THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX, 3IOXDAT, JANUARY 16, 1922
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OREGON is not only a state of perennial opportu
nity, but is a land of marvelous beauty. It is a
land of scenic glories, caressed by climate whose
summers are cool and whose winters are mild. Within
its boundaries are grouped scores of majestic mountains,
hundreds of wonderfully beautiful lakes, numerous pic
turesque rivers and streams, where trout love to play,
canyons and glens, and hundreds of thousands of acres
of primeval forests. The diversity of its scenery, the
equable and invigorating climate, afford a combination
of conditions for a summer's outing unsurpassed any
where in the world. Those who visit Oregon for the first
time, who stand beneath her forest giants, who glimpse
the snowy ranges rising from evergreen forests, who see
trout and salmon leap from swift mountain water or from
the breeze-blown riffles of her mountain lakes, or who
journey along her coastal line from the mighty Colum
bia river to its southwestern extremity in Curry county,
will realize that Oregon offers to the vacationist and the
tourist the maximum of all that could be desired in
opportunity for enjoyment that here are found in amaz
ing profusion, beauty and grandeur unequaled elsewhere.
Oregon has been doubly blessed of those things which go
to make a delightful summer vacation. Here the tired busi
ness man may find complete rest under most delightful con
ditions. Here the invalid may travel the road to bounteous
health, enjoy the sea air or the phenomenally clear and pure
atmosphere of the mountain regions of eastern Oregon or
the marvelously beautiful Cascades. Here the robust seeker
of pleasure will find full opportunity for the enjoyment of
those things which he or she may seek, whether it be moun
tain climbing, hunting big game or enticing gamey fish from
beautiful streams and lakes which abound.
And here the hiker will find his or her greatest opportunity,
ing of the waters of health and strength-giving springs of
which Oregon is bounteously favored.
And here the hiker will find his or greatest opportunity.
Probably nowhere in America will the walking enthusiast
find so many treasures which can be made the objective of
a summer outing, in the mountains or along the seashore.
Magnificent Roads
For the automobile tourist Oregon affords unusual advan
tages. Good roads traverse the state east and west, north and
south. Here the tourist will find road building unexcelled by
any other state, and equaled by few. A wonderful system of
hard-surface roads is being built, and already one may travel
for thousands of miles over splendid roads installed by the
state highway commission.
In the magnificent Columbia river highway", Oregon pos
sesses what is without doubt the most wonderful highway in
America, if not in the world the most perfect example of
road-building skill extant. Hard-surfaced for over 200 miles
of its length and splendidly paved for an additional 200 miles
nto eastern Oregon, this wonderful roadway opens the door
to the treasure box of the beauties and impelling grandeurs
of the gorge of the mighty Columbia river. No one who has
6een it will ever forget.
The Columbia river highway passes numerous waterfalls
and crosses many beautiful streams; it passes through geo
logic formations of extraordinary bulk and beauty; it is the
key to the beauties of the Blue and Wallowa mountains of
eastern Oregon and connects with The Dalles-California high
way which extends north and south through central Oregon
and with the beautiful Pacific highway, hard-surfaced for
nearly 300 miles and extending north and south through
western Oregon, connecting with the Pacific highway of Cali
fornia on the south and then on the north with the highway
of the same name in Washington. East-and-west roads con
nect the north-and-south highways at frequent intervals, with
the result that the summer tourist may reach almost any sec
tion of Oregon by automobile.
Mountains and Lakes
Snow-capped mountains and lakes create in Oregon won
derful opportunities for hunting and fishing and for the en
joyment of the great outdoors. The Blue and Wallowa moun
tains of eastern Oregon are extraordinary for their wonderful
coloring, their pure atmosphere and for their rugged beauty.
The Cascade mountains in central Oregon show a continuous
succession of mountain peaks, including Mount Hood on the
north, Mounts Thielsen, McLoughlin, Diamond Peak, Mount
Jefferson, the Three Sisters and numerous other snow-crested
eminences on the south. From Mount Hood to the California
line is a continuous succession of crystal-clear lakes, large
and small, and in number probably exceeding any like moun
tain area in the United States, there being, it is estimated, be
tween four and five hundred lakes, most of which are stocked
with trout and other gamey fish.
Crater lake, in south-central Oregon, is one of the most
marvelous lakes in the world. Nestled from one to two thou
sand feet below the edges of an extinct volcano, Mount Ma
zama, its waters, crystal clear, reflect the colorings'of the sky
and hold spellbound its viewers who watch its surface change
with the frequency of the opal and with similar iridescent
effects. Crater lake is one of the scenic wonders of the world.
Wallowa lake in the Wallowa mountains of eastern Ore
gon, surrounded by snow-capped peaks, is another objective
of tourists and fast is becoming one of the great attractions
of that section of the state.
Reached by Automobile
The ten thousand wonders of the Cascade mountains, the
marvelous beauties of the mountains of eastern Oregon, the
great Coast range mountains of western Oregon, all may be
Scenic Snapshots
Crater Lake is the most wonderful lake in the world.
It is conceded to be one of the world's eight wonders.
The Oregon Caves in Josephine County are much
larger and more beautiful than the famous Mammoth
Caves of Kentucky.
Irvin Cobb declared Oregon to be the best fishing
state in the United States.
