Me and Mrs SB's Oregon Trip

[Boarder]

Ok, yes, the game outcome wasn't primo but the trip to Oregon was cool. Me and Mrs SB left on Thursday and stayed in Portland. Here's my story:

We stayed in downtown Portland. It's right on a Columbia River slough. The downtown area is really neat. There are a lot of stores, bars, and restaurants and all of it is easily walkable. It rained a bit and I got a nice rainbow shot:

(FYI: you can click on all of these pictures and see a bigger picture)
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Which leads me to another thing. When we left on Friday to go to Astoria, while driving out of the downtown area we stopped at a stoplight. I noticed on one side of the street was a bath house. On the other side was a mens underwear store. There was a billboard for a male theater sort of thing. Then, I noticed two dudes at the crosswalk. It was the gay section of town. I imagine there's a lot of people who have seen this sort of thing often, but not me. It was a little shocking at first.

We drove out to Astoria and the coast for the real part of our trip. It is beautiful country:

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This cracked me up:

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The Columbia River is massive. And Awesome. Here's the bridge to Warshington in Astoria:

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Which brings us to the real reason we came (the game just happened to be going on at the same time). In Astoria, there are several locations where they filmed The Goonies. First there's the store where the housekeeper was shopping:

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Here's the bowling alley where Chunk saw the car chase in the opening (where he runs to the window and slaps his pizza on the glass:

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The County Jail where the Fratelli guy came out of jail:

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And, the piece de resistance (or whatever)...the house where Mikey lived:

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The Goonies tour was cool. We then went down to Cannon Beach. There are several locations where Point Break was filmed, along with The Goonies. The first was Haystack Rock. You can see it on the right side of the first picture. It's the huge rock in the water. That whole beach area is breathtaking. I highly recommend visiting. Surfing is big there, too. I saw a seal on the beach that had been bitten in half. Probably by a Great White shark (sorry, no pics). Therefore I won't be surfing there any time soon.

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When do right, no can defense! (notice the shadow of Mrs SB expecting me to fall at any time)

We met up that night with Ocatvian, DoLeMiTe, and Yermom at Rockbottom in Portland. That place is delicious. Awesome pretzels. VERY awesome Oatmeal Stout. Good times.

Next day we drove down to Eugene. Not a bad drive at all. I'm pretty sure 75% of the people in the stadium drove down from Portland. Here's the view from the top of the OU section:

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It's a nice stadium. And, they do get loud sporadically. But hey, even the Fock gets loud once or twice a year. I hate to burst the bubble, but "The most intimidating place in the Pac-10 to play"? If that's true, everywhere else must be really unintimidating. If these people ever went to aTm they'd poop thier pants. One dude bragged to Octavian about how "thier stadium holds 55,000...how many does yours hold?" Oh, 85,000 or so. "Umm...ok (he shuts up). It's a nice clean newer stadium. Nice seating. I give it a thumbs up. The replay booth needs updating, obviously.

We flew out Sunday morning at 11:15. I wanted to work out that morning before I left. I noticed there were a bunch of signs around about the Race For the Cure (the breast cancer foundation thing). It was a 5k that started at 7:30 and the starting line was two blocks from my hotel. So, I figured what the heck. I got up early, registered, and ran it:

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I finished in 29:45. Not bad for me, a fat guy who ate calamari and Rockfish LaFitte the night before (at Jake's Crawfish restaurant...a really old and awesome seafood place) and hadn't really been training. Notice I did sport not only the Poser Gym wear but the OU hat. I found out just how big of a deal it was. There was between 45,000 and 50,000 people there between all of the runs and walks. As I was running I could see the people with the celebration of or in memory of signs on thier backs with names on them. Just running, listening to David Crowder, and thinking about it I got a bit teary. It's a good cause.

We made it to the flight on time and went to Vegas, stayed a couple of days, and got back today. It was a great trip. Sunday night we saw the new Cirque de Soliel show called "Love". (http://www.mirage.com/entertainment/entertainment_cirque_du_soleil.aspx) It has all Beatles songs. I recommend that, too. I've seen a lot of Cirque shows and it's not as good as "O", but is excellent. "O" is amazing and really unfair to be compared to. You can really see why the Beatles were so popular. They just flat out have good songs.

