Portland, Crater Lake, Bend and other strange places in Oregon ~ My Travel Blog (MyTrB)

Ready to go! Oregon this time!

Worst time to leave Bay Area is 4pm and that is exactly what we did.

So it only took us 3 hours to get to Benicia (20mph)

Latitude: 38° 5' 12.77" N

Longitude: 122° 6' 39.33" W

And another 5 hours to get to Medford, OR.

To our surprise Motel 6 at Medford South was fully booked. The lady offered us one last room that was not actually a room and did not have a heater. So we decided to try Rogue Valley Inn and that was a mistake. The room was fairly expensive (for Medford) $70 and the hotel should have been renovated a long time ago.

Buttercloud Bakery & Cafe is my favorite place for breakfast!

Latitude: 42° 19' 51.264" N

Longitude: 122° 51' 57.198" W

The cinnamon bun is just perfect.

Their signature buttermilk biscuit is so delicious.

A walking distance from Buttercloud Bakery one can find Great Harvest bakery that has the best bread in Medford.

A small house for rent in Medford.

On the way to Crater Lake.

Latitude: 42° 23' 45.072" N

Longitude: 122° 11' 45.432" W

A truck stop with a nice view of Mt. McLoughlin

Latitude: 42° 23' 45" N

Longitude: 122° 11' 46.128" W

A small town with Swiss views.

A ghost house.

Latitude: 42° 42' 4.59" N

Longitude: 121° 59' 45.222" W

A beautiful lava formation on the way to Crater Lake.

Latitude: 42° 51' 28.842" N

Longitude: 122° 9' 13.48" W

The snow level at Crater Lake was impressive.

Latitude: 42° 54' 39.558" N

Longitude: 122° 8' 50.856" W

At 2K feet, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the US.

Lost Creek Reservoir.

Latitude: 42° 42' 11.688" N

Longitude: 122° 35' 53.982" W

I love Portland.

With it is big city look and small town feel.

We decided to see the sunset at Mt. Tabor, Portland, OR.

But all we saw was a statue of Lenin.

Portland at night.

Voodoo Doughnuts, Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR are truly unique. They are open 24/7 and there is always a line there. They even have vegan doughnuts.

But the best food at Portland is street food.

$6 can get you this delicious Hungarian sandwich.

Latitude: 45° 31' 14.448" N

Longitude: 122° 40' 34.278" W

Next to Voodoo Doughnut one can find the best night pizza at Portland, Via Tribunali.

Don;t forget to ask about $5 special happy hour after 10pm.

Saturday & Sunday market also has some street food.

My favorite is a Polish stand that serves authentic Polish food.

Latitude: 45° 31' 19.86" N

Longitude: 122° 40' 11.436" W

Whole wheat elephant tongues are delicious.

A liberal city after all.

An art exhibition.

Latitude: 45° 31' 43.722" N

Longitude: 122° 40' 53.538" W

Portalnd-style google conference bike.

My favorite Japanese place at Portland.

Behind the Museum Cafe.

Latitude: 45° 31' 0.288" N

Longitude: 122° 41' 2.502" W

The best ever matcha latte, milkshake, cake and pretty much best matcha anything.

Multnomah County Central Library.

And more street food.

Powells Bookstore is definitely a landmark. The place is so huge that it will probably take a day to explore it.

The best view of Portland!

Latitude: 45° 31' 23.13" N

Longitude: 122° 41' 35.67" W

On the way to Mt. Hood.

Unfortunately, we did not get to see the mountain because it suddenly started raining and the skies became cloudy.

A modern looking church.

Latitude: 44° 46' 0.432" N

Longitude: 121° 16' 53.88" W

And finally we have arrived to Bend. A surprisingly big city located in the middle of nowhere 3 hours away from Portland.

Rat Hole is a must to visit place. It just opened 6 months ago. The place is a little expensive but has great beer and good food. I would not recommend the desert though.