Month: July 2008

Finally, some pictures to accompany my Oregon Coast travelogue post from the beginning of this month. Nothing earth-shaking here, just what you’d expect. Their big sign on Highway 101. You can’t miss it. Click through for the rest of the pictures The packaging production line at Tillamook Cheese. It doesn’t run on weekends. Big blocks… Continue reading Pictures to accompany my Coast notes

The Mount Rushmore Of… is a new blog that is one of those obvious-in-hindsight ideas I wish I’d thought up, because it satisfies the "Top X List" jones of twitchy web surfers everywhere. Everyone knows what Mount Rushmore is, right?  Mount Rushmore is a National Memorial featuring the sculptures of the heads of the most… Continue reading One of those ideas I wish I’d thought up

I’m referring to Ashland, Oregon, naturally, and something I found out from this article (via Jack Bog) (emphasis mine): Ashland city ordinances allow nudity anywhere in town, but genitalia must be covered in city parks and the downtown commercial district. I was pretty surprised when I read that; I don’t remember a single naked person… Continue reading Here’s something I bet you didn’t know about Ashland…

We spent the weekend on the Coast, and while I don’t feel like writing a 2000+ word recap like I did for our Ashland trip last year, I wanted to highlight some of it—the (shall we say) less obvious things. So I thought I’d present it more travel guide style. (Inspired largely by the Fodor’s… Continue reading Oregon Coast travelogue