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buckymatt24		#21	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1552 January 7, 2012 8:58 PM	Remove this ad I'm definitely going to need to be in Medford on a business trip the week before the game, and then I'll be making the drive up.
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JasontheBeaver		#22	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 9, 2012 2:03 PM	badgerab wrote: Jason: What are the golf options near Corvallis? How far is the trek to Bandon Dunes? Bandon Dunes is about a 3.5 hour drive south of Corvallis. If you're looking for a closer option of high-end golfing check out Pumpkin Ridge in North Plains which is only 2 hours away and is less than an hour from Portland airport. It is an outstanding course and has hosted several nation events like the LPGA Open and others. Near Corvallis your best bet is Trysting Tree Golf Course but make your tee times early on a game weekend for obvious reasons. Back to Bandon Dunes, you obviously know its reputation as a world class course, and it has the benefit of being on the beautiful Oregon coast too, so if you're up for it I would highly recommend it. Fun!
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JasontheBeaver		#23	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 9, 2012 2:15 PM	The number one recommended side trip from Corvallis is Newport. It's an hour drive and will take you to the beautiful beach and an area that has plenty of things to do. Even us locals visit here often! Newport is also the world headquarters for Rogue Brewery. There is also fresh Pacific seafood like Chinook salmon, razor clams, dungeness crab, Yaquina oysters, etc. You can spend a day at Beverly Beach campground nearby. Fun!
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Plazasauce		#24	[url]	[-]
Posts: 266 January 9, 2012 4:28 PM	I'm actually partial to little Depoe Bay, just up the coast from Newport. Check out the Channel House (B&B). Depoe has the narrowest channel on the West Coast, and the site of the famous scene: "This is Dr. Cheswick, Dr. Taber, Dr. Frederickson, Dr. Scanlon, the famous Dr. Scanlon, Mr. Harding, Dr. Bibbit, Dr. Martini, and Dr. Sefelt (William Duell)...Oh, I'm Dr. McMurphy, R. P. McMurphy." On the trip to catch fish, he tells Martini, "You're not an idiot. Huh! You're not a goddamn looney now, boy. You're a fisherman!"
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JasontheBeaver		#25	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 9, 2012 5:21 PM	Depoe Bay is very cool and quaint. Great whale watching too! It's a treat to stand on the seawall when storms have whipped the ocean into a frenzy and see the waves slam into the rocks, sometimes blowing spray clear over the highway into the adjacent businesses.
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cutiguna		#26	[url]	[-]
Posts: 922 January 9, 2012 5:21 PM	JasontheBeaver wrote: The number one recommended side trip from Corvallis is Newport. It's an hour drive and will take you to the beautiful beach and an area that has plenty of things to do. Even us locals visit here often! Newport is also the world headquarters for Rogue Brewery. There is also fresh Pacific seafood like Chinook salmon, razor clams, dungeness crab, Yaquina oysters, etc. You can spend a day at Beverly Beach campground nearby. Fun! Rougue is definitely a fun stop. From there I'd either head south to Cape Perpetua for magnificant cliffs and lookouts or go up towards tillamook (on your way back to Portland) and do the three capes loop and head back to Portland through wine country.
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ryebadger		#27	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5129 January 9, 2012 5:27 PM	If you want to pitch this roadie as a romantic getaway with your spouse, go to Canon Beach and stay at the Stephanie Inn. We spent some time there and liked it a lot. I don't know how far it is from Corvallis but it was a pretty easy drive to the coast from the Portland airport. As always, this post is written with the express proviso that I am not a chicken little. The sky is not falling. My office window does not have a ledge. I'm happy we won. I heard some ranked teams even lost. I'm glad we are not Virginia Tech. I like our coach. I know these are 19 year old kids. The season is young. Mistakes will get cleaned up. Fowler said even Alabama threw an interception once. The other guys are on scholarship, too. After living through the Don morton era, I'm just glad to be here.
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CampKohl		#28	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1326 January 9, 2012 6:34 PM	I'm planning on being there. Looking forward to it. The Coach Andersen era has begun.
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bluhoops		#29	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1697 January 9, 2012 10:04 PM	A couple of other spots I hit this summer that I loved that might be good for a Badger fan that is going to be make a week long trip out of it: * Astoria - Great town about 3 hours from Corvallis. It's absolutely beautiful with a very cool vibe. The Rogue Public House, which is an old converted Bumble Bee Tuna Factory on the Columbia River (literally on it), is awesome! Plus, it's where the Goonies was filmed and you can visit the house and the jail while you are there. I loved my stay there. It's also not far from Cannon Beach, which is also amazing. * Crater Lake National Park - This is about 4 hours from Corvallis, so definitely not a day trip but it is well worth the time. It is absolutely the most beautiful place I've ever been. Amazing! I can't explain it. There's some sort of weird chemical reaction that happens when you combine cat food, beer, and glue.
