Places toothbat Wants to Go

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

A glimpse of mining history just beyond the tree line.

One of two trees tied for the distinction of the largest western juniper in Oregon.

Legendary DIY skatepark where Portland’s best skaters and curious onlookers gather daily.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.

A remote trail traverses the little-known Gearhart Mountains of southern Oregon.

Oregon's only closed-basin hypersaline lake, an important stopover for migrating waterfowl, is in danger of drying up completely.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

A Portland legend tells of small green archers shooting random passersby with visionary arrows.

An unfinished railroad project is now a hidden tunnel.

This 85-foot-long table is made from a single slice of an old-growth Douglas Fir.

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

Spectacular volcanic cliffs along the Crooked River invite hiking, rock climbing, and photography.

In eastern Oregon, two mineral hot springs sit along the Malheur River in a fairly desolate area where peace and quiet are abound.