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| rhodyguy |
 Jun 24 2008, 08:32 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out.  Group: Members Posts: 22,073 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch  |
have WI-FI access. usually free cookies and coffee/hot choclate too. insta updates!!
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| SirAndy |
Jun 24 2008, 11:46 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(rhodyguy @ Jun 24 2008, 06:32 AM)  have WI-FI access. usually free cookies and coffee/hot choclate too. insta updates!! we were thinking about doing more or less live updates along the way ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/type.gif) Andy |
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:05 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun Facts?
Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor. |
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| SirAndy |
Jun 24 2008, 12:11 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,623 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(ericread @ Jun 24 2008, 10:05 AM) Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor. is that him? Attached image(s) 
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:14 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun Facts: Albany Oregon
Albany is the home of the Oregon State Police Albany lies in two counties. Albany is the largest city in Linn County, and is the second largest city in Benton County! Albany is Oregon's 12th largest city. |
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:16 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Jun 24 2008, 11:11 AM) QUOTE(ericread @ Jun 24 2008, 10:05 AM) Eugene was named for Eugene Skinner. Skinner's Butte Park in Eugene is named in his honor. is that him? An amazingly close resemblence!!!  |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Jun 24 2008, 12:20 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Looks like Ted Bundy.... Also from Washington (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:28 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun Facts: Salem
Salem is Oregon's second largest city and the State Capital. The film :One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. (The book was written by Ken Kesey, whose younger brother I went to school with in Eugene. The younger brother died in a farm accident during his junior high years). ;-( Other than the State Mental Hospital and the State Capital (if you can tell them apart) I've got nuthin else... Salem is just...... Salem. |
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| KELTY360 |
Jun 24 2008, 12:44 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(ericread @ Jun 24 2008, 11:28 AM) Fun Facts: Salem Salem is Oregon's second largest city and the State Capital. The film :One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" was filmed at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem. (The book was written by Ken Kesey, whose younger brother I went to school with in Eugene. The younger brother died in a farm accident during his junior high years). ;-( Other than the State Mental Hospital and the State Capital (if you can tell them apart) I've got nuthin else... Salem is just...... Salem. Salem also marks the mid point between the equator and the north pole. But everybody knows that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:45 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun Facts: Portland
Since I grew up in Eugene, I never really understood Portland. It was the evil "BIG CITY"! But let's get to some facts: 1. It always rains in Portland. This is true. If you do not see rain during your visit, it is probably because of a mental block. Believe me, it's raining. 2. Portland has the worst traffic of any city in the western hemisphere! This is also true. It's not that there are so many cars as there are so many bad drivers! 3. Skid Row (Skid Road) is associated with the part of town characterized by bars and flop houses. Skid Row is a magnet for poor, often alcoholic, transient workers, said to be "on the skids." Not true. It is now not politically correct to call this area "Skid Row". Correct young Portlandinians now call this "Burnside Street". Burnside street is now Portland's busines street (YAY for bars and flophouses!) 4. Portland is an especially beautiful city. No one really knows the answer to this. Between the fog, rain, bars and flophouses, it's pretty hard to get a good visual of the area. Besides, you'll be fighting traffic too hard to be able to look around anyway. |
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
Fun Facts:
Well, that about does it for me. Growing up in Oregon really let's me take a clear and fair view of the exciting cities of which you'll be traveling. I'm sure every Oregonian will agree with each of my fun facts, especially the folks from Portland!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Anyway, I leave you here for some Washingtonianm, Washingtonington, Warshingtonian, err... person from Washington to assist you with Fun Facts as you travel ever northward toward your teener gathering. Blue skies and green lights to all of you! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row.
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| Root_Werks |
Jun 24 2008, 12:51 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,315 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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As you guys pass up through into WA, just before Olympia there is the Great Wolf Resort. New and some sort of HUGE indoor water park. We swung by there just to check it out. Pretty neat place for a rest stop. But you cannot play in the water park unless you're a guest. Sucks, but if you have to stop and happen to see it, cool place to check out nontheless.
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 12:55 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Phoenix 914-6GT @ Jun 24 2008, 11:51 AM) Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row. Like Portland, it was actually where they would "skid" logs down to the waterfront. Hence the original term "Skid Road". If anybody has the chance to spend some time in Seattle, the "Underground Tour" is really cool! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) |
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| r_towle |
Jun 24 2008, 01:15 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(ericread @ Jun 24 2008, 02:55 PM) QUOTE(Phoenix 914-6GT @ Jun 24 2008, 11:51 AM) Seattle actually has the original skid road. It was down Yestler Street and is now know as Pioneer square where it was termed Skid row. Like Portland, it was actually where they would "skid" logs down to the waterfront. Hence the original term "Skid Road". If anybody has the chance to spend some time in Seattle, the "Underground Tour" is really cool! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Portland Oregon... Fun fact, look it up. Highest per capita number of strippers in any US city. Rich |
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| PeeGreen 914 |
Jun 24 2008, 01:18 PM
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Just when you think you're done...wait, there is more..lol Group: Members Posts: 10,219 Joined: 21-September 06 From: Seattle, WA... actually Everett Member No.: 6,884 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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So you're saying a lot of women in Portland work for their dad? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 01:19 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(Phoenix 914-6GT @ Jun 24 2008, 12:18 PM) So you're saying a lot of women in Portland work for their dad? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) At least they're keeping it in the family... |
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| andys |
Jun 24 2008, 01:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,165 Joined: 21-May 03 From: Valencia, CA Member No.: 721 Region Association: None
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And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?"
My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde. Andys |
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| TravisNeff |
Jun 24 2008, 01:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,082 Joined: 20-March 03 From: Mesa, AZ Member No.: 447 Region Association: Southwest Region
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The only stinky pulp mill there is between Portand and Eugene.
Cottage Grove, OR "Covered Bridge Capital of the West" |
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| ericread |
Jun 24 2008, 01:24 PM
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The Viper Blue 914 Group: Members Posts: 2,177 Joined: 7-December 07 From: Irvine, CA (The OC) Member No.: 8,432 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(andys @ Jun 24 2008, 12:21 PM) And Portland smells terrible (or it did when all those pulp mills were there). Of course if you live there, "what smell?" My Brother lives in Sheridan (30 miles NW of Salem), and my Dad had a small farm in Grand Ronde. Andys You probably remember the paper pulp mill in Albany, and, of course, the Wa Chang minerals plant. STINKY!!!! But us Eugenians (University of Oregon) always assumed it was just the unwashed student-body of Oregon State University that created that smell from nearby Corvalis!!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) |
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