Oregon RVing

All in all, since I started fulltime RVing in 2001, I've spent more time in Oregon than any other state. The first time I came here in late summer of 2002 was to thoroughly explore the Columbia River Gorge while I worked at a downtown law office for gas money. I wound up staying there through the winter because I decided I wanted to see Alaska the following summer and it made more sense to stay put and stay working to afford that adventure. When I first started working, I told my co-workers that if I was forced to quit traveling, I'd stay in Portland. I loved the downtown area, Columbia River Gorge was amazing, and there was just so many other wonderful things to explore nearby. After a soggy, windy winter, I changed my mind about living there - at least through another winter - but it still remains in my memory as one of my very favorite stops.

After spending the summer of 2003 in Alaska and returning to my hometown of Austin for a while, I really didn't anticipate returning to the west coast again the very next summer, but you know how it goes, "Life is what happens while you're busy making plans." I also hadn't planned to get married and divorced in the span of 3 months, but it was that sad chain of events that led me back to Oregon in the summer of 2004. I let myself recover for a while in familiar territory in Portland, working there again with "old" friends. But by Christmas, I was ready for something new and headed for Ashland and then Grants Pass. And Oregon is still my favorite state so far.