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OREGON LOCATION FINALLY REVEALED

November 17, 2024 by

The Oregon location is where it’s always been, somewhere between Seattle and San Francisco. That’s what I got from talking to foreigners in their own country. No idea of Oregon, Washington, or Portland. But Seattle? Yes. California? Yes. Why does Oregon get the same confused reaction from sports analysts?

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ROAD TRIP AMERICA WITH LEWIS AND CLARK AND BOOKS

June 13, 2021 by

The road trip for the original Corps of Discovery hit this beach in 1805. The modern Corps of Discovery pulled up in a tour bus yesterday and marched to the spot above the beach. That’s one way of doing it. There are other ways, but they all have things in common with Lewis and Clark. […]

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TRAVEL BOUNDARIES? STOP BEFORE YOU FALL OFF THE EDGE

June 11, 2021 by

Travel boundaries means hit the brakes before you drive into the ocean. This isn’t Kansas where driving off the road means plowing a wheat field. Over here you’ll get wet if you make that mistake, so keep an eye out for an ocean.

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WESTERN EDGE OF NORTH AMERICAN COVID DREAM

August 8, 2020 by

The Pacific Ocean at sundown with clouds catching the last dream of an Oregon day. If you still have dreams, do you share them? Do you know how to share a dream? Me neither, but I still try and work it out. See if this is helpful:

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OREGON BEACH: RULES TO RELAX ON THE ROCKS

March 7, 2018 by

    This is first hand information on the Oregon beach, any Oregon beach, and how to relax.   Rule #1: Don’t get comfortable.   If you want comfort, go to California, or Mexico, or Florida. Nothing spells comfort like sand and sun.   Looking for a comfortable Oregon beach? It won’t take long. Drag […]

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DEVILS PUNCH BOWL HAM HOCK STIRS IN OREGON FLAVOR

April 27, 2017 by

From the top of Otter Crest Loop looking south to Devils Punch Bowl Newport lies further south, Depoe Bay a little north. Oregon tourists need to feel a part of the big show to get the most out of their trip. Climb a mountain. Run a Hood To Coast. Stand in the Devils Punch Bowl […]

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THE REAL WESTERN AMERICA OUT HERE IN OREGON

April 12, 2017 by

The real Western America isn’t Texas or California Readers around the world see the American west through movies. From John Wayne in his cowboy costume, to private eye Jack Nicholson in LA’s Chinatown, to policeman Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry franchise, they view the west through a distorted lens. Forget about the red rocks of Colorado, […]

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FUKUSHIMA FEVER OR BEER

May 17, 2016 by

That red line aiming for Oregon hit me with a wave of Fukushima Fever. If you don’t live on the Oregon coast, you drive to the Oregon coast. That’s how it works. If you don’t like the drive, you move there. I grew up on the Oregon coast so every time I go to the […]

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TIME TRAVELER

March 28, 2013 by

BABY BOOMERS SEE YOUR WORLD THROUGH NEW EYES (When a facebook friend is also the first English teacher you had who improved the language, pay attention. In his words:) ‘Home.’ Quite a word. I just traveled ‘home’ with my aging little brother up the Columbia River Gorge to Arlington/Hermiston in Oregon’s high desert. The land […]

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