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Work is sending me up to Portland for a few days so I decided to align it with the family's summer vacation. I'm open to recommendations of sights and attractions. We are making a road trip out of it. We already plan on stopping at Mount Rushmore. We also plan on taking I-90 through Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and into Washington.
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Gorgeous country that. I can't really say much other than Yellowstone and Old Faithful. You'll see loads of bison and almost certainly bear if not Griz. Good stuff.
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Beautiful drive. Stop in Seattle for a few hours and go by Pike Place Market and the Seattle Center. The Sci-Fi museum at the center is kinda cool. Also, you can have some coffee with Grizzle. =P
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Right now the only plans we've made certain are a stop at Mt. Rushmore and a stay at Fort Stevens State Park on the Oregon coast just NW of Portland. Everything in between is still open. I have to be in Portland on the 20th and 21st. We're leaving Atlanta on the 11th and we don't have to be back until the 28th.
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Ive vacationed in that area.
Yellowstone is really a can't miss. so many things to see there, Old Faithful, hot springs, the field of bison. We saw bears, moose, bison, elk, and fox. Great visit.
Jackson Hole, WY is a touristy area at the Grand Tetons and is a good Base of Operations for Yellowstone. The town is great, lots of activities for families. One cool thing was a Covered Wagon Ride up a mountain, and then they have a huge BBQ there with music and other activities. We also went white water rafting there.
Also in Montana is Little Big Horn, site of Custer's Last Stand. They have a cool museum and tour there, and you can walk/drive the field and they have markers that show where every soldier and Native fell.
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Right outside of Bozeman, MT is the gallatin river which is GREAT white water rafting. If you have time you might want to take a couple hours and run some rapids.
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Silas Minyard is in Portland. aka Wiggles. At least go for a beer!
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Cannon Beach, just southwest of Portland, maybe a 2hr drive to the coastline. Decent surf, great seafood, and amazing costal scenery.
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a big ++ to Yellowstone, its amazing.
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Zephyrs Wrote:a big ++ to Yellowstone, its amazing.
I have a full three week trip to Yellowstone planned for next June. I want to avoid it on this trip and focus on other places we will not get to see next year.
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." - Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
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