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Northwest Travel Guide 2021: 25 adventures for the year ahead
Updated Jan 04, 2021;
Posted Jan 01, 2021
The sun sets behind the Astoria-Megler Bridge during the tail end of summer. Jamie Hale/The Oregonian
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Needless to say, it’s a strange time for travel.
The coronavirus pandemic has upended virtually every aspect of our lives, including where we travel, who we travel with, and what we do when we get there. The pandemic canceled most of our travel plans in 2020, and trying to predict what 2021 will look like is futile.
All the confusion makes local and regional travel that much more appealing.
This year is a perfect opportunity to explore parts of Oregon and Washington you’ve never seen, the places you’ve always meant to go, and the attractions you never knew were there. Take the time to see the more remote reaches of our region or see sights close by that you’ve somehow always missed.
Pacific Crest Trail Association December 23, 2020
In late autumn, as the days shorten and the first rain and snow arrives, many of us put away our outdoor gear and begin dreaming of spring. But for anyone willing to prepare and give it a chance, the coming winter promises a new way to experience the Pacific Crest Trail.
At places along the trail where snow is a given, winter offers us a completely different Pacific Crest Trail one that becomes a muted path through a glorious landscape of sparkling white, green pines and firs, and (on a sunny day) blue skies. And as the poet Robert Frost described it,