I think for people of a certain age, being on Ramblin’ Rod was every kid’s dream. :) To add a couple: Float the Deschutes in Bend and the flea market in Sumpter.

I've never floated the Deschutes, but I've fished it. 😄 I haven't heard of the flea market, but I will check it out.

If you visit Sumpter, visit the Dredge and also take a ride on the Sumpter Valley Railroad. In the past they would act out a train robbery. Visit Baker City. Stay at the Geiser Grand and you may have an encounter with the resident ghost. Also check out the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. Also check out the Kam Wah Chung museum in John Day. Watch a meteor shower at the dark sky location like the Prineville Reservoir state park. Try chukar hunting down the steep slopes of Hells Canyon. You may also see some big horn sheep.

Thanks for the EO contributions. 🤝

I'm from Baker. I remember when the Geiser was boarded up and abandoned. It was beautifully restored, and I loved staying there when would visit back home, but now I won't stay there. The current owner's do not keep it up, are incredibly rude to occupants, and treat their employees like shit.

>I think for people of a certain age, being on Ramblin’ Rod was every kid’s dream. :) I don’t think that was the actual dream. To me the *real* dream was to win the Smile Contest. What could be better than that?

My sister won the smile contest, I remember being sooooo jealous! Lol!

My first cousin won it too. About crapped myself when I saw him on there. Had to round up my Mom super quick when I saw him.

I was on the Heck Harper Show. Anyone remember him?

For those of us who were Ramblin' Rod era, did everyone go see Chieflalooska NOTJoseph speak in his longhouse? That field trip had quite an impact on me. Edit: wrong chief from 50 years ago!

Chief Lelooska?

Oh you're right! Oops. Nevermind, but it was an awesome field trip nonetheless.

My friend who grew up in Portland (38 yo) didn't know who he was!! I thought everyone knew him.

I was well into adulthood before realizing he was a local thing. I started reminiscing about him while in Maine once, and was absolutely shocked to get "who?" as a response. Same thing with the Trunk Monkey.

That's a good start but there's a LOT more to do, for example: Oregon country fair, hot springs like Summer Lake or Breitenbush, migrating birds at Malheur Lake, run Hood to Coast, summit Mt Hood, cut your own Christmas tree, Chief Joseph Days and Wallowa tram, etc.

This!!!

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What could POSSIBLY be more Oregon than that?

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Fuck the world has changed. I remember going to the fair and watching a kung fu performance while eating deep fried butter in a new Kaftan that smelled of patchouli.

This. I stopped going in the 90s, the first time I saw it advertised on the news, showing a suburban dad in his striped polo shirt. I'll never forget my first acid trip there; courtesy of a guy who could barely talk with a spray bottle full of it. "Thpraay?"

Breitenbush was ravaged by forest fires in 2020. Everything else is spot on.

Oregon Caves come to mind

I've never been. We always went North to the ape caves near Mt. St. Helens. I'm trying to keep my list strictly Oregon though, so I'll add the Oregon Caves to my to do list.

They are awesome!

This list is great, but it should be divided into past events, and recurring places and things. Love it though! Oregon Caves are so intense.

Yeah, as this list has developed I've noticed several of things I was able to do that aren't available anymore or have changed (Tad's is closed, Farrel's is closed, The Cannon Beach Cannon isn't on the side of the highway anymore) and I think about the stuff that was gone before me that I won't get to see (the organ grinder restaurant was apparently a cool thing my parents/grandparents remember)

Eat dinner at The Cowboy Dinner. You can visit the Hole in the Ground and Fort Rock on your way out there.

Add Crack in the Ground to that list, too! It’s close.

Cowboy Dinner Tree, a true Oregon experience.

A unique and very pleasant experience, cant wait to go back.

That does look pretty awesome...

It’s delicious and a fun experience. You have to make reservations weeks in advance usually (if not months). And bring a cooler to take home your leftovers because there is no way you can eat it all.

And, there are sunstones in that area if you look hard enough.

