"Oregawhn," as my favorite actor of all time, Al Pacino enunciated it as Lt. Colonel Slade in his first Oscar-winning performance in Scent of a Woman.
I post this from the boonies of Oregon--remote but green and lush and truly gorgeous. We were at Multnomah Falls earlier in the day. Multnomah-what? Once more, with feeling--Multnomah! It is the only waterfall I've seen that drops straight to the ground in a furious gush, plummeting 620 feet from its source on Larch mountain. It is surrounded by moss-hung forests; green, lichen-covered rocks; and wildlife. It is Oregon's most visited outdoor destination and I saw why.
This was home to the Watlala Indians before they were displaced--relocated is what the white man calls it--to the Grande Ronde Indian Reservation in 1855. It is a must-see if and when you find yourself in this part of the world.
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