Patsy's Travels

Oregon

Entered the Union: February 14, 1859 (33)	Capital: Salem
Origin of Name: Unknown. First used by Jonathan Carver in 1778 – taken from the writings of Major Robert Rogers, an English army officer. It may derive from the word "ooligan" an Indian word for the smelt, a fish widely traded in the western parts of North America. Another possibility is a deritive of the French ouragan, meaning storm or hurricane.
State Nickname: Beaver State	State Flower: Oregon Grape
State Bird: Western Meadowlark	State Tree: Douglas Fir
State Insect: Oregon Swallowtail	State Animal: American Beaver
State Fish: The Chinook Salmon	State Nut: Hazelnut
State Rock: The Thunder-egg (geode)	State Beverage: Milk
State Song: “Oregon, My Oregon"	State Gem: Oregon sunstone
State Motto: Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings)
National Park: 1 • National Forests: 13 • State Parks: 231
Famous for: Crater Lake, Mt. Hood, Oregon Dunes, Columbia River, Tillamook Cheese
Famous Oregonians: Robert Gray (Discovered Columbia River), Chief Joseph (Nez Perce), Dave Kingman (Baseball), Jane Powell (Actress & Singer), Doc Severinsen (Band Leader), Sally Struthers (Actress)

Bastendorf County RV Park, Coos Bay, Oregon

Ships in Coos Bay, Oregon, (As seen from Bastendorf County RV Park)

Boardman Marina, Boardman, Oregon July 2017

Boardman Marina RV Park, Boardman, Oregon

Brookings, Oregon

Brookings Harbor, Oregon

Coos Bay, Oregon

Driftwood RV Park, Boardman, Oregon

Grants Pass

Trip from Ritzville, Washington to Boardman, Oregon

Driftwood RV Park, Brookings, Oregon

Evergreen Aviation Museum, McMinnville, Oregon

Huntington, Oregon

Farewell Bend State Park, Huntington, Oregon

La Grande, Oregon

Three Rivers Casino, Coos Bay, Oregon

Total Eclipse of the Sun, Boardman, Oregon

Trip down Cabbage Hill La Grande, Oregon

Trip from Boardman, Oregon to Viento State Park, Hood River, Oregon

Trip from Hood River, Oregon to Dundee, Oregon

Viento State Park, Oregon