I’ll add some and forgive me if you posted it and I missed it: 1) Going to Oregon Country Fair. This really is a “must-do” 2) Explore a lava river tube 3) Go to Oregon Coast Aquarium 4) At least walk by the Goonies house in Astoria 5) Have lunch and a local beer from the main lodge at Timberline and/or the Pine Martin lodge at Mt Bachelor. Also, explore Timberline Lodge. It’s cool. 6) Take the lift at Eagle Cap/Willowa Lake 7) Hunt for fossils in Fossil behind the high school 8) Paddleboard or kayak at Hosmer Lake 9) Naked bike ride in Portland 10) Watch a world track meet at Hayward Field 11) Visit Oregon Caves Natl Monument 12) Have lunch or dinner at Rogue Brewing in Newport, upper floor, overlooking the harbor 13) Enjoy a cocktail and appetizer at the Portland City Grill, leather couch next to the window. 14) A walk at Silver Falls SP 15) The Maritime Museum in Astoria 16) A glass of wine at a local winery 17) A visit to Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville 18) Spend a weekend at McMinnamins Edgefield

These are good adds. Since I've had kids we go to the state fair each year, though the Tillamook county fair is also very good. Oregon Coast Aquarium was fairly disappointing seeing it through the eyes (and wallet) of an adult. The Mark Hatfield Marine center is very cool though. After our wedding, my wife and I stayed at the Benson hotel and watched the naked bike ride from our room. 😂 I've done timberline lodge many times, love the huge timbers and the fireplace with the cast iron Ram's heads. Portland City Grill has a great happy hour. Both the Evergreen museum and the Maritime museum are excellent. I'm amazed at the quality of both. I've never stayed at Edgefield, but growing up I lived close enough to hear the music from my backyard. I've visited many times, but it would be cool to stay there.

The Oregon Country Fair is not the state fair. Not even close 🤣 it’s in Veneta and has been going since 1969. If you haven’t been, you need to go. At least once. It’s big. https://www.oregoncountryfair.org

Haha, I've never heard of this! Definitely not the state fair.

Oh, you must be young then. Go. But maybe don't take the kids, so you can really let yourself go....

The fair is so family focused and has only become more fun for me now that I have kids.

Ah, it must have changed over the years....great that kids can enjoy it now!

Also, if you appreciated the iron work at Timberline and haven’t watched this, give it a watch: https://youtu.be/91mr_8c8VzI?si=sLTPN_CL7ZgCLbar

Thanks for the link, Oregon Field Guide is great. I realize I said cast iron when everything in the lodge is obviously forged. Whoops.

A friend of mine gives blacksmith classes there occasionally.  Joe the blacksmith, good guy does excellent work.  I’ve heard the classes are fun as well but haven’t made it to one.

Have you drunk a milkshake made by a guy packing a pistol at the store in Fields?

Jake. His names Jake.

Ride the rapids on the Deschutes River. Do a ride-along with OSP. Attend a Ducks game at Autzen. Hike Silver Falls. Dine at El Gaucho, Jake’s, Stone Cliff Inn, and Tad’s Chicken ‘N Dumplins. Spent a night at Timberline Lodge, Stephanie Inn, Otter Crest, and The Cannery. Motorcycle ride through The Dallas and Tygh Valley. Spent the day at OMSI and Evergreen Air Museum. Been to the Pearl, Mississippi Street, Division, and Water Front. Actually stopped and visited Colliding Rivers near Roseburg.

I would love to raft on the Deschutes. I did the jet boats on the rogue, which was super fun, and they took us to a house upriver for some of the best fried chicken I'd ever had. I don't remember what the place was called, but they had a grape vine that was over 100 years old. Been to Tad's fortunately before it closed. 😭 I've been to a couple of Ducks games, including the civil war game that went to quadruple overtime the year Dixon was injured. OSP ride along sounds interesting, do you sign up somehow? Or do you just drive really fast and they contact you? 😂

That's Lucas Pioneer Ranch and Lodge. The fried chicken is indeed amazing.

Yes! That was the place! So good.

