It’s no secret that Oregon is an autumnal wonderland, with fall color bursting in waterfall-filled canyons, mountain lakes and scenic drives around the state, but it seems that not everybody is in the know.

National Geographic recently included one Oregon region in its list of the most unexpected places to see fall foliage in the U.S., naming nine “under-the-radar places” to do some leaf peeping this season.

As the article pointed out, millions of people flock to New England every fall specifically to see the spectacle of fall color and all the accompanying accoutrements (what’s leaf peeping without hot apple cider?), but that region is far from the only place in the country to appreciate fall foliage.

While Oregon is famous for its forests of evergreens, there is certainly no short

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