God Bless Oregon

Oregon rocks. It's like Colorado, and Louisiana, and Ohio combined. Except it's not, because it's Oregon.

Right before my plan touched down I saw so much GREEN. EVERYWHERE. I love it.

This is how my first drive went:

As Grasshopper, Muskrat, and I made our way to Stayton, we passed by a farmer, who according to Grasshopper, "just had cows", which apparently is SUPER out of the ordinary in Oregon. Grasshopper and Muskrat let out a groan of pain and said, "Oh do you smell that?!"
I have to admit, I did not smell a thing.

Also on our way back, I noticed this plant with yellow flowers that blanketed everything. Apparently, it's called scotch broom and a horrible, terrible, noxious weed. Even the weeds in Oregon are pretty.

After leaving Stayton for camp (about 30 minutes up the mountain) Grasshopper took the winding, scary roads in the rain uncomfortably fast for this chick. Of course, speeding up winding roads in torrential downpour is the norm here, duh.

We passed views National Geographic would kill for, beautiful mountains, trees, rivers, and waterfalls. They have WATERFALLS on the way to their house.

So yes, Oregon is a beautiful state and I can't wait to see more of it when the sun finally decides to make an appearance. But on a more materialistic side: today I went to my first outlet grocery store. Oh. Ma. Gosh. If only those were in Hays for poor college students like myself. Fun fact: there's no sales tax in Oregon. Also, they have various snacks and beverages that I've never seen or have heard of, which makes this whole "foreign" experience that much more exciting. I plan on picking up a bag of sweet onion kettle cooked chips and all natural energy drink next time. AND turns out Oregon is very vegetarian friendly as well.

Tomorrow campers finally arrive! I'm more excited than Ty when people come. Send me prayers and positive thoughts as I officially begin my job tomorrow!