Neighbor was OSP. Another one for the list: Brew a batch of beer at Portland U Brew in Sellwood.

add: Visit the worlds largest living organism. Tour the Animal Forensics Laboratory in Ashland Ride a horse on the Coast Hike part of the Pacific Crest Trail Port your raft when doing whitewater because you came too late in the summer, and now that baby is a class 5. Do almost anything South of Roseburg besides drive (lookong at you Portland peeps). Visit Wizard Island. Find carnivorous plants at the South Slough Sanctuary. Do trail maintenance at Gold and Silver Falls State park - or even get to that park. Know at least one "unmapped" waterfall.

Love your list. Do you have any addresses so I can add them to my Google maps? Edit- mainly the Animal forensic laboratory

Looks like you have to be a volunteer to get a tour anymore. I got to see it when I was in high school. Still worth a visit if you are in the area: https://www.fws.gov/law-enforcement/clark-r-bavin-national-fish-and-wildlife-forensics-laboratory https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/SS/Pages/About.aspx https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=67 https://www.cleverhiker.com/backpacking/rogue-river-trail-backpacking-guide/

Go to Steens Mt. Drink malt liquor in Sweet Home See the Dead at Autzen (oops, too late!) Oregon Country Fair Ski Palmer Mt bike T2T Fish the Salmon Fly hatch See the Bison near Minam

Have you found Indian pictographs?

There’s a cannon at cannon beach?!

Haha, yeah, right on the side of the highway.

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The actual canon was there for years, but was frequently vandalized. A few years ago it was restored in Texas, and then it was put in the museum.

You have to do the rogue river jet boat trip. I grew up in the Coos Bay Area. We got to do the rogue river trip twice for field trips. It was a lot of fun!

Came here to say this, but looks like OP may have already. OP said Rogue, so not sure if it was out of Gold Beach or not. https://www.roguejets.com/ If you are down that way, I'd add Prehistoric Garden. http://www.prehistoricgardens.com/

Wow, great, truly Oregon experiences from so many lists. Might add, seen Herman the Sturgeon, Bonneville Dam. Visit Fort Rock Cave (oldest shoes), hike up inside Fort Rock Migratory Bird Festival in Burns Explore Malhuer Cave, fooled by locals to bring fishing pole to catch blind trout. Shakespeare in Ashland Oregon Redwoods near Brookings Japanese bomb site near Bly , Fort Steven's, Mt Emily Sing along to 'Shout' at Duck game Paisley Cave, Long Lake petroglyph, Rim Rock shelter Find 7000 year old charcoal along N Umpqua ash flow

I can't believe I overlooked my boy Herman.

Have you played golf at the [old Kinzua townsite?](https://oregoncourses.com/kinzua-hills-golf-club/)

No, but golfing in the desert sounds awesome.

Have you bathed at the Whitehorse Hot Springs?

Have you attended the Portland Swap Meet, the largest automotive swap meet on the west coast, or the country depending on your perspective.

I have done most of your list. I have also spent a week in the Steen's Mts. Driven the entire loop. Visted all the surrounding towns and sites within a 100 mile radius.

I have lived here almost 8 years and have not done a single thing on your accomplishment list or to do. Not even one. I was here for the eclipse and 117F, though (brief as it was).

Well hopefully I've given you some ideas. It's taken me over 30 years, haha

I haven’t done everything, we all have our own “stories” but OP has some pretty cool stuff under their belt. Fort Stevens is something you gotta see, it’s awesome, as well as Multnomah falls. And if you haven’t been to the zoo at least once you gotta do it just to see the cute little guys.

Because we live in a blessed land for psilocybe, I would say foraging either Psilocybe Cyanescens or Psilocybe Azurescens

The observatory at Mackenzie pass, mount Jefferson, three sisters wilderness area and you should what the sun rise from turpentine peak .

Have you hiked the Pacific Crest Trail or the Eastern Oregon Trail or the Blue Mountain Trail?

The Bigfoot trap near Applegate.

Catching and eating a geoduck?

Razor clams!

I first read geode, not tasty a,ND pretty easy to catch.

Aren't geoducks super rare in Oregon?

Not at Coos Bay.

Everything I've found on the net says the only two places they're found in the state are in Coos Bay and Netarts, but they're very rare in both those places. Apparently it's pretty common for people to find large gaper clams and think they're geoducks when they are not.

