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[quote=Anonymous]We (DH, DS - will be age 12, and I) are planning a trip to Oregon this coming August. I'm in charge of the arrangements. We can stay from 10-14 days. We’ve never been, so we want to make as much of this trip as possible.

Currently, we are looking at going out there on a Friday (nonstop flight from DCA  around 5 pm) so we’d be able to get up and go Saturday morning (day 1). The last time we did a trip to the west coast, we all woke up around 5 AM (PT) and decided just to actually get up and start our day instead of trying to go back to sleep.

These are the stops we were planning:
Portland (including day trip to Mount Saint Helens)
Oregon coast (Astoria, Cannon Beach, Tillamook, maybe Newport and Florence)
Eugene (to see UO for DS) and Springfield (for “The Simpsons” stuff)
Crater Lake National Park (Reservations are set for that Friday of our trip at the Lodge. Can’t change this. Check in Day/night 7 and leave Day 8.)
maybe Bend / Sisters / Lava tubes / bike ride or raft on Deschutes 
Mount Hood/The Dalles/Columbia River Gorge waterfalls
Depart from Portland

The Portland stuff could be done at either the beginning or end. I’m thinking doing it at the start gives better flexibility, esp with our fixed date for Crater Lake. I’d like to at least see some of the things unique to Portland, such as Powell’s Books and the rose garden at Washington Park and maybe Japanese Gardens. I’ve made notes of Voodoo Doughnuts and Moonstruck Chocolate, as well as Deschutes Brewery Portland Public House. I can’t remember where I heard of Moonstruck Chocolate, but it must have been a travel / food related show.

A few questions:
How much time would you recommend for Portland? Is the trip to Mount Saint Helens a full day? 
How much time to devote to the Coast? 
I’ve gotten the impression Crater Lake can be done in 1.5 days, but I need to time our arrival correctly. 
How much time would you devote to Bend / Sisters and even the Lava Tubes? Would you recommend renting bikes for a ride or doing a raft on the Deschutes river?

If you’d like to plan our trip for us, please do! If you know a great place for a meal or snack, please comment. DH loves wine and beer, and we understand there is a lot to choose from in OR. We are an active family and are looking for fun, outdoors things to do. 
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