Afternoon: Hotel check in begins at 3:00 PM. Program registration begins at 4:00 PM.

Dinner: Dinner will be catered and served at the hotel.

Evening: Following dinner there will be a program orientation and group introductions.

Lodging: Clarion Hotel- Portland International Airport

Meals Included: Dinner

Note: Timberline Lodge sits at an elevation of 6000 feet.

Breakfast: Breakfast

Morning: Learn about the history of Oregon and its geological features on a field trip to Mt Hood with stops at the Wildwood Recreation area and Timberline Lodge, a National Historic Landmark. Wildwood Recreation Area is nestled in the forested foothills of the Cascade Mountains. It features a Cascade streamwatch and Wetland Boardwalk interpretive trails.

Lunch: Picnic at Wildwood Park

Afternoon: Visit the historic Timberline Lodge, a WPA project dedicated in 1937, which is filled with art work and furnishings created for the lodge in the 1930's under the Federal Art Project. It is the only twentieth-century public building of its size constructed and furnished entirely by hand with original craft work in wood (both carved and inlaid marquetry), wrought iron, weaving, appliqué, painting, mosaic, carved linoleum, and stained glass.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Learn about the interesting Public Art in Portland through a lecture by a local expert.

Lodging: Clarion Hotel- Portland International Airport

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Note: Downtown walking tour is approximately one mile at a leisurely pace, with some periods of standing.

Breakfast: Breakfast

Morning: Explore the beautiful Rose Gardens, with it's famous overlook of the city of Portland. Founded in 1917, Portland's International Rose Test Garden is the oldest official, continuously operated public rose test garden in the United States. During World War I, hybridists sent roses from around the world to Portland's garden for testing and to keep the new hybrids safe from being destroyed by the bombing in Europe.

Continue on to a delightful docent-led excursion through the tranquil Japanese Gardens, proclaimed to be "the most beautiful and authentic Japanese garden in the world outside of Japan." The garden includes a formal Japanese Tea House, meandering streams, intimate walkways, and an unsurpassed view of Mt. Hood.

Lunch: Enjoy a picnic lunch.

Afternoon: Head to downtown Portland for an expert guided walking tour of the history, art and architecture of this unique Northwest city. See and hear the stories behind many unusual details that even most locals miss.

Dinner: Dinner on your own to explore the local cuisine. There are many delicious restaurants to choose from. The hotel hosts a wine social if you'd like to return to the hotel before deciding which restaurant to try.

Lodging: Clarion Hotel- Portland International Airport

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast: Breakfast

Morning: Early departure for all day fieldtrip to the Oregon Coast. Travel to Astoria, the oldest American settlement west of the Rockies. Continue on to Fort Stevens, a coastal defense fort which saw active service from the Civil War days to the end of World War II. The fort was built to protect the North against an English invasion from Canada, should the British join the Civil War on the Confederate side. In its long history, Fort Stevens never fired its guns in anger.

Lunch: Picnic lunch at Fort Clatsop.

Afternoon: Explore reconstructed Fort Clatsop, the winter encampment for Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery from December 1805 to March 1806.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: In the past 40 years, Oregon has grown to world class wine making status. In this evening's expert lecture, you'll hear the story of how that came to be. You'll learn about a few of the fabulous varieties for which the state is becoming known and taste some samples.

Lodging: Clarion Hotel- Portland International Airport

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast

Morning: The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range. It's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon State. Through millenniums of geologic events, waterfalls have found their home in the Columbia River Gorge. A visit to the area is not complete without a visit to its breathtaking waterfalls. Travel through the gorge and learn about the interesting geology of the area. View the waterfalls as you continue to The Dalles for a visit to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

Lunch: Lunch at Columbia Gorge Discovery Center.

Afternoon: The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center is the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. This 26,100 square foot exhibit wing holds interactive displays which bring to life the tremendous volcanic upheavals and raging floods that created the Gorge, and describe the mighty river which sculpted patterns for a unique and spectacular diversity of vegetation, wildlife, and ancient life ways. Visiting the exhibits will add to the information shared by our onboard instructor.

Dinner: Dinner at hotel.

Evening: Relax after your busy day with an award winning producer of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s "Oregon Field Guide" who will share video and stories of the state’s scenic wonders.

Lodging: Clarion Hotel- Portland International Airport

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Breakfast

Morning: Program review and wrap up. Final lecture by former Governor Barbara Roberts will include fun facts and unique stories of Oregon's willingness to be first in the nation in a number of areas. You will hear a little history, geography, politics, and the "Wonders of Oregon."

Meals Included: Breakfast