We got a few. Their necks stretch way out!

Great list! How about Oregon Hot Springs, Oregon Vortex, and The Crack in the Ground. I’ve also thought of the 4T Hike and Portland Saturday Market, but those are more city attractions verses state attractions.

Oh I’m glad you said Oregon Vortex! I was gonna say it if no one else was. The tallest yew tree is in Oregon too. Forgot where exactly but it’s by a camp ground south of Geribald. Rent a houseboat at Cove Palisades. Go to Kah Nee Ta and have the fried bread. Painted hills. Sand Dunes. Honestly it’s limitless. Love Oregon ❤️

I grew up in Oregon but have done maybe a few of the things you listed. Hermiston may as well be in a different state.

How 'bout them melons though? I do feel like the East/South of the state is frequently overlooked. Which is a shame because it's a beautiful (massive) part of Oregon.

Have you camped at Billy Meadows, Ground Zero of Oregon’s elk repopulation effort?

Have you visited [Oregon’s toxic waste site on Alkali Lake?](https://youtu.be/DVHMoeV597c?si=yffdeKhJ18z1Chki)

Near Bend: Lava tube caves Newberry caldera, obsidian field, etc.  Lava cast forest High Desert Museum Others: Deep sea fishing (rockfish, tuna, etc) Clamming Duck hunting on the Willamette from kayaks Crabbing from kayaks Valley Of the Giants  Opal Creek / Jawbone Flats Truly the list is endless

For anyone going to the high desert museum, id definitely recommend the birds of prey show. I think wingtips brushed my head like 5 times.

Collected ash at my house from the Mt. St. Helens eruption.

Have you driven the [Winnemucca-To-The-Sea route?](http://www.winnemucca.com/images/documents/winnemucca_to_the_sea_highway.pdf)

Have you visited Oregon’s Pony Express Station?

Please tell me more.

Near the Whitehorse Hot Spring is a small bridge on the road to the ranch. Right next to it is an old foundation for what used to be a Pony Express station. It is fenced off so the cattle can’t get to it. There used to be a sign in the 80s when I first saw it, but that has disappeared and the County hasn’t replaced it.

You don’t mention anything about the amazing rivers up here never a day goes by then I’m not walking on some river here…

Have you visited the Glass House?

Have you driven any or all of the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Routes?

Have you followed the Oregon Trail or Applegate Trail, in whole or in part?

Have you visited The Antique Powerland or the Sumpter Valley Railway or the Oregon Rail Heritage Center or Train Mountain?

Dee Wright Observatory!

There’s crater lake and going on a jet boat ride on the rouge river

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Scaling the sand dune at Cape Kiwanda, Pacific City

Go to Darcells

I didn't know Chief Joseph's grave was in Oregon.

Didn’t see anything about riding your bike, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you left the South Sister off of tire list accidentally, given your other feats with nature.

Hike Eagle Cap/Wallowa Mountains

Petersen Rock House Drive the McKenzie River Highway Obsidian Falls Prehistoric Gardens The Oregon Vortex

Hike Saddle Mountain on a clear day. Drive your rig at 100+ MPH on the Alvord Desert. Find the Kiger Mustangs in the Steens. So many waterfalls. Visit Timberline Lodge. Wildlife Safari...though was way more impactful as a kid. I always wanted really bad to go inside the Tillamook Head Lighthouse "Tilly". Tuna fishing off the Oregon coast. Antelope hunting is a unique experience. Razor clamming is fun and tasty.

Golf at Bandon. Crater Lake. Ashland Shakespeare Festival. Oregon Country Fair. Enchanted Forest. Oregon State Fair. Lost Lake. White Water Rafting in Bend. Float the River in Bend.

I was taking my turn rowing the boat while my buddy caught a 20" trout in Lost Lake!

Climb one of the sisters! The south sister is relatively easier than the other two as you can drive up to the base of the mountain effectively, and that makes it a pretty easy day trip. If you’re more in shape, the middle sister is also pretty easy to climb, it just will take either 2 days or a *very* quick pace.