Awesome trip. Nice memories that no stupid referee can dampen.

[Blue]

Cool. It's a beautiful state....with ****ty referees.

[PhxSooner]

Great pics! But where are the ones of the pirate ship in the cave?;)

[Octavian]

I just went through my camera and I must've deleted the dinner pic on accident :(

Glad to hear you two made it outta Vegas alive and w/out losing the farm...very cool to meet you all.

We were definetly "foreign" in the Northwest but it was a great trip...for sure.

[Boarder]

Oh yeah, I forgot #1


In Portland, we rented a Suzuki XL7 (loaded up model no less). It's a little 4 door SUV. It's the second biggest piece of crap I've ever rented. The first being a 4 door BASE and I do mean BASE model Sunfire with a 2 or 3 cylinder rubberband engine that would barely go in Chicago. You couldn't run fast enough to give me one of them.

So, we're almost to the car in Eugene when some dude drives by mouthing. I turn around and he's driving an XL7. I laughed and said "HA! You drive an XL7 ON PURPOSE! YOU BOUGHT IT! HA HA HA!" But, he didn't hear me.

So, XL7=bad. It's no Camry for sure.

[Boarder]

Ocatvian had the best description of Portland that I heard:

It sure ain't Norman.

[dolemitesooner]

Everthing is spinning and I am begining to think woman are swimmin in pink linen

[Octavian]

One dude bragged to Octavian about how "thier stadium holds 55,000...how many does yours hold?" Oh, 85,000 or so. "Umm...ok (he shuts up)

heh...that guy was classic.

I think he walked back over to his tailgate party after that...

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[Octavian]

Everthing is spinning and I am begining to think woman are swimmin in pink linen

how would that sound in hippie-emo? :D

[dolemitesooner]

Oregon = Nice bars, Good beer , BADASS EATS, Amazing Landscape, ****ty refs, Liberal Jackasses, Timber, Potsmokers, Hippies, Emos.

It was good, it was bad, but it was a fun trip.

[dolemitesooner]

how would that sound in hippie-emo? :D
"Oh my god... Plants make me sad" - Emo Translation

[Boarder]

Oh Yeah I forgot #2


What is the freaking deal with coffee? These people are obsessed with coffee. I've never seen anything like it. Coffee stands up there are like banks in Norman. They have a ton of little snow cone stand places that are espresso stands instead. They're everywhere. It's wierd.

I had to go to a coffee house to get a wireless connection at one point but I got an apple cider instead. TAKE THAT HIPPIES!

[Octavian]

"Oh my god... Plants make me sad" - Emo Translation

haha...eggzackery

[dolemitesooner]

Oh Yeah I forgot #2


What is the freaking deal with coffee? These people are obsessed with coffee. I've never seen anything like it. Coffee stands up there are like banks in Norman. They have a ton of little snow cone stand places that are espresso stands instead. They're everywhere. It's wierd.

I had to go to a coffee house to get a wireless connection at one point but I got an apple cider instead. TAKE THAT HIPPIES!
You respected them Tho...I tried to call you and you said "I have to be quiet I don't want to **** the Hippies off"

[dolemitesooner]

Octavian you missed Sunday bro we had alot of fun. Went to Multiple resturants and bars. I got hammered. Jimminy and Yermom I will not speak for, but lets just say it was one night to remember.

[Octavian]

You respected them Tho...I tried to call you and you said "I have to be quiet I don't want to **** the Hippies off"

at least he didn't go on a hippie-ish mountain hike...

which might not have been yermom's favorite part of the trip :D

[Boarder]

You respected them Tho...I tried to call you and you said "I have to be quiet I don't want to **** the Hippies off"
Non hippie people such as myself are polite...even to hippies.