Oregon has twenty-one established mineral springs
whose waters are curative. Several are hot springs.
Oregon has five hundred lakes, nearly all of which
are well stocked with gamey fish.
Oregon has eighty-four named mountain peaks, - of
which a score are perpetually covered with snow.
The Skyline Trail through the Cascades from Mount
Hood to Crater Lake affords the finest "hiking" trip
in America.
Oregon offers the big game hunter a splendid field
for the exercise of his prowess. Deer, bears, mountain
lions and other big game abound.
Oregon has sixteen National Forests, affording won
derful opportunities for summer outings.
The Oregon coast line is a series of stretches of splen
did beaches, interspersed with monumental rocks and
varied with mountain scenery.
The annual "Round-up" at Pendleton in September
is the "wild west" classic of the country.
The Wallowa and Blue Mountain ranges of eastern
Oregon are veritable American Alps. Their rugged
ness is rarely equaled in this country.
The Deschutes Canyon in central Oregon is a rival of
the famous Grand Canyon of Colorado in formation
and beauty.
The Columbia River Highway, passing through Port
land, extending in one direction 112 miles to the sea
and in the other direction to Pendleton, is the finest
roadway in America. Through much of its distance it
is carved from granite mountainsides. It is hard-surfaced
for 200 miles. In one stretch of ten miles there
are eleven waterfalls, the smallest of them more than a
hundred feet in height and the highest is 625 feet.
Mount Hood, extending 11,025 feet into the sky, is the
Mecca for American mountain-climbers. Thousands of
people come to Oregon every year to scale its heights,
and it has been climbed more than any other glacial
peak in America.
An excellent automobile road leads from Portland to
the snowline on the slope of Mount Hood. Here a
splendidly-appointed inn accommodates the tourist and
the mountain climber. x
Practically every Oregon beauty spot can be reached
by automobile. The state has 600 miles of hard-surfaced
roads, 1000 miles of gravel and macadam roads, and over
1500 miles of graded dirt roads.
Practically every municipality in the Pacific northwest
maintains a comfortable auto camp for tourists. Two of
the most famous are those at Portland and at Ashland,
Oregon.
reached by automobile, and in addition the railroad systems
of the state conveniently serve many of the summer vacation
and resort regions.
The Skyline Trail
Extending south from Mount Hood and traversing the
Cascade mountains to Crater lake and touching or convenient
to the wonders of that range of mountains is the Skyline
Trail, probably the most unique in the United States. Built
by the forestry department, the trail is equipped with
all the necessities of the hiking tourist. Camp grounds are
laid out at frequent intervals, telephone stations are provided
and sanitary conveniences have been installed; in fact, the
forestry department has done everything possible to- make
comfortable and easy the walking trip from Mount Hood to
Crater lake. The Oregon Tourist and Information Bureau,
with offices in Portland, has issued a detail map of this won
derful mountain trip.
Splendid Beaches
Oregon is blessed with an extraordinarily beautiful shore
line along the Pacific from the Columbia river to California.
' The Oregon coast offers a diversity of scenery probably un
excelled anywhere in America. Stretches of smooth beach
are made more beautiful by great rocks and jutting cliffs,
teeming with bird life, by splendid forests of fir and spruce
which creep down to the water's edge all creating an en
semble which makes the Oregon coast line especially at
tractive. The Oregon Climate
Blessed with a splendid all-year-round climate, Oregon en
joys an especially delightful summer, season. In western
Oregon the summer weather is tempered by winds from the
ocean and it is rarely that the days are uncomfortably warm,
and there is always the distinct advantage of cool nights.
In eastern Oregon, that is, east of the Cascade mountains,
the summer climate is warmer than along the coast, but it is
a dry warmth, almost entirely lacking in the enervating hu
midity of many other sections of the country.
In almost every section of Oregon the nights are always
cool. No matter how warm the days may be, a blanket is
usually necessary at night. The result is restful sleep and an
awakening to the pleasures or duties of the day, refreshed
and full of that zest which is proverbial in Oregon.
Oregon's summer climate is ideal. Every hour of the
twenty-four is pleasant, comfortable and refreshing.
Transportation
All the great railway systems enter Oregon either directly
or through their connections with other railroads.
AH the great automobile highways have connections with
roads which enter Oregon either over the great Columbia
river highway, the Pacific . highway, The Dalles-California
highway or the old Oregon trail.
The Pacific northwest is the tourist's paradise and travelers
are realizing this more fully every year. Not long ago the
average tourist visited northwestern cities only between
trains on his way from the Canadian Rockies to California.
Now tourist agencies throughout the United States are rout
ing thousands of tourists each year through the Pacific
northwest, and they are spending from two weeks to two
months viewing such attractions as Malahat drive in British
Columbia, Rainier national park, Lake Chelan, the Columbia
river highway. Mount Hood, the Oregon beaches, Crater lake,
the Josephine caves or the myriad other beauty spots of this
wonderful region.
Numerous beautifully illustrated booklets picturing and
describing the attractions of the Pacific northwest can be
had for the asking. The Oregonian will be glad to refer your
request for literature on any particular northwestern attrac
tion to the proper place.
No. 15 of The Oregonian's
"Know Oregon" Series
This advertisement was designed
and written by Sydney B. Vincent,
manager of the Oregon Tourist
and Information Bureau, Portland,
Oregon.
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