One of the things I love most about my home state is the ability of almost everyone to drive for 30 minutes and be in the wilderness. I recently had a conversation with someone who had moved here recently from North Dakota and I asked him why he decided to come here. He said that throughout his youth Oregon remained a "mysterious and somewhat magical place" he wanted to discover. Though that is a bit romantic, the statement is more or less accurate. Deserts, oceans, rivers, mountains, lakes and a sense of rugged individualism encompasses the place that has shaped my outlook on life and nature. It is easy for someone to lose oneself in the sparsely populated state, which is probably why the Pac Northwest remains a favorite hideout for fugitives and serial killers (no one makes serial killers like the NW).
Anyway, this state is my home. It is quirky, eccentric and mine.
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