1. Coffee, Coffee, Coffee- As I have discussed before, Oregon has some amazing coffee shops. Pretty sure Starbucks got this area of the country on the map! There is nothing more wonderful about fall in Oregon than all the delicious coffee shops that you can indulge in on rainy cold days! A few of my favs in the Eugene area are: Starbucks (DUH), Dutch Bros (see previous posts on this one!), Vero and Allan Bros.
2. Pumpkin Patches and Orchards- In the south there are some pumpkin patches, but what I have heard from some of southern friends is that they are not TRUE pumpkin patches at all! They are merely old watermelon vines that someone goes and puts bought pumpkins in the field to give the illusion of pumpkin patch picking. I have no idea if this is 100% true or not, I always bought my pumpkin at Home Depot when we lived in Alabama...BUT, Oregon has legit pumpkin patches. There are so many around our area we haven't been able to scout them all out yet. But it is SO FUN. Some of our favorites are (in no particular order): Detering Orchards (they have APPLE picking too!); Lone Pine Farms (they have GOATS and Sheep, which I LOVE!), and Thistledown.
3. Beginning of rainy season- I know I have posted on this NUMEROUS times, but there is something so nice about the beginning of rainy season. Colder weather, snuggly socks, and leggings...it also means I get to break out my new rain pants that I just purchased (i am PRETTY stoked!) from Sierra Trading Post (AWESOME website if you have not ever shopped there!)
4. SNOW begins to fall in the Cascades- Growing up in the south, the only time you saw snow was by some weather fluke. The great thing about living an hour or so from the Cascade Mtns, is that in the falls when there begins to have some fall and accumulation on the ski/snow parks. Since moving out here, I have not tried skiing (YET), BUT, my husband and I absolutely LOVE snowshoeing. For a southern girl, this was an easy winter sport to try, that is SO FUN. I think we may be buying our first pair of snow shoes this snow season!
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| Our first time snowshoeing: Christmas Eve 2012 |
5. Oregon Football and Indoor Tailgating- I have posted before on my experiences thus far with football culture in the PNW. But one of the coolest things they have during football season is an indoor place to tailgate during football games. With your ticket to the football game, you can not only watch the Ducks from the stadium, BUT from inside the indoor tailgating area called, the Moshofsky Center (nicknamed the "Mo"). This is the single BEST thing about Duck football games. On any other given day, the "Mo", is the indoor practice facility for the Oregon Ducks Football. BUT on game day its transformed into a giant indoor tailgate; equipped with a beer garden, inflatables for the kiddos and a food court. Its AWESOME. My general rule has become when its a rainy and cold game that I will stay till halftime in my seat, then my husband and I head over to the "Mo" to meet friends to warm up and grab a beer. If SEC schools did this, this would be a HUGE success....only in Oregon!
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| Panorama pic of Mo |
Until next time y'all,
Emily
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