If I could choose one place to live for the rest o
-
11/5/2008
Growing up on the outskirts of town, I never realized just how amazing Roseburg was. After I met the man that I Love, he joined the Air Force and I was forced to seperate with everything I ever knew about having a home. Once I started to realize how good I had it in Roseburg, it was like part of my heart was ripped out. Now that I have lived in multiple states, it's my realization that no place could even come close to comparing to Roseburg.
The scene: Lush Verdant valleys, small bubbling creeks branching off the beautiful extreme waters of the Great Umpqua river. Hills and mountains that catch the sun on lazy afternoons, spanning colors across the trees and valleys below them. Fun ways to explore wildlife always down the street. Whether it be taking a trip to the fish ladder or visitng one of the many parks or rafting or hiking. Or you could even gather at one of the many points in which to diversify yourself into the Oregon culture... The exceptionally large Douglas County fair, Music at the bandshell, wine and micro-brewery tastings (Oregon has the most small beer/ale breweries than any other state). While your there, you can sample for yourself what the culture difference is. It was a tremendous shock to me. When I left I realized that Oregon was a rare place... away from home, strangers disn't nod or wave at other strangers, people see blinker signs and suddenly feel impulses to prevent your merging traffic, a random act of kindness rouses suspicion. It's like there is something so awe inspiring about the landscape, that people take thier time in Roseburg. You grow patience and respect for each other. I know that I want my daughter to grow up feeling safe to pass a smile on, without thinking that the store worker or teller etc.. thought that she was a nut. And if you are a nut... this is the place for you. Tell an Oregonian that he/she is wierd and chances are you'll hear "Thanks I think your pretty cool too." You see there, to be different is to be a unique individual, and so long as it harms none, it only means that your confident in yourself enough to show it.
Pioneers knew that they found the best that this land has to offer when the trail ended in Oregon. My Great Grandparents were on that Oregon trail.
All in all, this is about the best description I could give you without writing the novel. But in short, I have lived in towns and cities large and small. Heck right now I am in "Tourist town" on the Gulf coast of Florida. People spend thier lives trying to work enough to retire here... and there is no place that I would rather rest my head than Roseburg, Oregon.
Autumn | Roseburg, OR