Oregon Beauty

I've lived here in the state of Oregon, USA - near the city of Portland - for four years now and still don't take for granted the scenic beauty and mild temparutes Oregon has to offer. Born a mid-west girl, I had grown accustomed to the extreme four-season weather filled with thunderstorms, ice storms, humidity, and tornadoes - not to mention the small-world mindset of most Missourians. I didn't know what I was missing...

Oregon State Motto: "She flies with her own wings"


City of Downtown Portland, Oregon ^


Highest waterfall in Oregon, Multnomah Falls, 620 feet ^



Ocean - Pacific City, Oregon ^


beautiful greenery - some places out here are so rainforest-like! ^


Portland - city of Roses ^


Biggest fireworks show in the northwest - (about 20 minutes from Portland shown at Vancouver, Washington) ^


So much fog moments out here - perfect atmosphere to film a horror movie ^


Speaking of horror movies, a portion of 'The Shining' was filmed here at Timberline Lodge ^

Oregon is popular hotspot for filming. Here are some other great movies filmed out here:

Feast of Love 2007

The Ring 2002

Ring 22005

Fahrenheit 911 2004, portions filmed in Florence

The Hunted 2003

The Postman 1997

Body of Evidence 1993

Free Willy 1993

Kindergarten Cop 1990

Short Circuit 1986

The Goonies 1985

Animal House 1978

One flew over the cuckoo's nest 1975

Five Easy Pieces 1970

Bend of the River 1952

[To name a few...]


Here are a few of those infamous 'You know your from...when...' ~

You know your from oregon when.....

• you feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash
  
  
• you feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant
  
  
• you stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the 'walk' signal
  
  
• you consider swimming an indoor sport
  
  
• you know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind
  
  
• you can point to at least 2 volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover
  
  
• you have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain
  
  
• you think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or people from california
  
  
• you often switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day
  
  
• you know all the important seasons: almost winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road construction (summer), Deer & Elk season (fall)
  
  
• every day is casual friday
  
  
• know at least eight people who work for Intel or Nike, or used to work for Tektronix
  
  
• you are sad during christmas because it never snows in the valley
  
  
• you go out of state and wait in your car for someone to pump you gas