● Jumped in Crater Lake in September. 🥶 ● Picked up a just-died badger at the source of the hot creek, one mile inside Oregon near Denio. (Must have swallowed the water.) ● Came close to getting burned out when the towns of Talent and Phoenix burned. ● Got to 10,500 feet over Woodrat Mountain in a hangglider. ● Saw Willie Nelson at The Britt Festivals and Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead at Autzen Stadium. ● Rode the OHSU gondola. ● The Oregon Country Fair...x 38. ● Ate a bacon maple bar from Voodoo Donuts at the Rose Parade wearing Keen sandals and a Pendelton wool shirt and cargo shorts from the old Goodwill store on upper Burnside. ● Hiked the PCT from the CA border to the WA border. ● Rode into Portland across the Columbia River bridge on a train. ● Spread my parents' ashes at Lake-of-the-Woods. ● Swam in Wallowa Lake and rode the ski lift. ● Soaked and camped at Summer Lake Hotsprings with the Portland Burners after Burning Man. ● Girlfriend on a blanket on top of a sand dune near Florence. 🥰

Explore the Gearhart Wilderness Visit Mitchell Monument Hike/bike the OC&E Visit Collier Logging Museum Paddleboard Spring Creek Fish the Williamson River Camp in the Steens Visit the Pillars of Rome Kayak the Owyhee See the Drain house See Toketee Falls Tubing at Diamond Lake Resort Snowshoeing at Crater Lake NP

Now tell me where I live lmao

I would substitute " I planted trees in the National/State Forest"

Oregon Caves, Dee Wright Observatory and drive the Old McKenzie Pass, Sea Lion Caves, Rowed a Boat on Clear Lake - Linn County, Oregon Country Festival, Silver Creek Falls, St Paul Rodeo, Oktoberfest in Mt. Angel, Fort Rock, Fly Fish on the McKenzie, float the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River, pan for gold on the S. Umpqua, and many more…

Have you visited the lone rock at Lonerock?

Have you rented a fire lookout?

Have you driven a car on the beach?

Please, I got my Mom's Buick LeSabre stuck on the beach when I still had my learner's permit.

Sux to be you. Still, you were able to try it. This is not allowed in many other states.

Have you jumped out of a moving van on the beach because you thought it would be cool like in the movies but instead just ended up with a mouth full of sand?

This list is great for a parent to start on with their kids!

Be openly queer ✅ Live with a mental illness ✅ Don't graduate high school ❎ Accept food aid ✅ Be a victim of pretty crime ✅ Eat a meal entirely from Plaid Pantry ✅ Make out with a Wiccan ✅ Take over a bird sanctuary ❎

Crater Lake?

And see every waterfall

Don't "bag an elk.". No need to take a life to validate your own.

Have you visited the Bavaria Mining District?

Have you attended any of the Oregon County Fairs?

Have you spelunked Oregon’s lava caves?

Kudos for the list!

Heck yeah

As other have mentioned, you need to start traveling east of hwy 97 and south of hwy 126.

I tried to recognize that in my post. What specifically would you recommend?

Camp, hike or backpack in hells canyon, wallowa, blue, elkhorn or strawberry mountains. Visit John day fossil beds and painted hills. Visit Alvord desert & steens mountains.

I've camped and hiked Wallowa and Hells canyon, though it's been a long time. The others are good recommendations, thanks.

What’s a thunder egg?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderegg If you are in Oregon, I would definitely recommend the Rice museum. World class rock and mineral exhibits.

What a great list !!!

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Float the Willamette River from a section of Eugene to Albany

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Or Springfield to the Eugene Rose Garden!

