In a travel mood and also liking these ideas, much closer to my Oregon home. The Oregon coast is beautiful, but it is in fact a moody painting of inky dark greens, silver fog, and dramatic but typically cool colored sunbeams. I have never seen it as the sepia-toned fantasy planet depicted in the first photo.
Soak Up Fall Splendor on These 5 Western Road Trips
Whether they’re on the Pacific Coast or in the Rockies, these short drives offer plenty to see and do — so much, in fact, that you might want to take it slow.
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