The state of Oregon is a state as diverse as any. Traveling east to west, you cross arid high deserts, dotted by sporadic mountain ranges. Approaching the Cascade Mountains, the area transitions into a large rain forest, waterfalls cascading over rocks and cliffs seemingly around every turn. Finally reaching the coast of the Pacific Ocean, the rocky and mountainous shoreline leaves anyone inspired. Hikes along creeks like Sweet Creek offer a dramatic taste of the old growth forests signature to the area, while state parks along the coasts such as Cape Blanco State Park convey a sense of peace and solitude with the rush of the ocean's white noise in the background.