First stop: Springfield, Oregon, Home of the Simpsons
Well, we didn't really see their house but the scenery in the area did resemble some show scenes. We went to a visitor center where I read they had maps to Simpson sites but they just printed something off and gave us a map of Eugene and Springfield and told us no one really does tours anymore. We went to see a mural that was was nearby and bagged the rest of the tour. The mural was great. Simpsons creator Matt Groening played a part in it and was there for a dedication in 2014.
Second stop
During our drive north before heading to the coast we saw Mt. Hood in the distance and decided to do Cannon Beach tomorrow. I have some mixed feelings about M.t Hood. It was beautiful, but getting that picturesque view was a terrifying drive down a narrow 2 way street with a drop off where I could not see the bottom (which I am assuming is a million feet down)! You could not easily get to any other views because they were through camp grounds where you needed a day pass and they were so crowded we couldn't find parking. I love a good visitor center to get my postcards and miscellaneous stuff with the place written all over it but this visitor center was...well, let's say quaint. It was a small museum with a couple shelves of stuff I didn't want but at least I got my postcards.
Ryan Note: We also passed a guy selling Elk Jerky out of his old station wagon. He did have a rigging on top of the wagon that contained a 5 foot tall "ELK" in block letters. "JERKY" was written on the windows in tape. He actually had a line waiting to buy his goods. See what happens when you legalize marijuana?
Third stop: Interstate 5
Literally stopped, for an hour on our way to our hotel in Portland. Traffic was so terrible Mabel (what I call the voice of Google Maps) had us make a complete circle and take us to a sketchy part of town. We finally made it and just ate dinner at the hotel because we did not want to get back in the car.
After 6 days in 6 different places we are getting a little tired and being together 24/7 Ryan and I are going between glaring at each other in annoyance and giggling over stuff that isn't even funny. (This was written before any of those Ryan notes)
Ryan Note: She's kidding. She loves my jokes and being stuck in a car with me for 300 miles a day. She just doesn't want to make everyone reading this jealous.
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