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 Half of the state of Oregon is covered with trees. There are over 6,000 lakes (including the deepest in the US) and 112,00 miles of river and 400 miles of all-public coastline (surfers delight). Mountain ranges grace our landscape offering hiking in the many wilderness areas, skiing at any of 13 ski areas, as well as other popular winter sports. Oregon is known for some of the best windsurfing conditions in the Columbia Gorge (a beautiful place to hike as well) and for the Hood to Coast Relay in which 900 teams run from the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood to the Oregon Coast.
Oregon is the 10th largest state in the US, but only the 28th most populated, supporting 3.3 million people (1/2 of which live in the Portland Metro area). The leading industries in Oregon include: tourism (no wonder), high-tech industries (the Silicon Forest), forestry (largest exporter of Christmas trees), agriculture (including fruit, hazelnuts, hops and wine) and biotechnology.
 If you had an hour and a half to DRIVE from downtown Portland, here's what you could do:
Make some wide turns in the snow at Mt. Hood Meadows
Pick up sand dollars or surf at Oswald park at the beach
Let some wind catch your sails at Hood River in the Gorge
Sample some Chardonnay in wine country or
If all else fails, do a few experiments on our own Pill Hill.
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