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shutdowndb		#30	[url]	[-]
Posts: 69 January 9, 2012 11:53 PM	Remove this ad How close are the best rivers for fly fishing? Is there anything close to Corvallis, or would my best bet be heading toward Bend?
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cutiguna		#31	[url]	[-]
Posts: 922 January 10, 2012 10:46 AM	shutdowndb wrote: How close are the best rivers for fly fishing? Is there anything close to Corvallis, or would my best bet be heading toward Bend? I don't fly fish, but I have friends that go up the Mckenzie, which is closer. I have no idea how the Santiam is. If I had time, I'd head towards Bend and hit the Metolious (beautiful) or the deschutes. Taking highway 242 (Mckenzie Pass) would be very scenic (waterfalls, lava fields and huge mountains with the largest glaciers in Oregon).
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JasontheBeaver		#32	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 10, 2012 12:43 PM	cutiguna wrote: shutdowndb wrote: How close are the best rivers for fly fishing? Is there anything close to Corvallis, or would my best bet be heading toward Bend? I don't fly fish, but I have friends that go up the Mckenzie, which is closer. I have no idea how the Santiam is. If I had time, I'd head towards Bend and hit the Metolious (beautiful) or the deschutes. Taking highway 242 (Mckenzie Pass) would be very scenic (waterfalls, lava fields and huge mountains with the largest glaciers in Oregon). I don't fly fish either but word on the street is indeed the Metolious and the Deschutes are world class. http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/ http://www.oregonfishingnews.com/
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Pointerpride102.muskieville		#33	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8670 January 10, 2012 1:05 PM Stalker of ThisCharmingFan	I'd like to visit Oregon one of these days, but it wont be to see the Badgers beat up on a mediocre football team. Blow out games really aren't all that enjoyable, no offense to you or your team. If I'm coming to Oregon to see a football game, it won't be the Beavers. I'd rather just visit your state and enjoy the sights and skip the football.
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JasontheBeaver		#34	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 11, 2012 4:35 PM	Small herd of elk on Nehalem Bay with the town of Wheeler in the background. I've dug eastern softshell clams in this bay since I was 10. We also rent boats to go crabbing in the bay while we're camping at Nehalem Bay state park. In Wheeler you can rent 1 and 2 person kayaks and explore up the river for a fun afternoon. This river also has a decent salmon run. The nearby town of Manzanita has all kinds of character.
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Rx95		#35	[url]	[-]
Posts: 958 January 12, 2012 1:35 AM	bluhoops wrote: * Crater Lake National Park - This is about 4 hours from Corvallis, so definitely not a day trip but it is well worth the time. It is absolutely the most beautiful place I've ever been. Amazing! Apologies in advance to the real photographers on this forum. Edited 1 time by Rx95 January 12, 2012 1:51 AM.
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laxbadgefan		#36	[url]	[-]
Posts: 216 January 12, 2012 3:03 PM	JasontheBeaver wrote: Manzanita Beach and Nehalem Bay. My sister (who lives in Portland) rented a beach house for a week for my family here in 2003 to celebrate my mom's 70th birthday. Awesome. Great house with hot tub. It was late June and the weather was really good. Even though it was in the seventies all week I was the only one brave enough (and fat enough) to go in the water. Lasted about a minute. Caution: My sister is a nurse and my brother-in-law is a doctor and they only have one kid. I don't think they give beach houses away for free in mid-September. Planning on making the trip for the game.
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JasontheBeaver		#37	[url]	[-]
Posts: 245 January 12, 2012 5:39 PM	Crater Lake national park is indeed stunning. Let's see what else we can entice you guys to make the trip... hmmmm Portland has more strip clubs per capita than any city in the US, and they're full nudity with full alcohol sales. Many are very upscale (well, as upscale as this kind of business can be I guess) not dark, filthy, scarey joints. None in Corvallis though. Nearby Eugene might have some, not sure.
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Danofiveo		#38	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12730 January 12, 2012 7:03 PM Gobbz's biggest fan	I would need some blue ice and virgin owl... Minnesota is Native-American for BAD AT FOOTBALL...
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badgerphil		#39	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2446 January 15, 2012 10:39 PM "Things are looking up for us beer geeks."	How's the whale watching in that time of year? Went on a whale watching cruise on the east coast a couple of years ago; it's quite something to experience.
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cutiguna		#40	[url]	[-]
Posts: 922 January 16, 2012 10:29 AM	Remove this ad badgerphil wrote: How's the whale watching in that time of year? Went on a whale watching cruise on the east coast a couple of years ago; it's quite something to experience. The main migrations are in Dec/Jan (southbound) and March-April (northbound). However there are a couple hundred that live off the coast here in the summer. I've heard Depoe Bay is a good place to see the summer whales. They are usually much closer to the shore near the kelp beds there. During the migrations, you can go out on a cheap charter ($30) and see 5-10 whales. I'm not sure how many you can see during the summer.
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