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When Babies Are Born

A travel blog entry by burtonll

... the law in Oregon; exceptions for “pumping one’s own gas” are non-retail customers using a card or key-activated device; and motorcyclists (although an attendant must actually remove and replace the nozzle at its connection to the pump).

It appears the legislature is focused on safety and anti-discrimination issues. But are there multiple barriers against self-serve gas stations? I found an article in Oregon’s ...

All Part of the Circle of Life

A travel blog entry by turutia

... has an affection for Suttle Lake that defies reason. Apparently his family vacationed there when he and his siblings were children and those were the times of his life. Swimming in the lake, walking around, I don't know but it meant getting sunburned and having a camp fire. In our past he had insisted that our family would love this place as well. On our first trip I was recovering ...

More soggy Oregon

A travel blog entry by teamcc

... and Maxine’s near Donald. They were both home and we spent an enjoyable afternoon. They have a new cat that I fell in love with-but not enough to settle down and get a cat! Next stop was at the Company outlet stores at Woodburn. There was one store I wanted to visit there--Christine Alexander- an upscale store with glitzy clothing-all with Swarsky jewels on them. I really liked a lot of things there, but bought a shirt and a jacket with lots of tasteful glitz on the collar. ...

Back to my roots

A travel blog entry by teamcc

... everything was. They had live entertainment and booths of things women like, very friendly and we enjoyed the evening. We were home by 9 or so.

June 13-Sunday-Another beautiful blue day- that’s 2 in a row now! I drove about a mile to visit my niece Minda and husband - I have not seen her in several years now. She was home and we had a great visit. When I was last there they were remodeling the old house and that is done and now they have added a large ...

What I've learned......from a backpack

A travel blog entry by siranna

What I've learned.....from a backpack

"No one ever goes on a trip, and returns home and wishes they had a heavier bag to carry" is something I heard (or perhaps read) from Rick Steve's. And he's right. I have never wished for a heavier bag. So, our first trip to Europe, the four of us (husband and two teen-aged daughters) took backpacks. I took my measuring tape and hit all the local sporting good sporting, measuring backpacks looking for ...