Locations in Oregon or on the way to Grand Teton NP?

The entire Oregon coast is quite nice; e.g. Cannon Beach is very well known. Please check about how foggy it currently is at various locations, though.

It's not that rainy here<g>. I would head toward the Cascade mountains. There is always a lot to shoot there. You could head to Sisters, and there are great landscapes. That's about 25 minutes West of you. There is lots to photograph in Central Oregon, but it's so spread out that you really have to pick a place and drive to it. There is Malheur (via Burns to the East) that has spectacular wildlife and beautiful lake beds. That would kind of be on your way to the Tetons. Any of the mountains (Steen, etc.) are gorgeous, in the NE corner of the state.

You could easily spend ten days enjoying and shooting the scenery in eastern and central Oregon--Blue Mountains, Ochocos, Wallowa Mountains and Eagle Cap area, Hells Canyon, former gold mining areas near Baker City, Steens Mountain and Malheur Wildlife Refuge, etc. etc. All of those are within a few hours drive from Redmond--you could make a driving tour of a number of those places. Closer to Redmond, you could go to the Century Drive area west and south of Bend and take any number of wonderful hikes to mountain lakes in the Three Sisters area or hike along the Deschutes River which is also quite scenic. William Sullivan has some excellent hiking tour guides for Central and Eastern Oregon that should be readily available in the Redmond area.

Sparks Lake with South Sister and Broken Top in the distance (approx. 25 miles southwest of Bend)

That is a bummer. Banff does look socked in. Since it sounds like you're willing to drive, you could

1. Spend a couple days on the Cascade Lakes highway. World class scenery

2. Go down to the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake Refuges, the largest wetlands in the Western US and one of the most important and spectacular places in the world for Birds. PHOTOS

3. Hit Lava Beds while you're in the Klamath

4. Fort Rock in the desert

5. Silver Falls is Oregon's largest state park and a paradise for photography. - PHOTOS

6. If you were willing to drive to Banff you go up to Garibaldi in BC, which is incredibly beautiful, though not as grand as the Canadian Rockies, or drive down to the redwoods. Granted these are both West

Given your opportunity I wouldn't hesitate to spend the time on the Oregon Coast. This is one of the worlds most photogenic coastlines. Inland Oregon is not one of the world's greatest landscapes, and it seems to me that you've seen the best bits.

On the coast, the sections from Brookings to Gold Beach in the South, the area around Bandon, the area around Yachats have a great deal to offer, and whilst further north you tend yto find larger communities that doesn't mean that there are no more remote little beaches readily accessible.

Inland Oregon is not one of the world's greatest landscapes, and it seems to me that you've seen the best bits.

Blasphemy! Are you from Oregon? How much time have you spent in inland Oregon? No offense but I spent 12 solid years there and this is absolute crazy talk.

Yikes! I have to agree with Brett. I've only spent 8 years here and haven't gotten tired of it yet.

Shakes head in disbelief. Sighs.

If you are in Redmond, have you visited 2 local sites; Smith Rock State Park and Crooked River Gorge?

Both are close to Redmond and each is worth at least a day.

You can see Smith Rock in my portfolio here http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=587122

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