to Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show!
U of O & Will Vinton U is for the University of Oregon, located in Eugene, and home of the Ducks! V is for Will Vinton, a famous clay animator who works in Portland.
Western Meadowlark & HeliX W is for the Western Meadowlark, the state bird X is for Helix, a little town in the wheat fields which used to be a stop on the now defunct Amtrack rail way.
Yamhill Co. & SiletZ Y is for Yamhill Co, home of dozens of wineries. Z is for Siletz, a small coastal town of Oregon.
A Road Trip of Oregon Visiting the Locations from the ABC’s Total Miles: 1152 mi. Start & End: Salem (K) Yamhill Wineries (B) Siletz (C) U of Oregon, Eugene (D) Klamath Lake (E) John Day Fossil Beds (F) Geiser Grand, Baker City (G) Anthony Lakes Ski Area (H) Helix (I) Portland Zoo (J)
For more information on the State of Oregon That’s all folks! For more information on the State of Oregon Consult the Oregon Blue Book!