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Whale Watching

Oregon's coast witnesses annual migrations of gray whales twice a year, as they travel between northern waters and their breeding grounds off Mexico. Some pods of whales are residents, and remain near the coast throughout the year.

The best season to see whales along the coast is March (spring migration with calmer oceans and whales swimming average of 1 - 3 miles offshore) through October (July - Oct see the annual "summer resident feeders" within a 7-mile radius of Newport; best ocean conditions of the whole year; whales feeding and swimming 1/2 - 2 miles offshore!)

Winter migration, traditionally, has very unpredictable ocean conditions, choppier surf which force whales to look for a longer swell to swim comfortably, as much as 6 miles offshore.

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The Most Anticipated Upcoming Oregon Events Are:
Holiday Music Festival La Grande December 5 thru December 6
2009 Wine Country Thanksgiving Portland November 27 thru November 29
Quilt Run 101 The Oregon Coast February 5 thru February 15
Rotary Holiday Home Tour La Grande December 12
Champoeg Holiday Gathering St. Paul December 5

Other upcoming events include:
Holiday High Tea Eugene December 5 thru December 12
Facing Statehood Salem continuing thru May 31
Oregon Zoo Zoolights 2009 Portland November 28 thru December 27
Annual Rogue Valley Toy Run Medford December 5
Carriage Rides in the Old Mill District Bend November 27 thru December 23

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