Month: July 2009
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Sightseeing in Jacksonville, Medford, and Eagle Point
We visited 3 more cities today. Jacksonville We started the day with lunch in Jacksonville, Oregon. Hidden inside a white building labeled DR BROOKS DRUG STORE is Jaspers Cafe. The prices were very reasonable, the portions were generous and the food was wonderful. I ordered a Blues Brothers Burger with the Handpressed fries. It came with a tasty fries…
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Magellan Roadmate 1412 review
A year ago, I was in the market for an affordable GPS unit. This was my first GPS purchase so I didn’t have a lot of pre-conceived notions about what features a GPS should or shouldn’t have. My decision was based on the following criteria: Price – it had to be affordable User Interface- it…
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Sightseeing in Oregon City, Oregon
Today, we visited Historic Oregon City, Oregon. Our first stop was the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. We watched a docent talk about the different kinds of food that would be prepared on the Oregon trail. Then we watched a video that talked about the Oregon trail and the hardships the travelers endured.…
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Sightseeing in Portland, Oregon
Today, we visited Portland, Oregon. Food Before going to the Rose Garden, we visited the Elephants Delicatessen. A favorite eating establishment of my Aunt and many others who live near the Portland area. This delicatessen had quite a variety of things to eat. There were helpful people behind each counter. There was quite a selection of food to satisfy just…
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Remote Blogging is challenging
This is going to be an interesting week. My wife and I are traveling to Oregon to visit relatives. I wil be blogging from remote locations in Medford and Oregon City. This will be the first time since I’ve started blogging that I’ll be posting outside of California. I’m not sure how the other bloggers do it. …