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OREGON
Joseph, from $89 per room per night
The Wallowa Lake Lodge is in northeastern Oregon, home to the deepest gorge in America. The town of Joseph, surrounded by the Wallowa Mountains, hosts Alpen Fest during the last week in September. You can hear Swiss music, enjoy custom-made German sausage, beer, and wine, and pick out a piece of local art. The lodge, built in 1923, has lake views and 22 fully restored rooms, plus eight cabins on the lakeshore. Some rooms have kitchens. Rates start at $89 per room per night. When Through Oct. 13, 2008. Details Does not include tax of 1 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 541/432-9821, wallowalake.com.

Willamette Valley, from $119 per room per night
At the 42-room Hotel Oregon, book the Wine Country package, and you'll receive lodging for one night, a glass of wine for two at the Cellar Bar, and dinner and breakfast at the hotel's McMenamins Pub. This hotel makes a good base for wine tasting in Willamette Valley, which has more than 200 wineries and is known for its excellent pinot noirs. Rates start at $119 per room per night. When Ongoing. Details Does not include tax of 1 percent. Based on double occupancy; no single bookings. Contact 888/472-8427, mcmenamins.com.

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Cannon Beach, from $318 per room per night
With the Fabulous Northwest Picnic package at the Ocean Lodge, enjoy regional products like Tillamook cheese with wild smoked salmon, summer sausage, Oregon hazelnuts, fresh fruit, and a Northwest pinot noir in complimentary wineglasses. The waterfront lodge also offers a light breakfast every day, wireless Internet, fireplaces in each room, and a enviable location—the Haystack, the huge beach rock and symbol of the Oregon coast, is literally in the backyard. Cannon Beach is a lovely beach town with boutique shopping, fine dining, and, the star of the show, the beach. Package rates start at $318 per room per night (whereas regular room rate starts at $229 per room per night). When Ongoing. Details Does not include tax of 7 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 888/777-4047, theoceanlodge.com.

WASHINGTON
Seattle, from $189 per room per night
The Weekend Getaway package at the Homewood Suites by the Seattle-Tacoma airport includes a one-night stay in a one-bedroom suite with a kitchen as well as continental breakfast. Plus, you'll learn how to bottle your own wine at the Castle Bridge Winery. You'll even get five bottles of wine to take home with you. Rates start at $189 per room per night. When Through Sept. 30, 2008. Details Does not include tax of 13 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Friday through Sunday bookings only. Contact 206/433-8000, homewoodsuites.hilton.com.

Mount Rainier, $495 per person
There are lots of ways to challenge yourself in the Pacific Northwest—take this Mount Rainier Classic Hike from REI, for example. You'll meet up with other participants and your guide at REI's store in Tukwila, Wash., and then head to Mount Rainier National Park to set up camp. The next two days will be spent hiking by towering waterfalls, serene alpine meadows with wildflowers, and perhaps even to the foot of enormous glaciers (depending on weather and skill level). This trip is a great way to see views of snowcapped Mount Rainier, a symbol of the Pacific Northwest. Rate is $495 per person for the two-night trip. When July 11-13 and 25-27; Aug. 22-24; and Sept. 5-7 and 19-21. Details Includes all taxes, as well as tent, all meals, campsite and entrance fees, and transportation between Seattle and the campsite. Become a lifetime REI member for only $20, and the trip cost goes down to $450 per person. Contact 800/622-2236, rei.com/adventures.

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