47. Salt Creek Falls

The 286-foot waterfall in the central Cascades is a gem, pouring off a cliff face of columnar basalt, once carved by glaciers and filled in with lava.

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46. Willamette Valley Wine Country

The world-class pinot noir helps, but there’s something just so picturesque about the rolling hills and vineyards tucked away on the northern end of the Willamette Valley.

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