At Crater Lake
I toured Oregon in 2013 and enjoyed it. This tour was similar but shorter, and I thought Victor would like it. I was worried about rain, but we were in the rain for all of five minutes during the entire week.
After our flight to Portland, we stayed at a lodge overlooking the Columbia River. We left in the morning for Mount Hood and lunch at Timberline Lodge.
After a night in Bend, we journeyed to Crater Lake National Park. We arrived for lunch, and stayed at Crater Lake Lodge. We had a great view of the lake from our hotel room. (See the photos.) We were there for both sunset and sunrise.
We next stayed two nights in Eugene. We rode dune buggies at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, had lunch in Florence, and stopped at a Willamette Valley vineyard.
Returning to Portland, we had a bit of rain as we boarded for a lunch cruise on the Willamette River, followed by a stop at the International Rose Test Garden. There were still some roses in bloom.
