PACIFIC NORTHWEST III

Fly nonstop from Chicago to Portland, Oregon.  Drive to Kelso Longview area for short hike at Silver Lake and visit Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center. 

[Comfort Inn & Suites]

Take short drive for a spectacular selection of hike options with views of Mt. St. Helens ranging from 7.6 to 22.7 miles with elevation change.  Hike options with good to spectacular views.  Test Hikes are required for longest hikes to Coldwater Lake that traverses along open ridge lines with spectacular views of the blast zone and crater on Mt. St. Helens along with other Cascade volcanoes; Mt. Ranier, Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood.   We will stop for dinner on our return to lodging in Kelso.

Check out and leave Kelso for the 83-mile drive to Silver Falls State Park for a short hike.  Lodging will be in wonderful Bend, Oregon, a beautiful outdoor adventure city with lots to do. 

[Fairfield Inn & Suites]

 You have three beautiful hike options to enjoy, including Pilot Butte, the Green Lake Trail and the Broken Top Trail to No Name Lake, a wonderful alpine experience.  We will stop for dinner enroute to our hotel in Bend. 

Check out and leave for the 2:15 hour drive to Crater Lake National Park to hike and then to our lodging in Grants Pass/Medford, Oregon.

[Best Western]

Checkout and drive to Redwood National Park on the California coast for a short hike en route to our lodging in Crescent City, California.

[The Lighthouse Inn]

Drive to the Redwood National Park.  We will do the wonderful Fern Canyon 11-mile hike from the visitor's center that connects with the Fern Trail and one of the best Redwood hikes in the world.  We will have a dinner stop en route to our lodging in Crescent City.

Checkout and drive to our lodging in Salem, Oregon with a short hike en route.

[Comfort Inn & Suites]

We will hike at Silver Falls State Park and stop for dinner on our return to Salem. 

We leave Salem for our non-stop afternoon flight home from Portland to Chicago.