Oregon and Idaho: Hello. Here I am in my 60's and have never visited Oregon or Idaho. I have a new camera (Sony A7II) and would love input on "where to go, what to see" in Oregon and...

blackhorse 1-7

Hello. Here I am in my 60's and have never visited Oregon or Idaho. I have a new camera (Sony A7II) and would love input on "where to go, what to see" in Oregon and Idaho. I am planing an early Spring trip, flying into Portland, renting a car and driving east. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. Dave

cpeter234 Loc: WA state Lost in South Boston, VA

If you head east you will miss the best part of Oregon, which is its coast. If you insist on going east, ignore I-84, instead cross the I-205 bridge into Washington and drive Hwy 14 east. In Idaho my advice would be "go north" depending on how "early" it is in the spring; it may went still be snow covered, but notmuch to see in southern Idaho. jmho

BrettProbert Loc: Clinton, PA

Craters of the Moon National Monument and the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho are some personal favs, but there's lots of pretty country there. Very diverse!

blackhorse 1-7

Thank you. I am taking notes.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

I lived in the Palouse of Washington for 5 years and had the opportunity to visit Idaho often.
As a grad student I did a lot of research in Northeastern Oregon. Have also been to Portlandia
where my mother lived. I know that this is not going to be helpful, but you can't go wrong anywhere in the
Pacific Northwest as far as photography is concerned. Just take lots of pictures.

blackhorse 1-7

Thanks. Looking forward to this trip.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Dave,

Each state has three or four separate geo-political sub sections. Probably more.

Oregon has the coast, the gorge and the high plateau. Idaho has the ag dominated south, the Sawtooths, the Boise valley and the historically unique southeast. As you go east in Idaho, you get very close to Yellowstone.

You need about 6 months or consider moving here!

MtnMan Loc: ID

cpeter234 wrote:

If you head east you will miss the best part of Oregon, which is its coast. If you insist on going east, ignore I-84, instead cross the I-205 bridge into Washington and drive Hwy 14 east. In Idaho my advice would be "go north" depending on how "early" it is in the spring; it may went still be snow covered, but notmuch to see in southern Idaho. jmho

Guess you don't get to Idaho much. Bear Lake and City of Rocks are near the southern border. Craters of the Moon National Monument a little up in the southern part. And the southern part is capped by the Sawtooth National Recreation area: the most beautiful place in the world, not just Idaho.

Nothern Idaho is nice too...in particilar the big lakes.

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

BrettProbert wrote:

Craters of the Moon National Monument and the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho are some personal favs, but there's lots of pretty country there. Very diverse!

There is a whole lot of nothing for a long way to travel in any direction to Craters of the Moon. The Craters are a lava flow that goes for miles. Go to the Twin Falls area and you will have a "Grand Canyon" to take photos of. Shoshoney (sp) falls can look like Niagara Falls if their is lots of water in it. Twin Falls is now a single falls because they damned up one side for a power station in the '30. Bye the way one year we were camping in Sawtooth and it snowed on the 4th of July. - Dave

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blackhorse 1-7

Thanks. I think I'l visit first, before considering a move.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

Long time Oregonian. Although I live in Portland, I disagree there there is nothing to see heading east:
Columbia River Gorge with numerous hiking, waterfalls etc. The Painted Hills, Hood River, Mt Hood with lots of hiking scenic views, lakes, the High Desert near Bend, Three Sisters Wilderness....

Most people who visit Oregon ignore a lot of scenic opportunities. Sure the Coast is the most beautiful of all the western states-- yeah I've seen them all: Mexico, California, Washington, and Alaska....

And south of here is Crater Lake National Park...but that's a bit of a drive.

Lots of stuff to see in Portland. The Pearl, Forest Park, a great Pro camera shop, a great vintage camera shop, a river front, bridges, etc.

blackhorse 1-7

Wow. You are adding great expectations for this trip. Thanks. Dave

MtnMan Loc: ID

blackhorse 1-7 wrote:

Hello. Here I am in my 60's and have never visited Oregon or Idaho. I have a new camera (Sony A7II) and would love input on "where to go, what to see" in Oregon and Idaho. I am planing an early Spring trip, flying into Portland, renting a car and driving east. Any suggestions would be very appreciated. Dave

You'll start on the Columbia River Gorge. You might want to visit Mount Hood also as you head out of Portland.

One of the lesser visited areas in Oregon but very photogenic is the Painted Hills. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Hills

You can then head from Baker Or to Hells Canyon.

After Hells Canyon you can head through McCall (Payette Lake) down to Banks, thence over to Lowman and then up to Stanley: the Sawtooth NRA. Redfish Lake is the best of the best.

Thence you can head south through Sun Valley to Craters of the Moon.

After that other choices abound, including east another hundred miles to Yellowstone.

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

MtnMan wrote:

You'll start on the Columbia River Gorge. You migh... (show quote)

LoneRangeFinder Loc: Left field

blackhorse 1-7 wrote:

Wow. You are adding great expectations for this trip. Thanks. Dave

If you replying to me, I always have great expectations....