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Oregon is the 9th largest state in the US. It became the 33rd State on February 14th 1859. It sits in the Pacific Northwest on the Pacific Coast, bordered by the State of Washington to the north and California to the south. The northwestern corner of Nevada touches its southeastern border and to the east lies the State of Idaho. Oregon has 98,386 square miles. The capital city is Salem with Portland being the largest city. The state motto is :She Flies With Her Own Wings" and "The Union" |
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The state bird is the Western Meadowlark, Sturnella neglecta, a loud, brightly-colored songbird that sings many varied songs. It lives in fields, pastures, and in western and central USA, southern Canada, and northern Mexico, ranging from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Ocean. The state animal is the beaver. |
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The state flower is the Oregon-grape. Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium, Berberidaceae) is an evergreen shrub related to the barberry. The Oregon-grape is not closely related to grapes, but gets its name from the purple clusters of berries whose color and slightly dusted appearance is reminiscent of grapes. |
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Mount Hood is one of Oregon's most magnifient features. Located about 50 miles east of Portland, it is the most climbed glaciated peak in North America and second in the world. It is the highest mountain in Oregon and the fourth-highest in the Cascade Range. Mount Hood is considered the Oregon volcano most likely to erupt it is home to twelve glaciers. |
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The Oregon Dunes are a unique area of wind swept sand that is the result of
millions of years of wind, sun, and rain erosion on the Oregon Coast. These are the largest expanse of coastal
sand dunes in North America. |
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Smith Rock State Park is located in Central Oregon's high
desert region near the towns of Redmond and Terrebonne. |
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The world's most northern redwood grove can be found on a hillside above the Chetco River eight miles north of the California state line. The Redwood Nature Trail winds through the grove, about a half-mile from the northern most redwood tree. The trail is in the Siskiyou National Forest, but it's often mistakenly assumed to be a part of Loeb State Park, which is just a quarter-mile to the south and can be reached by a short trail. The grove is a mixed forest of small redwoods interspersed with douglas fir, with an understory of tanoak and huckleberry. Interestingly, the redwoods get larger and more numerous as the trail climbs above the river; normally it's the opposite, with the largest redwoods at the lowest elevations. No redwoods at all grow on the banks of the Chetco River |
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Located in southwestern Oregon, along the California/Oregon state line, the forest ranges from the crest of the Cascades Mountains west into the Siskiyou Mountains, nearly to the Pacific Ocean. The Forest covers almost 1.8 million acres; portions of the Applegate and Illinois River drainage's extend into northern California. The Rogue River drains over 75 percent of the forest's land area. Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest embraces
a treasure of botanical diversity, and is home to incredible scenic rivers (over 200 miles),
isolated wildernesses (324,000 acres), outstanding fisheries and wildlife resources, and breath-taking
landscapes of mountains, meadows, streams, and lakes. |
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The Willamette Valley is not only one of Oregon's premier grape growing regions it also the home of Willamette National Forest and a number of Hot Springs Seven major volcanic peaks exist within the forest's boundarys: Mt. Jefferson, Three Fingered Jack, Mt. Washington, the Three Sisters (North Sister, Middle Sister and South Sister), and Diamond Peak. |
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Sea Lion Caves one of the great sea grottos of the world, are a connected
system of sea caves and caverns open to the Pacific Ocean in the US. state
of Oregon. They are located 11 miles (18 km) north of Florence on US Hwy
101, about midpoint on the 400 mile (640 km) Oregon coast. In this area Highway
101 follows a steep and undeveloped seascape 300 feet (91km) above sea level. Human access to the caves is through a gift shop. The cave system is at sea level and the ocean continually washes into the main cavern which has a floor area of about 2 acres (0.81 ha) and a vaulted rock dome about 125 feet (38 m) high. Southward from the main chamber, a low passage runs 1,000 feet (300 m) to a sea level opening. This corridor is flooded at high tide and free of water at low tide. The western entrance is a short, high passage through which the ocean washes at all tide levels. From the north, a third entrance opens into the main cave, about 50 feet (15 m) above the ocean. This entrance serves as an elevated observation area from which one may view the entire underground cave system and its wildlife. |
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