(Long time no see...)
Traveling the old-fashioned way certainly has its benefits. Just like people tearing up the miles with horse-carriages, you get a great sense of satisfaction when you get there. Though, traveling thousands of kilometers with a horse-carriage also has a dangerous aspect. Not a problem when your carriage is a car, then.
Brush-fires tend to break out because of warmer weather, so there are definitely advantages to spontaneous combustion.
I suppose that because of the
During the rest of the year – which was when we arrived – quasi-homeless hippies and people past retirement take the reins of this rather quaint not-gray-skied-despite-being-in-Oregon town. It's a nice place to grab a coffee...just be careful not to overdose on the "bard".
Once you leave all traces of "shakeshafte" behind, you're already at the point when you do so with Oregon (and all its well-advertized adult shops) as well.
Re-visiting during the peak of summer reveals some different characteristics, after you've been asked by people in high-visibility vests whether you have verdure on you. While the land still looks like desert and the rest stops are still decent, the entire state of California is mosquito turf during nighttime, the temperature during which does not drop much below thirty degrees Celsius.
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