[dolemitesooner]

Non hippie people such as myself are polite...even to hippies.
**** HIPPIE.....BUT DAMN THEY MAKE GOOD BEER

[Octavian]

Octavian you missed Sunday bro we had alot of fun. Went to Multiple resturants and bars. I got hammered. Jimminy and Yermom I will not speak for, but lets just say it was one night to remember.

we left at the arse crack of dawn...I didn't sleep till we were in the air.

it was cool to meet Jimminy too....even though he stiffed me on the ticket :mad:


I threw the bottle cap away though...so I owe ya a nickel :D

[dolemitesooner]

at least he didn't go on a hippie-ish mountain hike...

which might not have been yermom's favorite part of the trip :D
YERMOM IS A PUSS ...HE SO WAS HUFFEN IT

[dolemitesooner]

we left at the arse crack of dawn...I didn't sleep till we were in the air.

it was cool to meet Jimminy too....even though he stiffed me on the ticket :mad:


I threw the bottle cap away though...so I owe ya a nickel :D
lol......I gave a can to a bum ...then called him a pimp ...then he got ****ed

[Octavian]

there were a lot of bums and drifters...many seemed to own a pet though...so they got that goin for 'em..

[Boarder]

Oh Yeah I forgot #3

I saw Dexter Manley in the airport leaving Portland. I told Mrs SB, "that dude is Dexter Manley. He played for osu and the Warshington Redskins. He can't read"

Then I talked to him for a little bit. He has absolutely no idea what is going on at osu now. At one point I said something about them expanding the stadium without being about to fill the one they have now. He was like "what? they filled it when I was there." I told him, "Yeah, but you won some games". He said, "they don't win now?"

I mean he seriously doesn't keep up with osu at all. Who could blame him really. His son plays for Oregon, btw. The OU/UO game never even came up in conversation.

Nice guy, though.

[dolemitesooner]

Oh Yeah I forgot #3

I saw Dexter Manley in the airport leaving Portland. I told Mrs SB, "that dude is Dexter Manley. He played for osu and the Warshington Redskins. He can't read"

Then I talked to him for a little bit. He has absolutely no idea what is going on at osu now. At one point I said something about them expanding the stadium without being about to fill the one they have now. He was like "what? they filled it when I was there." I told him, "Yeah, but you won some games". He said, "they don't win now?"

I mean he seriously doesn't keep up with osu at all. Who could blame him really. His son plays for Oregon, btw. The OU/UO game never even came up in conversation.

Nice guy, though.

Thats pretty cool. Also thats ****ing cool you ran the 5k boarder.

I am going to right a report when jimminy gets me some pics

[Jimminy Crimson]

it was cool to meet Jimminy too....even though he stiffed me on the ticket :mad:

:les:WE COULDN'T GET AHOLD OF YOU!!!!

;)

[OUDoc]

Oh Yeah I forgot #3

I saw Dexter Manley in the airport leaving Portland. I told Mrs SB, "that dude is Dexter Manley. He played for osu and the Warshington Redskins. He can't read"

Then I talked to him for a little bit. He has absolutely no idea what is going on at osu now. At one point I said something about them expanding the stadium without being about to fill the one they have now. He was like "what? they filled it when I was there." I told him, "Yeah, but you won some games". He said, "they don't win now?"

I mean he seriously doesn't keep up with osu at all. Who could blame him really. His son plays for Oregon, btw. The OU/UO game never even came up in conversation.

Nice guy, though.


Cruel. If he can't read the paper, how's he gonna know what osu is up to? ;)

[picasso]

no mention of females in this traveling thread. makes me wonder.

are the mountains the only thing to look at there?

[Jimminy Crimson]

no mention of females in this traveling thread. makes me wonder

most of the chicks i saw in oregon were padded with mass quantities of granola.

[Boarder]

I'm one of those crazy guys who is married and only pays attention to his wife. I didn't notice the other women. Sorry about that.


Now Doleo and the rest have no excuse.

I did mention the caring of the women who ran in the race. No references to throwing any leg, dirty or not.

[Mjcpr]

I'm one of those crazy guys who is married and only pays attention to his wife. I didn't notice the other women. Sorry about that.

Yet you noticed a large number of the gheys.

Odd.

:D

[Boarder]

Gay section, not gays per se.

[Mjcpr]

Gay section, not gays per thay.

Got it.

;)

[Jimminy Crimson]

There was what looked like a bar/restaurant in ghey-town with an outside patio and the '****'tail waiter was wearing briefs and shoes. yerdoleo and i started laughing and ran like hell to get away from that area of town.

[Boarder]

I really really really want to take a nap today.

[Jimminy Crimson]

I really really really want to take a nap today.