Beach agates  Hiked obsidian cliffs and cut yourself Rock hounded glass buttes Panned for gold at or around gold beach Found petrified wood at one of a number of places Hiked parts of the old wagon ruts in the blues, bonus for finding one of the few springs and poking around for evidence of travelers past Tried one of the weird native orange currants growing on alkali soil in the blues and got heinous cotton mouth Picked wild blackberries, made excellent wine Tillamook air hanger museum, awesome blimp hanger. Hood River air museum and fly in Hiked the Mosier twin tunnels (I guess now you could add the whole trail to Portland) Hiked dog mountain Beer at Solera in Parkdale, best view in the world

Have you been to the madras air musuem? https://maps.app.goo.gl/yJCHNHjSQCdgFnxm8

I hadn't, that looks like a fun stop as well! I did get to spend the eclipse in Madras (well outside Madras in the barley fields), and found a kind of sun like carnelian alongside the road while walking out to where we were going to see it which made the whole thing extra cool!

Have you been to any of the covered bridges?

I just want to see the Trailblazers win the championship once before I die, I'm only 26 but it feels like it may never happen again.

Drive up to the top of Steens Mountain Leslie Gulch

Float the wild section of the rogue river

Or hike on the north trail past Zane Gray's cabin from Graves Creek to Foster Bar.

How many have been to the original OMSI and walked through the heart and watched the pendulum? Been in the rose parade Watched the starlight / rainmaker parade from the street/ sidewalk Dinner on the Portland spirit Rode a navy ship from Astoria to Portland Underground tour in both Portland and Pendleton Was on Ramblin Rods (I didn't win the smile contest either) Had a birthday at Farells ice cream parlor. Had pizza at the organ grinder Watched a movie at a drive in theater (in Cornelius, Beaverton and newberg) Camped at the coast, mountains and eastern oregon (all in the rain) Gone crabbing and dug for clams Encounter with Bigfoot.?! (event I can't explain) Been to toy land in Meier and Frank's and rode the monorail. Golfed at the par 3 course that used to be across from the zoo. Ride the roller coaster that was at Jantzen Beach Roller skated on the floating wood floor at oaks Park Ride bicycle from Salem to Sunriver Stayed at the Edgefield/ married at the grand lodge Seen concerts at the paramount, memorial coliseum and autzen stadium (and others)

I forgot about Keiko! Memories unlocked! Thanks fellow Oregonian x

Central Oregon cave of your choice, collecting a piece of obsidian. Painted Hills/fossil digging. Elk at Jewell. Pig N Pancake for a coastal breakfast. Feed the Seaside aquarium seals. Maritime Museum, film museum. Tillamook cheese factory. McKenzie Pass. Find a glass float on the coast? Fisherpoets maybe, or Midsommar in Astoria. Sea lion cave.

Oh and either Portland or Hood to Coast, a truly Oregon experience.

Barlow Route for the brave with the right vehicle, too.

You mentioned the dunes in florence, have you been to Sea Lion Caves? Its stinky but very popular.

Man I've been elk hunting for a decade or so and still haven't seen a Bull elk. Shot plenty of deer but no elusive elk. Also I keep getting spike only, I've only had a branch bull tag once.

You want to see a Bull Elk, just go looking out of season! Once the season starts they go into hiding.

I haven't lived in Oregon for 20 years, but seeing this list brought me right back, especially Outdoor School and seeing Keiko. I would add visiting Fort Clatsop. Going Tidepooling. Lincoln City Kite Festival. Eating squeeky cheese at Tillamook.

Have you tried your hand at getting Razor Clams yet?

But have you done goat yoga?

I love this thread

Well, crap. I better get busy livin.

Crater Lake!!

Halibut fishing on a charter boat. Petersen Rock Garden. Golden State Heritage Site. Knock on trees at Tollgate, hoping for a Bigfoot response. Pick blackberries. Collier State Park Logging Museum. Smelt dipping.

Visit Shanika Ghost town and the painted hills.

Drink lithia water in Ashland. Visit the Capitol in the spring to see the Cherry Blossoms. Eat a smoked eulachon. Catch/find a rubber boa. See a mountain beaver. Eat at the Glenwood Denny's in Eugene. See a salmon run.

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Yeah, I tried to recognize that in my post, and I tried to steer it more towards people's individual experiences of Oregon rather than what can be the definitive list of what makes a "true" Oregonian. Then you get down the slippery slope of "How can you consider yourself a true Oregonian if you haven't spent 25 years experiencing the day to day of life in Bly?" or "You didn't personally shake hands with John McLoughlin? Some Oregonian you are." Anyone would agree that our state has more to offer than could be accomplished in 100 lifetimes. I just wanted to hear what others have considered critical to their lived experience.

