Bling Your Grill of the Day: Oregonians are nothing if not progressive.
Exhibit A: “Teach Me How To Brushy,” a badass new PSA (directed at kids) by the Oregon Dental Association, set to “Teach Me How to Dougie” by Cali Swag District. Starring legendary Trail Blazers play-by-play announcer Bill Schonely.
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Damn Nature U Puzzling of the Day: “It won’t pop!” Only in the Pacific Northwest.
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Only in the Pacific Northwest. Have any of my followers seen anything like this?
Everybody Needs A Hobby of the Day: Meet Bruce Campbell, who is hard at work transforming a 1969 Olympic Airways Boeing 727-200 into his permanent home.
Only in Oregon.
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In Oregon, we make lifestyle choices that not everyone understands. But we do it awesomely.
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Presented for your pleasure:
My city, as described by stereotypical sayings.
YES, ‘Couch’ street IS pronounced ‘Cooch’ because YES.
We are just a collection of Urban Chicken Farmers and THERE IS NO NIGHT LIFE HERE.
Fish Grotto sign, Portland, OR
Gonna be here soooo soon!!!
This is my sign that Powell’s is nearby.
Supporting Our Troops of the Day: Oregon Ducks head football coach Chip Kelly has made honoring the military a tradition at the annual spring game, and this year was no different. To the cheers of 44,129 fans, the team welcomed 100 military personnel onto the field, where Ducks football players presented them with jerseys. And not just any jerseys — the notoriously gaudy, Nike-designed jerseys off their stinky, sweat-soaked backs.
Next year, Ducks, if you’re going to saddle military personnel with ugly unis, at least spring for new ones.
Pris avec Instagram à SW 6th Ave & SW Salmon St
5:18 pm | Otto Crash
Snoqualmie Falls, Washington via Thorsten Scheuermann
Short Sands, Oregon
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Original Starbucks
Starbucks opened its first store in 1971 in the Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle. Because the Market is a historic district with design guidelines, the store retains its original look.
CREATED BY SHWOOD EYEWEAR AND JULIAN BIALOWAS, “THIS IS OREGON” IS A COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO GET UP, GO OUT, AND START EXPLORING. ThisisOR.com
No matter where you live, adventure is much closer than you think. New experiences, unknown surroundings, and exciting opportunities are just waiting to be discovered. Sometimes all it takes is a bit of motivation and knowing where to start.
We’ve traveled to ten locations within a 90-minute drive from downtown Portland, Oregon to showcase the awe-inspiring landscapes that are waiting to be explored. From highway pull-offs to backcountry overnighters, and sun-baked coastlines to snowy mountainsides, there is something for everyone, everywhere.
At each location we captured a featured photograph and paired it with an interactive 360 degree panorama and Google map to help you find your way. Hopefully these destinations will light the fire for you to look beyond and explore the endless beauty waiting outside your door.
(by Jesse Estes)
