Theres only one thing I know to do in Oregon and your family may not agree with ya.

 

Thanks for all the information.

I'm not sure what Blunticon is onto, but if it is what I think it is, I can do that in Dallas and I don't think the family would approve here either.

 

Some Oregon gold man, weed man, they smoke lots of weed there. Lots of hippies migrate there. The Mountains are real nice and the landscape. The scenic views are very nice.

 

Take the trail, bring enough bullets and blankets though.

 

Oh, don't let any rental car company give you a car with California license plates. Oregon drivers can and DO run people off the roads for that. They hate Californians there.

I got that even with Washington plates while I was living down there, and heard nightmare stories from people who had to get rental cars for one reason or another.

--Moony

 

I have not seen it occur (Oregonians running California cars or Washington cars off the road) but I do know that they hate people from California. They do not seem to mind that I am originally from Texas.

 

Yes, many Oregonians hate Californians, which is odd considering that most Oregonians used to live in California.

 

and dont be fooled to see a lot of Washintonians in Oregon....They like to live there but shop here.

and since no one brought it up and if you didnt know....there's no sales that in Oregon.

Oregon is a hippe state...and we're also the beer capital of the world, so if you like to drink, you have a lot of options.

There's also the Nike World Campus in Beaverton.


being originally from Hawaii, when we first went to the beach in Oregon, we though it was cold to start than it would warm up but nooooo....it gets colder...lol

 

Do drugs (Hippies do pot, idiots {there's lots} do meth), Drink PBR, Be a hippy, make fun of Hippies, be an asshole vegan/bicyclist/enviromentalist (or all 3), or be derided by the former for "not caring enough".

Or if you are in extreme southern or eatern Oregon you can be a redneck.

You simply must check out STEAM Portland or NE Sandy and 35th too!

 

If you go to Ecola State Park you might be able to find the spot where my cousin threw her boyfriend off a cliff. Don't think that's in the brochure, though.

 

Wow. Okay, now I'm scared!

Just to clarify, the ocean is too cold to swim in -even in August?

 

yes, it is too cold...even in august...unless you have a suit.

bring a jacket too when you go.

 

Ah, that explains why central Oregon is so screwed up, we get all of them coming here, and that includes the homeless , the insane, registered sex offenders (see homeless),the elderly, and every pretentious shmuck who overpaid for a house on the hills.

 

If it's any consolation, they all deserve each other. Sucks for you though.  

 

Hell yes. This ain't the Gulf - the water only gets up to about 40 degrees in August and its one reason that anyone who regularly dives off the Oregon coast gets GREAT respect from the rest of the diving world. The other is that its so murky and churning that if you can see five feet in front of your face its a good day. Ask any Oregon based diver.

--Moony

 

I refuse to go swimming...you will be further up north than the Gulf. During the day, I have pictures of myself on the coast in August with a sweatshirt and jeans. At night on the coast, it can be quite chilly. In terms of the clearness of the water, the only times that it is relatively clear is in when you get some tidal pools. Other than that, Moony gave a very good description of our waters up here.

 

Yeah, my ex was a diver, got his DAN certification in Newport if I remember right. Me, I had the incredibly boring task of driving him to the dive shop and waiting for him on shore, since I couldn't dive due to my sinuses and his excessive spending on gear, and couldn't leave for too long since he always needed help with all his gear once he was done.

Still, the Portland area was a very pleasant place to visit, especially the Jantzen Beach Carousel. The mall around it isn't any great shakes, but I like carousels and that one is HUGE...the largest still in operation, with the longest carousel horse ever carved as its lead animal.

--Moony

 

Thanks for the info on the water.

I kind of thought it would be too cold.
My cousin was like "let's go to the beach" so I was thinking swimming, tans, jellyfish...

I lose @ Oregon.  

 

Nah, you're just used to areas where you CAN do that! XD You can go to the beach while wearing a jacket, good pants, and shoes, tho. Oregon is unique in several ways, environmental and people wise, so it'll be a trip to remember. You'll see more green and smell more pine than you will in all your years in Texas. Probably so much so you'll get a headache.  

--Moony

 

We're all packed and get on the plane tomorrow morning.

I'll prolly post some of our adventures complete with boring pictures in a week.
See ya!