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Oregon Cascades 100

Lexi & Chris crossing a creek along the Oregon Cascades 100 course.

There’s a lot of reasons people don’t finish a race: blisters, nutrition failures, illness, and the like. We try our best to account for them all, but some things are just out of our control. Oregon Cascades 100 was supposed…

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Fort Clatsop

St. Louis, MO celebrates its role as the launching point of the Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark expedition with the Gateway Arch. Oregon marks its position as the final destination of the Corps of Discovery with a recreation of Fort Clatsop: where Lewis & Clark wintered before returning to the East Coast and a place in the history books.

St. Louis, MO celebrates its role as the launching point of the Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark expedition with the Gateway Arch. Oregon marks its position as the final destination of the Corps of Discovery with a recreation of Fort Clatsop: where Lewis & Clark wintered before returning to the East Coast and a place in the history books.

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Willamette Valley

Barn in the Vineyards of Willamette Valley

I'm not sure if Willamette Valley pinot just appeals to a different taste than mine or if the people of Oregon are getting ripped off. We've spent the last few days touring vineyards and tasting rooms across the Willamette Valley and expected more than what we experienced.

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Mount Hood

Spiked cocoa from Timberline Lodge along the Fruit Loop of Mount Hood

Nearing the conclusion of our trip to Portland, we couldn't help but draw it out a little longer by taking the "fruit loop" around Mount Hood. As 84 got busier, we diverged onto 35 where produce stands sell fruit, nuts, vegetables, and other locally grown produce from the side of the road.

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