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A good friend of my wife moved there a few weeks ago after living in So. CA. for 48 years. She did it out of her partner's respect. Also, she wanted to give it a try. My wife visited her over the Thanksgiving holiday. Before the visit was over, the friend has already planned to have our entire family visiting more than there are holidays in a year! According to the Wife it's a wonderful place to be if one is retired. We are far from that point.
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Been through there a few times...
Gorgeous area. But don't expect "big city" amenities!
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I'm athinking it would be more than a bit chillier than what people accustomed to So Cal would find comfy, too. There's a pretty distinct variation in seasonal temperatures down in that area. I agree with Paul F. about it being beautiful, though.
When did you get married, kap?
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I had to Google it. Looks like about 15 miles south of
Grants Pass and 20 miles west of
Medford (and Interstate 5) in southwest Oregon (distance is a guesstimate).
California's northern coast
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I've driven through eastern Oregon, and it's quite beautiful in it's own way.
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Williams doesn't look much like Eastern Oregon...
Eastern Oregon is more flat, with less trees... And hotter than hell in the summer.
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Beautiful area. My BIL lives in Grant's Pass. Also just a hop-skip-jump to the redwoods. Ashland is a nice little town too.
A bit of a difference from SoCal but not as cold in winter as here in Michigan.
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Yup!
Darn nice area in the spring!
When you're driving through in the middle of summer in a car with no air conditioning, maybe not so much.
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I live about an hour north of there, we were down that way over the summer several times. It is a nice area that reminds me of Northern California (maybe because it's so close). There are four seasons though the climate is a little drier than were I am. We have family in Grants Pass so we get down there fairly often. I spoke with my MIL last night and apparently they've had fog and very cold weather all this week.