I've lived in the greater Portland area (and in S. Oregon, Ashland, for 5 years) for longer than 20 years now and I have totally enjoyed living in Oregon- for various reasons:
-it's gorgeous here!
-the mountains, rivers, lakes and the ocean!
-Portland (Multnomah county) is my kind of political climate
-love, love, love Powell's Books (ditto what Aj said)
But I would say that the number one reason I moved here years ago was to disappear into the landscape and heal from past traumas in life... I like all the amenities that are available to those who live in the Portland area and the aesthetic beauty of the state and the many, many things to go see and do.
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