Grant’s Getaways: My Favorite Oregon Winter Adventures
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As we wind down another year of exploring Oregon’s great outdoors, I look back on a few of my favorite Oregon winter adventures. As I look back on these adventures, I continue to be amazed by how can one place offer such variety of wonderful places and exciting outdoor activities.
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- Kayaking on the Nestucca Bay Wildlife Refuge in Tillamook County and watching for osprey, deer, elk, beavers, river otters and more.
- Hiking to waterfalls and walking on a a 240-foot long cable suspension bridge at the Drift Creek Tail on Siuslaw National Forest.
- Watching the spectacle that is the gathering of Bald Eagles at the Klamath Wildlife Refuge.
- Feed hundreds of elk at Oregon’s Elkhorn Wildlife Area
Have a wonderful holiday and don’t forget to get out there and explore Oregon!
About the Author: Grant McOmie
Grant McOmie is a Pacific Northwest broadcast journalist, teacher and author who writes and produces stories and special programs about the people, places, outdoor activities and environmental issues of the Pacific Northwest. A fifth generation Oregon native, Grant’s roots run deepest in the central Oregon region near Prineville and Redmond where his family continues to live.
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