Brand USA - The Great Outdoors: majestic nature from San Francisco to Seattle

San Francisco’s iconic streets twist up and down its many hills and scenic bridges connecting it to the mainland – chief among which the red Golden Gate. San Francisco is a charming, multi-faceted city, regarded as a liberal, enlightened oasis in a rather conservative America.

Redding, at the foot of the Cascade Range and near Shasta Lake, is an excellent base for visiting the surrounding natural attractions.

The John Day Fossil Beds National Monument covers one of the most impressive collections of fossils in the world. The area is divided into 3 units spread over a total of about 150 km of winding roads. The most scenic area to visit is the Painted Hills Unit, consisting of a series of plateaus where colorful stripes of rocks formed millions of years ago are visible.

The largest city in Oregon, famous for rose cultivation, is surrounded by spectacular landscapes: the Columbia River Gorge, Mount Hood, waterfalls, forests, ski slopes, and streams. It is also a vibrant city, rich in culture and art, with excellent bars, microbreweries, restaurants, and many green areas.

The Olympic National Park occupies the eponymous peninsula and encompasses various ecosystems, including the snow-capped peaks of the Olympic Mountains, ancient rainforests, and the beaches of Crescent Lake and the Pacific Ocean. The park is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts and certainly a multi-night destination for hiking, climbing, skiing, and sightseeing.

The hometown of Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana, of films like Sleepless in Seattle and series like Grey's Anatomy, Seattle has a picturesque skyline, between the sea and the mountains, with the imposing peak of Mt Rainier dominating the horizon. The Space Needle, a symbol of the city, was built for the 1962 World's Fair, but it was mainly the Boeing factory that was crucial for the city's economic development, to which Microsoft, Starbucks, and Amazon have been added.