Eugene, United States Travel Blogs

Let the Road Trip Begin, But First We Need a Car
Apr 9, 2006 (5 photos)

From Hawaii we flew to Seattle to visit our friend Jamie and start planning our trip back across the United States. Allison, though, had to leave almost immediately to go visit some law schools on the other side of the country, so Jamie and Jeff had the ...

World Partners Fellow
Jul 12, 2006 (4 photos)

In 8 days I will board an 18 hour flight to Thailand, which I will make my home for the next seven months as a World Partners Fellow. The World Partners Fellowship is in its third year and is a programme run by American Jewish World Service. AJWS is an ...

Special Guests Bill and Adam Return!
Apr 16, 2006 (9 photos)

... coast. We realized it was an extra-good decision when we discovered we'd left our rain coats at Justin's house in Eugene. The next day we headed south on Highway 1, crossed into California and pulled into Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. We stayed ...

Eugene
Jul 11, 2008

... with some local Pinot Gris. Today we drove from Eureka through great country of Redwood forrests and National Parks. We have come to Eugene because it it one of the premium athletics tracks in the country and Fletcher wants to check it out. We had a ...

Eugene, 1 night
Aug 19, 2007

To follow...

Not home yet
Jun 12, 2009

I stopped by Anna's house to say hi and then crashed at Brett's for the night. 

16 hours later, in Oregon
Aug 24, 2008 (37 photos)

going to see Roxy once again!!

Vickie & Steve in Eugene, OR.
Jun 16, 2008 (78 photos)

June 15th. Found a parking lot in Eugene on our "Overnightparking" web link and when we got there, two other RVers were parked for the evening. This lot is situated by a good sized river which has a biking/hiking trail that runs along side it. On our ...

Univerisity of Oregon
Sep 8, 2009 (3 photos)

After passing through Coos Bay, Oregon and seeing Steve Prefontaines High School track, we decided to keep on trucking up to Eugene. We thought that the trail dedicated to him was in Coos Bay, but it's actually in Eugene. Once we got to Eugene, the first ...

Do we have everything?
Dec 7, 2008

Hello everybody from Kirby and Rebecca! For those of you who are still wondering what this is all about, I apologize, I didn't get a chance to send an individual email to everybody notifying them of our latest travel blog. For those that still don't ...

Last Act Before Departure: A Ceremony
Feb 4, 2008 (4 photos)

To recapitulate a bit. Before leaving on a projected two-year experiment in living in Turkey, and all the unknowns of travel and and such, considering my own mortality I felt obligated to a painting that I had begun some 34 years before that rested ...

My trip!
Dec 3, 2005

I'm going on vacation! I have only four more days including today to get ready, and I have nothing done. Wait, I have my ticket and passport ready, and I know what shoes I want to take- so that counts for something, right? So here's the plan: I leave on ...

Home is Where the Heart Is
Jul 15, 2008 (38 photos)

Hi again.  It's nice to be home.  For me at least...poor Andrew is back at work.  As for me, I hope to re-join the ranks of the respectably employed in September if my firm will have me back early.  If not, it looks like we'll be ...

Hangin' at the condo
Jun 12, 2004

The next day I think we spent time at Dav's condo by the river before heading out. I might have the time frames slightly screwed up, but I remember that we played pool, went fishing in the river (didn't catch anything) and Don and George (maybe Dav as ...

Seattle to Eugene
Jul 29, 2009 (6 photos)

... biking jacket but not one of us really wanted to ride with any protection i did finally remove mine when we hit the outskirts of Eugene and if it as hot again today I may not be the only one. Stayed at the Broadway Inn which thankfully had a pool an ice ...

Getting ready to go
Dec 20, 2007 (14 photos)

... is almost time to go and we have been busy saying our goodbyes to our fabulous friends and family.  Andrew and I will leave Eugene on 12/24 to spend Christmas eve in Portland with Mary, Gary and Nina.   On Christmas morning we will have to ...

My new address
Sep 1, 2005 (3 photos)

After five or six days of bumming on Tyler Kneale's couch and spare room, I finally found a place to live, and I loved it, Except that the cabinets were a nasty shade of Purple. That would have to go.

A week out, and a manic panic sets in...
Nov 28, 2005

Well, it's 4:00 a.m., one week before I hop on a series of planes and spend some quality layover time here and there on my way to Bangkok where the adventure begins. Actually, I expect the adventure will begin this week; well, maybe it begins now, as I ...

The University Strikes Back
Sep 11, 2006

I have come full circle. And found myself at home, right back where I started three months ago, in the Green Garter Band. This year due to lack of space we had to rehearse in a gym. I found out that I will be assistant section leader for the Low Reeds ...

Countdown!
Nov 13, 2007

Nine days!  This morning, I drove my brother Ethan to the airport to catch  his flight to Florida.  I won't see him 'til New Year's- not too far out, but I'll be back from India, he'll be back from, basically, another ...

oh the train
Oct 9, 2007

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Ahhhh......Beerstein
Oct 11, 2007

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Starting out at Dav's
Jun 12, 2004 (2 photos)

Best I can remember we started out assembling at Dav's place and had a great cookout the first night. Dav, Don and George each helped cook the best ribs using a boil and then BBQ method that was new to me. We sat out on the back deck catching each other ...

Leaving Eugene
Jun 17, 2006

The last thing I did in Eugene was play a Green Garter Band gig for the graduating seniors in the honors college. I finished the gig at 9:30 and my parents drove like mad to get me to the airport before my midnight flight (thanks dad). I am keeping my ...

Back to the 45th Parallel
Jan 15, 2008 (8 photos)

... service, where we gave part of our presentation during the service. Then Dick Lakin, our church contact, took us over to Eugene Friends Meeting for worship. This was the first time we spent a Sunday in an unprogrammed worship since we were in Vancouver, ...

Nothing major in Eugene Oregon
Aug 26, 2007 (4 photos)

Miles so far: 5052 What's in Oregon: Pretty much nothing So we mainly went to Oregon to sleep.  It was nice to drive through and see a million trees! Not much to say about it. Just writing an entry to put a pin in the map.   Next stop, ...

TransAm - Day #89
Aug 1, 2007

... dipping our front wheel in the Pacific, we will have a farewell dinner in Florence. Friday morning we are shuttled back to Eugene where bikes are packed for shipping and bicyclists fan out with varying travel agendas. As for me, I will be home Saturday ...

Killing Time...
May 20, 2005 (3 photos)

so listen I am putting an end to this travel journal here pretty soon... very soon actually. I am going to New York in three days, then after that I am leaving to go to Las Vegas. Yippe. (*Insert Laugh) Umm the reason I guess you could say why I am ...

Support for Isa
Sep 9, 2009

If you feel inspired, Isa loves mail. A card of support would mean so much to her. Our address is 35059 Seavey Loop Rd. Eugene, OR. 97405 hugs, renee

Peace. love...Eugene
Sep 10, 2007 (19 photos)

We moved on to Eugene. Amy and Aaron (Amy is a friend of Sandy's), have been living in Eugene working with Hosea Youth Services for the last few months. All those we meet have so richly blessed us, that we were excited to be able to serve others for a ...