In the US, Oregon is called the beaver state. This is because it is the only one that has a double sided flag. The state seal is depicted on one side, and on the "wrong side" - a beaver. It is one of the largest Pacific states in the country. Located in the northwest, bordering Nevada, California, Idaho and the state of Washington.
Oregon in the USA is one of the most beloved among famous people. Its largest city, Portland, has been chosen by celebrities such as Chuck Palahniuk (the most famous master of postmodern satire), Ursula Le Guin (fantasy legend), Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons animated series)… I can't name them all.
But Portland, the greenest city in the country, is not the capital of Oregon (USA). The capital here is Salem. Previously, this city was a settlement of Indians. Despite the fact that the difference between Moscow and Portland, where Russian tourists most often arrive, is as much as fourteen hours, overcrowded planes fly to the state of Oregon (USA) across the Pacific Ocean. funnyit turns out with this time, many people do not immediately realize how this can be: the travel time is fifteen and a half hours, they flew out at eight in the morning, for example, and arrived at nine in the morning on the same day. More than half a day is saved.
Variety
In terms of the abundance of diverse natural regions, this largest territory (225,000 square kilometers) resembles California, it also has everything: the ocean with a magnificent coastline, and the Cascade Mountains, and the most picturesque river valleys, and the s alt desert. In a word, in the state of Oregon (USA) you can also shoot any kind of movie without spending too much on moving. Even the state's vineyards are competing with California's Napa Valley and, according to wine gourmets, they are winning.
Products from the Willament Valley are considered more refined by connoisseurs. Tourists are very fond of the US state of Oregon. And I must say, tourism is well developed here - for more than eighty years this industry has been among the leading ones. It is the level of service and variety of entertainment that makes it attractive. And of course, the uniqueness of landscapes.
Mountains
Cities in Oregon (USA) are really good and can satisfy any civilized person with discerning taste. But fans of extreme sports are attracted by rocky and forest hikes, for which they will certainly go to the Cascade Mountains. A cluster of volcanoes is concentrated here, each of which is potentially dangerous. Three and a half thousand meters rises the peak with the Mount Hood crater, and the Dechats National Forestadorns Newberry Volcano almost two and a half kilometers high.
There are a lot of reserves here. One of the most popular routes in the United States passes in the south of Oregon - in the Crater Lake National Park. These are unforgettable spectacles of ancient, wild, dangerous beauties of nature. In the crater of a not very high, but in the past destructively active Mazama volcano, there is an amazing lake, unique. No other lake on Earth has such an unusually blue color. Scientists say that nature created this very specific way of feeding snow and rain water the only time.
High desert and other attractions
In the US, Oregon, as already mentioned, is amazingly cinematic. A little step on the map to the east of the Cascade Mountains - and ended up in the desert, the High Mountain Desert of Oregon. These lands are among the driest in the world, and they are located high above sea level - 1200 meters. If you step on the map towards the ocean, you will see such pictures that no movie can replace. These are sandy beaches, and picturesque shallows, and bays, and bays hidden in the rocks.
A hundred kilometers southwest of Portland, the largest city, but not the capital of the state of Oregon (USA), begins a real bucolic paradise with the most fertile lands. This is the valley of the Willamette River, where tourist wine tours are constant, where lovers of a good "bouquet" from all over the world come together. Local winemakers are not chasing profits like their California rival. They make exclusive wines. And they haveit turns out: Oregon wine Pinot Willamette is no worse than the famous Burgundy namesake.
Children
Children will certainly be interested in Portland with its zoo and Science Museum. The Museum of Science and Industry in Oregon is considered the most interesting place to spend time in an exciting and useful way. The state of Oregon (USA) considers it its main attraction. The space of the museum is divided into separate laboratories dedicated to the study of the Earth, various types of life on Earth. There is a game engineering hall, natural science exhibitions and much, much more. All the kids don't want to leave the Kendall Planetarium. And the boys especially like such a unique object as a military submarine.
But every single one of the children, who came from any part of the earth, would like the same knowledge: where is Gravity Falls here, in the USA, in the state of Oregon? This mysterious town, which everyone knows from the cartoon of the same name, and the area where it is located, excite everyone without exception. Where are they, all these Mystery Shacks, where are the paranormal activities, where are these fabulous adventures?
Eh, not to find the children of this town. Not on the map, not on any lands in the USA, Oregon. City of Gravity - from the land of Fantasy. Although the authors probably spied a lot in these places, and you can pay attention to Oregon Vortex (Oregon Whirlwind), there is such a town on the map. And another prototype of the fabulous city of Oregon (USA) - Boring, where some residents also observed paranormal phenomena.
Portland Zoo
The main Oregon Zoo is far on the outskirts, even more likely outside the city, but there are always so many people there that parking is a big problem. Therefore, the smartest go there by public transport. The zoo is huge, animals are collected there from almost all geographical areas. And elephants, and monkeys, and tigers, and bears, and giraffes, and hippos - just who is not here. Tourists note that the zoo has done everything for the convenience of visitors. The territories are huge, so the free Zoomer transport scurries around there.
The zoo in Oregon is considered one of the oldest. It combines territories for different purposes, but all related to the park "Washington". There is an amazing arboretum, and Japanese gardens, and rose gardens, even a railway. The first permanent resident of the zoo back in 1888 was the grizzly bear. The beginning turned out to be happy, and now visitors find themselves in the savannah, then in the rainforest, then in Asia, then in South America. Almost two and a half thousand species of animals, two hundred and sixty species of birds, many of which are on the verge of extinction. Conditions close to natural have been created for all animals: everything is thought out, down to the smallest plants planted in enclosures.
