Introducing The Willamette Valley Imagine a land of flowing streams, placid farms, beautiful forests, chirping birds, and buzzing bees. Literally a land of flowing milk and honey. Also wine, flowers, and hazelnuts, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves. What is it that makes Willamette Valley so special and why is a road trip the perfect way to explore it? Why You Should Visit The Willamette Valley In order to understand what makes Willamette Valley so special, we need to take a look at geography. Willamette Valley is surrounded on three sides by mountains, and ends at the Columbia River. On the west side you have the Coastal Range, on the east you have the Cascade Range, while in the south it’s cut off by the little known Calapooya Mountains. Down the center runs Willamette River which effectively begins in Eugene and runs north through the valley floor, through the main cities, and empties into Columbia River. As a result, the Willamette Valley has some of the most fertile soil in the United States. If you leave the main cities which run along the I-5 corridor, you’ll immediately find yourself surrounded by farms, vineyards and forests. Unfortunately this is not … Continue reading Ultimate Oregon Road Trip Through Willamette Valley