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We (Jayne
and me) immigrated early May 2009 to the USA. We first
lived in Louisville/Kentucky
until end of July and then moved to Portland/Oregon.
This is not one of my normal reports about one of my
trips, but I will put up some photos that I took on my
more or less short trips in the area.
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General
Information
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The best time to go to Oregon is
end of Spring through early Fall. The climate here is
similar to the one in Germany, but that also means that
it rains here. But because of the rain it is nice and
green.
The road conditions are relatively good, but
there are some bad roads and deep pot holes too, that
one has to watch out for. Many small side roads are
not paved in Oregon, or only partially.
About safety I can only say that everybody is
allowed to carry a gun, and many do. So far I have
seen only a few hunters with guns, and I hope it stays
this way.
Some of the traffic rules are different from
the rules in Europe. You can read up on that here.
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As soon as one leaves the big city one is
in a beautiful landscape with fields, forests
and hills. |
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Sand Lake is, as the name
already states a lake of sand, so some kind of
desert. This is interesting, because there are
trees all around it, and the area doesn't look
like a desert either. |
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The Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately
much too cold to go swimming. |
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The Pacific Coast in Oregon
is just beautiful! I can't wait to see more of
it. |
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There are many small lakes off
the coast, as well as rivers, forests and mountains. In
Oregon one can surf in the ocean in the morning and ski
on a glacier in the afternoon. |