DESTINATION. WE FOINT -- POINT IT OUT
BECAUSE AUGUST IS ROMANCE
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. >>
MONTH. >> A DAY TRIP OF HIKING ON MT.
ST. HELENS OR MAYBE A LEISURELY
TOUR OF WILLAMETTE AND THE
WATER FALLS.
WATER FALLS. IT'S THREW A BUSINESS CALLED
EVER GREEN ESCAPES.
JEFF, YOU ARE HERE ABOUT SOME
OF THE TRIPS.
I DON'T THINK ABOUT TAKING A
TOUR GUIDE ON A DATE.
>> OFTEN THAT'S FOR TRAVELERS
COMING FROM OUT OF STATE.
WHAT WE GET MOST OFTEN ARE
INQUIRIES, FOLKS WHO WANT TO GO
TO CANON BEACH OR WINE COUNTRY,
WHAT LOCALS THINK OF AS THE
STANDARDS.
STANDARDS. >> YOU HAVE TWISTS.
CANON BEACH THERE'S A COOKING
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. >> PEOPLE WANT TO SEE THAT AND
SUNSET AT HAYSTACK ROCK.
PEOPLE ARE OFTEN ASKING.
SOME FOLKS MILLS EVOO, WHICH IS
A COOKING SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN
CANON BEACH.
CANON BEACH. THEY DO A NICE DINNER THEATER,
DINNER SHOW.
DINNER SHOW. IT'S EXPERIMENTAL.
IT'S EXPERIMENTAL. IT'S GENERALLY WINE PAIRING.
>> SEE, YOU KNOW ALL THE
SECRETS IS WHAT IT COMES DOWN
TO.
TO.
TO. >>
TO. >> I
TO. >> I THINK EVOO IS A WELL-KNOWN
SECRET.
SECRET.
SECRET. THAT'S REALLY A FANTASTIC
ACTIVITY FOR A ROMANTIC WEEKEND
AWAY.
AWAY.
AWAY. >>
AWAY. >> SOUNDS GREAT.
>> YOU HAD ABOUT TIMBERLINE.
THAT'S A COMMON DESTINATION.
WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND WHEN
COUPLES HEAD THERE?
WE LIKE TO MAYOR TIMBER LINE
LODGE WITH THE GORGE.
PEOPLE THINK OF IT AS AN OUT OF
TOWN DESTINATION BUT IT'S
REALLY NOT THAT FAR FROM
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND.
PORTLAND. YOU CAN STILL GET UP TO
TIMBERLINE MID-AFTERNOON.
TIMBERLINE MID-AFTERNOON. THAT'S PLENTY OF TIME TO
EXPLORE.
EXPLORE.
EXPLORE. PEOPLE LIKE TO HIKE SECTIONS.
>> AND SAY THEY DID IT?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AND WRITE A BACK ABOUT IT.
>> IT'S ROMANTIC.
YOU WANT TO GET A ROOM, GOT THE
HOT TUB WITH THE POOL THIS IS
TOO MUCH INFORMATION, ROD.
LET'S JUST MAKE CLEAR.
>> SKEE MANIA IS IN MANY WAYS
OUR STAND BY COLUMBIA CLIFF
VILLAGE IS CLOSER TO HOOD
RIVER.
RIVER.
RIVER. >>
RIVER. >> WHAT IS THAT?
>> IT WAS INTENDED AS -- AS A
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT.
CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT. >> COLUMBIA CLIFF VILLAGE.
>> NEXT TO THE OLD COLUMBIA
HOTEL AND BUILT IN THAT STYLE
WITH THE STUCCO SO MAYBE A LOT
OF FOLKS DON'T REALIZE IT BUT
IT'S REALLY A MODERN SPACE,
REALLY, REALLY NICE WITH
KITCHENS, A PLACE WHERE YOU
WILL WANT TO HUNKER DOWN.
>> SO YOU ALSO COME UP WITH
SOME LESS KNOWN, MAYBE FOR THE
LOCALS.
LOCALS.
LOCALS. >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO CANON BEACH
AND DONE WINE COUNTRY AND THE
GORGE, A ROMANTIC GETAWAY.
IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU'RE WITH AND
NOT GOING TO A NAME BRAND
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. COTTAGE GROVE MAY BE SURPRISING
TO SOME.
TO SOME.
TO SOME. YOU CAN RENT A BIKE AND SIBLING
-- CYCLE THE COVERED BRIDGES.
THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL HOTEL
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN.
DOWNTOWN. I ISN'T A GREAT WEEKEND OUT
THERE A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
CAN'T RECOMMEND IT ENOUGH.
>> I HAVE NOT BEEN IN IT BUT
DRIVEN BY.
DRIVEN BY. >> IT HAS A LOT TO DO WITH THE
MARKET YOU'RE.
MARKET YOU'RE. NOT A LOT OF STAYING FOR THE
WEEK.
WEEK.
WEEK. MANY ARE PASSING THROUGH AS A
ROAD TRIP.
ROAD TRIP. >> YOU OFFER SOME LARGER TOURS
AND YOU HAVE A PORTLAND CITY
TOUR.
TOUR.
TOUR. HOW
TOUR. HOW DO YOU MAKE IT DIFFERENT
THAN SOMEONE WALKING AROUND THE
CITY ON THEIR OWN?
>> WE LICK TO THINK ONE OF THE
-- LIKE TO THINK ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IS YOUR
GUYED AND THE STORY TELLING--
GUIDE AND THE STORY TELLING.
WE DON'T LIKE TO CALL IT DRAG
AND DROP.
AND DROP.
AND DROP. WE WANT TO SPEND SOME TIME
TALKING ABOUT THE FAMILY AND
TALKING ABOUT THE VIEW AND
USING THE MANSION AS A WAY TOP
ORIENT -- TO ORIENT YOU TO THE
CITY.
CITY.
CITY. WE
CITY. WE DON'T GO AT SUNSET.
WE GO EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT
WE USE THAT AS A GREAT WAY TO
SHOW PEOPLE THESE ARE THE
QUADRANTS OF THE CITY, THE
PLACE WE WILL PREPARE THEM FOR.
>> YOU SAID MT. ST. HELENS
WHICH MUST BE REMARKABLE.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO SHARE.
>> IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE
TOURS.
TOURS.
TOURS. I
TOURS. I LOVE MOUNT ST. HELENS BECAUSE
PEOPLE GET SO MUCH MORE THAN
WHAT THEY EXPECT.
WHEN YOU BUY A CITY TOUR YOU
KNOW MORE OR LESS WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO GET, WHEN YOU BUY
COLUMBIA GORGE, TOO.
YOU HAVE TO SEE THE FALLS.
PEOPLE HAVE A VAGUE IDEA THEY
WILL SEE A VOLCANO.
WE GO TO A CAVE ON THE SOUTH
SIDE OF