by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 30, 2021 | Camping Oregon, Oregon, Oregon Coast, United States
Finally, we find a dive bar. Amidst all the breweries with their eight-dollar thick beers, upscale “bar food,” and revamped downtowns, the American icon dive bar is facing extinction. Nice to find a place where they open the doors before eleven o’clock in the...
by ronmitchelladventure | Sep 11, 2014 | North America, Oregon, United States
We sit on the basement “balcony” of our rented condo. Our heads barely above sea level, we have a great view of the Willamette River. Trains and draw bridges provide entertainment, along with a constant flow of bicyclists, pedestrians, and runners (don’t call them...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jul 6, 2014 | North America, Oregon, United States, Washington
Jack and I drive from Phoenix to Portland to hook-up with Mare. We plan to explore Oregon and Washington by camping, fishing, and hiking, when not mooching off of relatives (Sister Pat). Most tent campsites along the Oregon coast sit right on the line that divides...
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 27, 2010 | North America, Oregon, United States
We cannot quit walking the beaches. The beauty and relative isolation won’t allow us. Jack gets to run free, although, yesterday he almost got pepper-sprayed by a lady who had her dogs on a leash. So, we hook-up Jack’s collar and head out for a hike in the forest....
by ronmitchelladventure | Jun 21, 2010 | North America, Oregon, United States
The original Mo’s Restaurant in Newport earns our first stop on the Oregon Coast. Little dog Jack will have to wait in the car while we devour delicious Oyster stew. They shuck these morsels daily at the Oregon Oyster Farm just up the river. This dish alone is worth...
