Happy holidays from the team at Travel Oregon! Much like most of you, we’re taking some much needed time off this week to spend the holidays with friends and family.
Of course, if you’re looking for things to do over the next week with family, check out our “holiday events” section; for great holiday light viewing, visit the Oregonian’s map of great holiday light displays around the Portland Metro area.
See the lights
The blog will return in 2008 with all new stories of our experiences living and traveling this wonderful state. On behalf of the team at Travel Oregon, we wish all our readers a wonderful holiday season.
Cheers!
~ms
If you haven’t hit the slopes this season yet, this might be the perfect week to start! Today’s Oregonian has an interesting story about how Oregon’s snowpack has doubled just over the past week. It’s estimated that “16 inches of snow fell” on Mount Hood “between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m Thursday.” Mt. Bachelor also saw 18 inches fall from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 5 a.m. Thursday.
Read the full story here; don’t forget, for the latest conditions in Oregon ski areas, check out the Ski Oregon conditions page.
Oregon has long been a filming destination for Hollywood movies, from classics like The Goonies and Kindergarten Cop (both filmed at the Oregon coast) to not-yet-released films starring the likes of Jennifer Aniston, Dakota Fanning, and Woody Harrelson. Even scenes from Sean Penn’s Into the Wild were shot in Astoria, Mt. Hood and the Portland area.
Read on to hear about our staff’s favorite Oregon films and vote for your favorite Oregon move!. Warning: reading these recommendations may convince you to run to the video store immediately…
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Tags: movies, movies filmed in Oregon
Timberline Lodge
“I’m glad I don’t have to learn how to do this again,” I thought at about 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 while catching Tania Cacique Alvarez of Reforma Newspaper in Mexico City, as she gained a little too much speed during her first time on skis at Timberline Lodge and Ski Area.
As the media relations manager for Oregon’s Mt. Hood Territory, I’m lucky enough to spend a great deal of my time exploring the area and showing it off to others, especially journalists researching articles. That was the case Saturday as I toured with a group of five Mexican journalists and their hosts.
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Tags: skiing, snowboarding
Photo by Andrea Hartman
Eager to jump in to the highly-anticipated holiday season, my roommate and I decided that December 1 would be the day we headed out in search of the perfect Christmas tree.
On Saturday afternoon, a fine Oregon day that threatened rain at anytime, we headed out to Northern Lights Christmas Tree Farm in Pleasant Hill, accompanied by our enlisted help. After scoring a car large enough to swallow my modest hatchback from my parents’ house, we took the back roads through the woods to the farm. We eventually crossed the Willamette River and soon arrived at our destination.
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If you’re searching for holiday spirit, you’re in luck! A number of festive holiday events are taking place between now and January 2008, throughout the state of Oregon. From gorgeous light displays and decorations to visits with Santa and holiday bazaars, Oregon is your one-stop-shop for family entertainment.
The staff at Travel Oregon (as well as a few of our friends) have put together a list of our favorite holiday events. So get out there and enjoy the holiday season!
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This month in Oregon, we’re in a festive mood. To celebrate, we’ve drummed up some great holiday goodies with you in mind. We’ve got a shopping trip giveaway, a specialty cocktail recipe and a whole lot of fantastical ways to ring in the holidays, from sleigh rides to life-size whales made out of twinkling lights.
See you in Oregon, where the snow is piling up and the ski lifts are open.
~The Editors
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If you’re in the mood to ride some sweet waves this season, you’re in luck! The 3rd Annual Nelscott Reef Tow In Classic is expected to take place during November or December of 2007, depending on swells. Check their website, www.nelscottreef.org for up-to-date information on when the contest will be taking place. And be sure to look for the following “traffic light” symbols:
Red light= no contest is expected in the near future
Yellow light= a swell has been forecasted, and is being tracked. Be on the lookout for the green light, which signifies 48 hours notice before the contest begins.
Green light= Contest will be taking place within 48 hours
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Tags: surfing
If you’re tired of the same old Thanksgiving recipes, or are simply interested in trying your hand at some authentic Oregon cuisine, you’re in luck! Oregon Bounty’s 2007 Recipe Book has everything you need to impress your family and friends, and convince them to come back for seconds (or even thirds). From starters and salads to pastas, meats, desserts and breakfasts, we’ve got a recipe to satisfy the taste buds of even the pickiest eaters.
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