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The Pacific Northwest Bucket List

Shh... Don't let people know how awesome this place is.

Matie McCarthy

Feb 16, 2016

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The Pacific Northwest is a beautiful place to live, grow up and explore. It has so much to offer to the world and is hidden by silly things such as Voodoo Doughnuts, socks and sandals and hipsters. Don’t get me wrong, Voodoo doughnuts are definitely “worth the weight,” but why don’t you take the advice of the popular hashtags for a change and #GoOutside and #explOregon because you will not be disappointed once you get past the glasses, beards and endless amounts of coffee and beer.

Below is a bucket list of all the places you should/need to go to for the full PNW experience.

1. Vance Creek Bridge.

2. All of the waterfalls/Abiqua Falls.

(Punchbowl Falls, Accord Creek Falls, Horsetail Falls, Silver Falls.)

Photo of Punchbowl Falls.

3. All the lakes.

(Sand Lake, Crater Lake, Lost Lake, Trillium Lake.)

Photo of Crater Lake.

4. Opal Creek and Jones Creek.

Photo of Opal Creek.

5. The Forest.

Photo of Tillamook State Forest.

6. Mt. Hood.

Photo of Timberline at Mt. Hood.

7. Columbia River Gorge.

Photo of Angel's Rest.

8. Smith Rock.

9. Whidbey Island.

10. San Juan Island.

11. Woodburn Tulip Farm.

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The Pacific Northwest Bucket List

Shh... Don't let people know how awesome this place is.

1. Vance Creek Bridge.

2. All of the waterfalls/Abiqua Falls.

3. All the lakes.

4. Opal Creek and Jones Creek.

5. The Forest.

6. Mt. Hood.

7. Columbia River Gorge.

8. Smith Rock.

9. Whidbey Island.

10. San Juan Island.

11. Woodburn Tulip Farm.

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