8 Days in Oregon and Washington

Duration: 8 days
Mileage: 2000
Starting point: Mountain View, CA
Countries: USA
Budget for 2 people: $800 ($180* hotel, $360 food, $200 gas, $60 other)

• Day 0: Drive from work to Red Bluff (220 mi)
• Day 1: Explore Southern Oregon wine cities, drive to Crescent City (300 mi)
• Day 2: Drive along Oregon coast to Tillamook (300 mi)
• Day 3: Drive to Seattle (250 mi)
• Days 4-6: Work from Seattle and explore the city, drive to Portland (180 mi)
• Day 7: Visit Oregon's waterfalls, drive to Eugene (160 mi)
• Day 8: Drive home (600 mi)

* We used points for our hotels on the way to Seattle, and hotel in Seattle was covered by the employer.

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4 Day Trip to Portland

Flight: Orange County, SNA - Portland - Orange County, SNA
Mileage: ~1000
Starting point: Irvine, CA
States: OR
Budget for 2 people: $850 ($20 flight - we used our points, $240 hotel, $70 car rental for 2 days, $150 gas, $320 food, $50 other)

• Day 1: flight to Portland, explore downtown
• Day 2: drive to Crater Lake National Park (600 mi, 11 h round trip), visit Bend on the way
• Day 3: Multnomah Falls (30 mi, 40 min); Oneonta Gorge (2 mi, 10 min); Cannon Beach (120 mi, 2.5 h one way)
• Day 4: Portland, flight back home

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