General Info on Oregon

Springtime in the Willamette Valley is an interesting time of the year. As April moves on, the rain typically let's up and the sun shows it's lovely head. The days become warmer and longer. Hiking is fun again without all your winter gear. Skiing can be great as the snow pack is solid as well as beautiful days. The crowds of tourists haven't reared their ugly heads yet, hence, a great time to call or e-mail a fellow BootsnAll member if you are coming to this area and get the low down. We can't give you the names of fellow BootsnAll.com members unless you are a member. But our monthly travel updates are FREE for your perusal.

Other General Links for the Region

Eugene Weekly - Eugene, Oregon's Weekly Magazine on Music, Happenings, Culture etc.

Willamette Week - Portland, Oregon's Alternative Mag on Music, Culture and Happening around the City

Seattle Weekly - One Seattle's weekly alternative, music, and culture papers. It's got a good happenings section and a local calendar if you are headed that way, check it out.


Oregon, USA - April 1999
By The BootsnAll Team

Current Happenings

See a shipwreck! An oil tanker recently ran aground off the shore of Oregon near Coos Bay. Half the boat is still visible from the shore. They probably also need a bit of help cleaning up all the goop.

This boat may not be there too much longer as they recently pulled the other half out to sea and blew it up to sink it. As of now, authorities are unsure if the front half will receive the same fate or not.

So if you are making the trip up or down the coast between Seattle and San Francisco, consider taking the coastal route to view this massive wreck.

And while you are there maybe camping for a night or two in nearby Siskiyou National Forest. It's really starting to warm up in Southern Oregon and there is almost no one around this time of year. There are some real cool hikes in this nearby coastal National Forest.

For more info on this National Forest, click on the link above.



Eugene Travel Guide copyright BootsnAll.com 1999.