Go to the Bath House. :texan:

[BigRedJed]

I've been preaching the greatness that is the state of Oregon for years on this board. I love it. And there are just as many militia separatist whackos there as there are hippies; they just live in a different part of the state.

And Jake's is good eatin'.

[Jimminy Crimson]

And Jake's is good eatin'.

As long as you're at the one in the Guv'na Hotel, not Gheytown. :twinkies:

[dolemitesooner]

Where are my pics jimminy

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

Which one of you bozos text messaged me?

[Jimminy Crimson]

Where are my pics jimminy

uploading dem mofos, faux realz

[Jimminy Crimson]

Which one of you bozos text messaged me?

not i

[dolemitesooner]

not i
liar

[Howzit]

We flew out Sunday morning at 11:15. I wanted to work out that morning before I left. I noticed there were a bunch of signs around about the Race For the Cure (the breast cancer foundation thing). It was a 5k that started at 7:30 and the starting line was two blocks from my hotel. So, I figured what the heck. I got up early, registered, and ran it:

Boarder, we went to Alaska this past summer and on the 4th of July Seward has an annual Mt Marathon run. I heard about it when got in town - it's a 3.5 mile run - and thought "shoot, I could do that."

I looked into it but the entries were limited and you can't just walk up and run. Fortunately for me. The race is a big deal and considered the premier "adventure" race in Alaska. The 3.5 mile is straight up and back down Mt Marathon, and we watched the runners coming back down. These guys were covered in blood from head to toe from taking falls on the loose rock (skree?) up at the top and at the base of the mountain.

Pretty awseome from the bleachers, though.

[Mjcpr]

Great story, Howzit.

I mean it. Great, great story.

[Sooner Born Sooner Bred]

I know it weren't Jimminah, because his number is in my phone. It was a 570 number and just said KILL THE REFS!

[Howzit]

Oh, and I hit a hole in one.

[Boarder]

Yeah, I think I'd have to pass on the uphill/downhill/bloddy pulp thing.

It was a nice run to be a part of. A great cause. There was a ton of freebie stuff. My shirt has a ton of sponsors on it. I didn't go "Grab the freebie" crazy like a lot of people.

After registering at 6:30, I stopped by the Macy's booth and got Mrs SB a pink Macy's thermal bag and free pair of panties. Then, I got her a pink bandana from another booth that she tied on her suitcase to make it easier to spot in the airport.

After the race, they had bagels and bananas like always. They also had Propel Fitness Water with calcium. It's not too bad. Has a slight aftertaste.

I also got a Yoplait smoothie and yogurt and pink bag of SunChips. I didn't walk down but half of the "midway". It was like a midway at the fair.

Strangely enough, there was another OU fan right beside me at the start. We talked about the game a little bit and it was all about the defense or lack thereof. The bad calls were just not at the forefront up there. MUCH different from around here.

[Mjcpr]

Strangely enough, there was another OU fan right beside me at the start. We talked about the game a little bit and it was all about the defense or lack thereof. The bad calls were just not at the forefront up there. MUCH different from around here.

That's because they're better people.

[Howzit]

Yeah, I think I'd have to pass on the uphill/downhill/bloddy pulp thing.

It was a nice run to be a part of. A great cause. There was a ton of freebie stuff. My shirt has a ton of sponsors on it. I didn't go "Grab the freebie" crazy like a lot of people.

After registering at 6:30, I stopped by the Macy's booth and got Mrs SB a pink Macy's thermal bag and free pair of panties. Then, I got her a pink bandana from another booth that she tied on her suitcase to make it easier to spot in the airport.

After the race, they had bagels and bananas like always. They also had Propel Fitness Water with calcium. It's not too bad. Has a slight aftertaste.

I also got a Yoplait smoothie and yogurt and pink bag of SunChips. I didn't walk down but half of the "midway". It was like a midway at the fair.

Strangely enough, there was another OU fan right beside me at the start. We talked about the game a little bit and it was all about the defense or lack thereof. The bad calls were just not at the forefront up there. MUCH different from around here.

Did you like this one, Pat?

[Mjcpr]

Did you like this one, Pat?

Now that was a great story. Notice the detail (Sun Chips) for example.

[Norm In Norman]

I like sun chips.