Gold and Beautiful

So, I skipped blogging about our Sedona and Orissa trips, but hope to get back to them some day. I am too excited to write about my first ever road trip with my sister. We had been talking about traveling together for ages, but it never materialized. And when it did, it was so easy and fun!!! So, why Oregon? Several people asked me about our choice. And quite honestly, we needed to pick a place that both of us had not visited. I love the west coast, but we didn't want to go to California. So, we picked Oregon. We really wanted to drive around and see multiple places and different landscapes. Oregon turned out to be as beautiful as California, but much less crowded. We were able to hike in solitude and take plenty of pictures without a whole bunch of tourists in the background. We were there during the week of July 4th holiday and except for Crater National Park did not find any crowded places. So, we truly enjoyed it. I used this itinerary as a starting point and modified it a l