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GREATEST PLACES IN THE WORLD: PORTLAND, ORE?

July 14, 2022 by

Greatest places? In the world? Portland? Ore? The civic booster in me recoils at calling a city one of the greatest ‘places’ in the world, then having it echoed by the newspaper of record, the Oregonian. It’s got to help public relations, but Time Magazine didn’t help with their image of Portland. Neither did the […]

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DEAR SASQUATCH! IT DISAPPEARED, BUT I GOT THE PICS

June 29, 2018 by

    How can this be the end of Sasquatch!? It was my first time and now it’s over?   My impression? I should have signed up earlier, but probably not last year.   People camping near us gave a round up of great times. It was their fifth Sasquatch!

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SILVERTON SEVEN BRIDES BREWERY FESTIVAL

August 4, 2017 by

It wasn’t billed as a festival for a Thursday night, but it was this time. A festival of survivability after a heart-thumping force march on the hottest day of the year. Add one of the smokiest days from Canadian fires and it felt like a heavenly Seven Brides Brewery cloud. How wonderful was this? Everyone […]

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OPENING DAY FOR HIKING SEASON, 2016

April 10, 2016 by

Get Ready, Get Set, And Go For Hiking Season Hiking is like walking, at least that’s the idea. If you can walk, take a walk. Upgrade the walk to a hike by lacing up hiking boots. Hiking season and hiking boots go together like a hand in a glove. But, unlike OJ Simpson’s glove, if […]

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YOSEMITE IN AUGUST

August 14, 2015 by

Is It Worth The Time And Money To See Yosemite In August? The short answer is yes, but don’t pack your bag just yet. It’s a long drive from Portland to Yosemite, so careful plans are in order. You’ve planned a trip before? Sure you have. At least you’ve been on planned trips, so you’ve […]

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IN PRAISE OF GOOD DRAINAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR

December 30, 2014 by

One of the highlights of Army basic training is a week long camp out. Everyone needs to enjoy the outdoors this way. You learn new skills and meet new friends. New friends come with the other half of the tent you’ll spend the week in…together. It’s called a shelter half. If you can’t get along […]

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WHEN OLD SCENERY GETS A BIRD’S EYE VIEW

March 15, 2014 by

Seeing Is Believing If you get sick, you quarantine yourself. Either you don’t want to get others sick, or you don’t want to hear them ask, “How do you feel,” over and over. Eventually you want to get out of the sick house. In Oregon you’re only a few miles away from spectacular scenery. It […]

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Portland: A Really Big Shoe

November 15, 2013 by

Why Shoe Companies Fit The Rose City. Recruiters and head hunters define success by finding the best people. If one region produces more candidates than another, that’s where the focus belongs. For example, college football teams scour the nation for their talent. California and Texas are two of the top states. Not all players stay […]

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