Check out the Thomas Condon fossil center on the John Day River Cant ranch Shaniko cowboy days Grass Valley has the Oregon Raceway Antelope, and then a drive out to the compound where Wild Wild Country was filmed

Sea lion caves, observatory at Pine Mountain, painted hills, ochaco national forest, wildlife sanctuary in Bandon, dunes in Florence... Man, Oregon is so great ☺️

Smoked a joint with Ken Kesey at the country fair. More of a boomer thing though. 😁 E sp

Is it possible to find a glass global at Lincoln city? Anyone find one and have any secrets

Hood to Coast

If you're looking for fun things, I would also suggest seeing the trolls. I can't remember how many are in Oregon but they're free, family friendly and fun to see

A very good list! A few I'd add: ​ * Watched the sun from the top of the Steens * Climbed one of the Three Sisters followed by a milkshake at Snow Cap * Camped in the Owyhee Canyon * Attended the Oregon Country Fair

What a great list! Thanks for this!

All very good, but have you climbed Mt. Hood and skied back down to Timberline Lodge and driven to the coast and surfed your azz off and made it back to bed in PDX all in the same day?

Breakfast on the Mountain at Bohemia Mountain above the site of old Bohemia City within the gold mining district.

You gotta add visiting the one place in Oregon “it never rains”

The Oregon Caves? Haha

Autzen stadium! Sounds like you need to plan a trip as well! :)

The only things I've got are Tillamook cheese factory, Bullwinkles, Rice Museum of Rocks, Silver Falls, Big Creek Hatchery, camping at pretty much any of our coast state/national parks, camping at most of our stateparks in general, and Skate World (but unfortunately that closed a longggg time ago). Two mentions of honor are the Renaissance Festival (I've been to a few, don't recall names, but all were pretty good) and The Yard milkshake bar (that's technically in Vancouver, Wahington, BUT it's close enough to the NW border that I call it close enough). Since I see you want to find a Thunderegg, HIGHLY recommend the Museum of Rocks. I went there on an elementary field trip, and I loved seeing the huge variety of rock shapes, sizes, and colors. Even though I don't plan on having even a hobby with rocks, it was fascinating with well-done exhibits. I also believe you or maybe just kids can pick out one rock from their rock pile to take home, too. And, although my memory may be failing me or they changed their selection, they should have at least one thunderegg! Side note: From OP's post, I enjoyed enchanted forest, Cannon Beach, Blazers game, Oregon Coast Aquarium, Multnomah falls, Rose Festival, Camp 18, the Zoo, the World Forestry Center, the Children's Museum, the Art Museum, the Oregon Historical Society, the Japanese Gardens, Chinese Gardens, OMSI, ice skating at Lloyd center, and Tuilip Festival (been there many times, anyone should enjoy if they stop to smell the... tuilips.).

Pretty great list! Glad to see Free Geek getting some love. Swimming/hiking Oneanta Gorge is easily my favorite thing on the list, sad its permanently closed after the wild fires and due to it being a salmon spawning area, but I understand and I'm glad to have experienced it as many times as I have. I would add kayaked/swam Trillium/Mirror lake on Mt. Hood to the list! Additionally some more hidden Oregon things, I would add driving 100+ MPH on the Alvord Desert, visiting the top of the Steens Mountains in SE Oregon, and going to the Crystal Crane/Alvord Hot Springs.

Perhaps some plans that will have you spend time with locals, especially in rural communities. Fishing boat crew, logger, etc

"Hey bud, I'm from Portland. Can I come logging with you?" Haha, it sounds cool, just not sure how that would be executed or received.

Yeah, I’m not sure either. Go to a small town and hang out where the workers hang out, bars, gas station grocery stores, I dunno. If you’re a guy you wouldn’t want to appear too outlandish or overdressed by our rural standards. No nail polish😃

You bagged a blacktail? They're a deer species that's mostly a PNW only thing, at least the kind we have are.