Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 99

Greetings from Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Cascade Falls, Oregon! I am writing this blog while "fancy camping" in a KOA campground sitting at the picnic table while Phil is building a fire. This is our 14th state in 13 days! We got up from our campsight this morning to take a look around. We had no idea what it looked like since we got in so late last night. Not too bad. Nice sights, not crowded but with antiquated hookups! A quick shower in the RV and we were on to Mt St Helen's National Monument. Up and up another mountain. We are so impressed with this RV. She just keeps on keepin on-up mountains and down mountains! Mt St Helen's was just amazing. I know I keep saying that but what an ... read more

'Are you happy?' This was the very first question asked to me by a stranger in the beautiful town of Portland Oregon. Confused and slightly amused with it, I answer in a soft tone, 'yes.' He then got a little too close for comfort, pointed a finger in my face and said, "Well fuck you! Cuz you're gonna get yer ass whooped harder than ever before!" Then, just kept on his way with his little dog. It took almost all of being to not laugh in this guys face, but regardless I thought it was an interesting first interaction with a local. After he stormed off, another businessy lookin' fella assured me that that guy wouldn't have laid a finger on me. I thought that was cute. Well needless to say, our luck on finding good ... read more

Close your eyes, and imagine this. You navigate through the early morning traffic of a small city with tree-lined boulevards, seeing remnants of dawn’s misty fogs roll over the snow-capped mountain ahead, juxtaposed against a foreground of a small handful of medium-sized skyscrapers. Leaving the city’s boundaries, within minutes you are gliding smoothly along the highway, windows rolled down and breathing in the cleanest air you’ve tasted in months. Around the bend you notice on your right a large waterfall cascading down a jagged clifftop, its watery forces cutting through lush thick vegetation and dense slate rock. You notice the deep green pine trees and tall, proud fir trees dotting the slopes as you pull up closer, the sand and gravel crushing beneath your shoes as you walk in for a closer look. The falls powerfully ... read more

"Home is not where you live, but where they understand you" (Christian Morganstern) Once again our room is filled with piles of boxes and sorted objects with the distinctions of 'going' or 'staying' as we prepare to leave shortly. The day is set or at least as much as we can possibly set where we'll jump back into our truck and began our hot spring journey back to Colorado. The bowl of fresh garden snow peas sitting besides my computer reminds me that time has been well spent back here in Oregon. In most cases it has been a rare treat to return to our home area where we were both raised. Albeit we've found we can't name a road for the life of us. Directions around these parts come from the memories where other folk ... read more

We had so much fun taking the kids to Crater Lake, Oregon and we have decided that we are going to make this a yearly trip. There is so much to do and it is very relaxing. We got a late start yesterday. Jon did not get home until 4:15 and we got out the door at 4:30 om. I had everything all packed and ready to go and we were all very impatient to get there and were very glad when he got home. I had finished all laundry, cleaned the entire house from top to bottom, weeded, cleaned the fridge and mowed the lawn. I was so ambitious that I got up at 5:30 am so I got a LOT done. It was a nice feeling leaving knowing that when we came home the ... read more