Wonders of Oregon

DjEep · Post by **DjEep** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:54 am

I just wanted to thank you guys for letting me in on this little secret called Oregon. While I may have drama going on in my "real" life, I can now leave it all behind any time to spend the night in the woods.

In Cali, it was a four hour drive to get anywhere where one could just pull the bus over and camp. Otherwise it was two hours, 25 bucks for a site, and another 30 for fire wood.

Here it's an hour, mostly on forest roads, no fees, wood is free all around, and cheap as heck at the store if you just have to have some dry stuff to get the fire going on a soggy morning. Scenery is fantastic, from the coast to the snow to the desert.

How do you other OR guys go for months without going camping or going crazy?

'55 Ragtop · Post by **'55 Ragtop** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:13 am

Where I live is like camping everyday, that way I avoid the drive "out of town". I can see Mount Mazama (Crater Lake) all the way to Mt McLoughin from my front yard. Overlooking a snowcapped Cascade range is looking at Heaven.

spiffy · Post by **spiffy** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:44 pm

'55 Ragtop wrote:Where I live is like camping everyday, that way I avoid the drive "out of town". I can see Mount Mazama (Crater Lake) all the way to Mt McLoughin from my front yard. Overlooking a snowcapped Cascade range is looking at Heaven.

That sounds like it SUCKS!!!!

It is great living around these parts, I grew up in Utah so I am used to the easy access to amazing sights but the NW has a nice combination of a lot of things that you can't get elsewhere...and they are CLOSE!!!

turk · Post by **turk** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 4:20 pm

I ain't been too many places as impressive overall as the "Beaver State".

Gypsie · Post by **Gypsie** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:46 pm

Can I GET an amen.

Amen

-Oregonian, born and bred!

Westy78 · Post by **Westy78** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:05 pm

Native Oregonian, born and raised. Desert, ocean, wilderness, rain forest all within 2-3 hours drive. Never have wanted to live anywhere else. Although that one year in Hawaii wasn't half bad.

turk · Post by **turk** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:31 pm

I reckon you could spend a few lifetimes there and not be bored. Illinois still fascinates me believe it or not. It's been raped long and hard but I'll be damned if it ain't got some shit to bring a tear to your eye if you're really lookin. Every place has it's original stuff that makes it what it is and was -still in little pockets. Damn John Deere! Oh well, we gotta learn.

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 9:36 pm

Yeah, I pretty much hate camping and the outdoors. Gives me claustrophobia big time. HAH! I camp as much as I can....and then spend most of my summer outside pushing a driftboat down the river and camping

. Can't think of anywhere besides Oregon I wanna be.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:05 am

It rains too much.

skin daddio · Post by **skin daddio** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:35 am

aren't we camping yet? my house is my tent.
going crazy is another matter.

LiveonJG · Post by **LiveonJG** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:56 pm

hambone wrote:It rains too much.

All the frikken' time!

-John

deschutestrout · Post by **deschutestrout** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:46 pm

LiveonJG wrote:
hambone wrote:It rains too much.
All the frikken' time!

-John

Sorry to burst your bubbles, but it has been sunny and 50-60 here in Maupin for the past 10-12 days or so...ya'll just gotsta move here! Hopefully it is slowly melting some of the snow up the the Mt Hood Nat'l Forest for our April getaway

skin daddio · Post by **skin daddio** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:56 pm

weatherwise, this has to have been the most fantastic february on record, or cd.

hambone · Post by **hambone** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:08 am

True, it's been a shot of brain-vitamin for me. I've slipped from the coma, Doc. Please don't donate my lungs n' liver yet I still need them...

regis101 · Post by **regis101** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:25 pm

Just came from www.city-data.com to check out Portland's stats. Wow! You guys get (alot) of rain. Follow the link to about half way down. Detailed weather pattern graphs show it all.

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Wonders of Oregon

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