Places daveschaaf Wants to Go

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

A volcanic fissure over two miles long and up to 70 feet deep.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

This natural marble cave is one of only five national monuments in Oregon.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

Despite a legend that says this highest peak in Oregon was climbed in high heels, scores of people have died on its slopes.

Unknown to many, this sparkling turquoise lake hides amid Oregon's snowcapped mountains.

Massive crater in central Oregon.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.