Tag: Bend

PLACE

Saying Goodbye to Cascadia

Post author By davidfrancislawlor
Post date September 28, 2022

The for sale sign is in the front yard. The house is listed online. The time has come. After almost 10 years of residing in Oregon, my wife and I are packing up and moving back to California. I am starting a new job with a wonderful nonprofit organization dedicated to the scientific study of […]

Tags Ashland, Astoria, beavers, Bend, california, Career, Cascadia, Ducks, Eugene, Family, Friends, Hood River, Moving, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, portland, seattle

CULTURE PLACE

What Is The Deal With Olympia?

Post author By davidfrancislawlor
Post date February 16, 2022

It is often said that state capitols do not make for great cities. This is undoubtedly true along the West Coast. Sacramento is exceedingly lame compared to its much cooler cousins San Francisco and Los Angeles. Salem is fairly forgettable and not so interesting when lined up against Bend, Ashland, or Portland. And then there’s […]

Tags AirBnB, Ashland, Astoria, Bend, Capitol, Farmer's Market, Los Angeles, Olympia, portland, Sacramento, Salem, san francisco