Mt Hood is a staple to look at no matter where you farm. Each area has its own crops. On the south side they grown peppermint, wheat, alfalfa, potatoes and now lots of seed crops. On the east side they grow a lot of fruit, apples, cherries, and lots of other food crops like squashes etc. On the west side they grown a lot of Christmas trees, shrubs, flowers. I think almost anything is grown somewhere in Oregon. It is a diverse state from farming to ranching to recreation. If you like it you can find it in Oregon. A lot of people don't even know that we have geysers in SE Oregon. Many people travel outside of their area or state and don't even realize what it right outside their doors. I remember once posting a photo of some caves and people were saying, "wow, those are so neat, where are they?". Well they were right outside of their home town by 2 miles.
There is no reason why you can't travel and enjoy our state when you are elderly, you can drive or even take a wheel chair to many nature places, see animals, see historical places.
Here are a few photos I took yesterday of some farming on the west side of the state near Portland. Portland is big but right out of town not even 20 miles you will find a lot of farm ground.
We don't grow hot weather crops like cotton but are starting to grow a lot of hemp and wine grapes.
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