Portland
Where the waters of the Columbia and Willamette rivers merge, lies the largest city in the state and the most famous, sung in songs, films, paintings. This is the "city of roses", the most picturesque of the country's settlements, which is surrounded by denseforests and ancient volcanic mountains. In the state of Oregon (USA), Portland has fountains and gardens, an abundance of sun and a lot of architectural sights. The city is historical, with a very characteristic building of its central part, but at the same time it is exceptionally fast growing.
Forty kilometers down the Columbia River is the famous gorge, where a canyon is almost a kilometer deep and seventy waterfalls drop their streams from a height of two hundred meters. Everything is done there to ensure that tourists enjoy the views to the last degree: a huge number of viaducts have been built, places for recreation, and numerous hiking trails have been laid. And to the east of Portland is Mount Hund Peak, the highest mountain in the state. This dormant volcano has the longest ski season in the US at 345 days. And where is the most beautiful fountain in the USA? The State of Oregon and, of course, Portland are rightfully proud of this fact.
Other cities
Salem is the capital, but only the third largest city in Oregon. But how beautiful! The parks and gardens are most picturesque, and the museums are numerous and famous. Among them are Oregon Garden, Bush House, Old Aurora Colony, Mission Mill and many other attractions.
Newport also has gardens, it is like a hallmark of a vast region. There is an excellent art museum, an interesting advertising museum, an aquarium and the Maritime Center, historical mansions, a zoo and a famous brewery. In Bend there is the Museum of Mountain Deserts, in a dozen cities there are excellent ski resorts, and around each city there aremandatory protected areas and national parks.
Huntington
A city in the USA (state of Oregon) of five hundred and fifteen inhabitants has a namesake in almost every state. Among them is Huntington, located in West Virginia, the second largest city in the state. Why so many identical names? Because the very first city with that name is located in good old England, and the residents who moved to new lands missed it a lot.
And there is also a famous person in Oregon with that last name. Foster Huntington built two wonderful houses in the vicinity of Portland, but not on the ground, but in the trees. So in childhood, almost all children build huts from branches or booths from cardboard boxes. And about the house hanging high in the branches of a tree, someday everyone probably dreamed. Foster Huntington made that dream come true. And lives with his friends in the trees, and looks at such a close starry sky at night.
Thor's Well
This natural attraction on the Pacific coast is known not only by the entire state of Oregon. Few people in the world have not heard of Cape Perpetua, where ancient volcanic activity created such a heap of granite blocks that the well - this huge natural funnel, a hollow among sharp rocks - is completely invisible. Among the local Indians, this place had a name that in meaning corresponds to our expression "the gates of the underworld".
Only at low tide you can get close to the well, but there is no timeit is enough to look at it carefully, because the tide begins, and with it, hell itself opens in this place. In a few minutes, everything around is transformed. Ocean waves roll with a monstrous roar on the rocks surrounding the well, and form an enchanting waterfall. Water covers the well with a huge thickness. But the well never overflows, it is bottomless! Or connects to the ocean underground. But the waves are still beating, measured and tireless. And finally, the well answers. A powerful column of water erupts from its depths, scattering spray for a kilometer, and everyone who sees it takes away with them a sense of primal horror.
Cannon Beach
This amazing beach in Oregon is the most popular and most famous, in fact, there are few like it on the Pacific coast. A narrow strip of the smallest, soft as fluff, snow-white sand, surrounded by exceptionally picturesque exotic plants, stretched for a whole kilometer. Not only the coast is unique here. The underwater world is very rich, even diving enthusiasts in the Red Sea, having come here, are surprised. In these places, snorkeling is more popular - diving with a snorkel and mask, but diving is also widely represented.
It's almost always crowded, but despite this, it's cozy and clean. Sunsets are simply extraordinary, crowds gather to admire how the sun goes into the Pacific Ocean, coloring and illuminating its waters as if from within. And next to this beach is a huge cape of Highstack Rock with long and branched caves. Speleologists love to visit here. loversrock climbers climb to the very top of the cape for a view of the magnificent panorama: the beach, the exotic forest and the infinity of the ocean.
Maar
Maar is a crater, and Hole-in-Ground is one of the most remarkable maars on our planet. It is like a hole in the surface of the earth, left after the destruction of the above-ground part of the mountain range, which happens after a strong earthquake or as a result of volcanic activity. Hole-in-Ground is simply stunning in size and views. Oregon in general is a seismically violent state, it is no wonder that nature has left such amazing traces here. The shape of the crater is round, very wide - more than one and a half kilometers, and a depth of one hundred and fifty meters, and in its appearance the inner platform resembles a scorched area by aliens.
Scientists say that the crater was formed about eighteen thousand years ago. Since then, there have been traces of a large lake that extended near this volcano, which disappeared during the Hole-in-Ground eruption. The magma swam so close to the surface that its heat caused the lake to boil and escape into the atmosphere in the form of steam. And the crater itself was filled with soil from the heaving earth's crust, as if plugging it with a giant cork. Magma accumulated, but there was not a single gap for its release. And then the volcano exploded. Huge fragments of the mountain are now lying all over the area.
Multnomah Falls
The second largest waterfall in the country is Multnomah Falls, it has two cascades and is almost constantly covered by thick fog. ATrare moments when the fog disperses, it becomes clear how picturesque it is. But even if such luck does not happen, it is still very interesting to walk along the pedestrian bridge, to plunge into this powerful roar of a huge amount of water falling from a great height. Lovers of picturesque views climb the nearest rock and view the waterfall from the height of a bird's flight.
The state of Oregon is a place rich in museums, architecture, a rich heritage of historical monuments of different years. But the most interesting thing here is nature. There are very few corners on Earth where such a large number of climatic zones come together and where there are so many amazing signs of distant geological epochs.
