grants pass/medford/ashland oregon...

[smiling gecko]

hello,

looking at the grants pass/medford/ashland oregon area for relocation...

doing the internet thing to see what 's what and planning a trip out there next spring or summer for a look see.

any members in the area? would appreciate any insights and experiences you might share.

breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg, aka smiling gecko, aka kenneth

 

[Gerry M]

PM'd you on this.
Gerry

 

[Phil_F_NM]

Best beer in the world available in that region.

Phil Forrest

 

[Phil_F_NM]

But you can't get Deschutes Nitro Obsidian Stout there.

Phil Forrest

 

[Bingley]

We're regular visitors to Ashland, and did the drive from Sacramento to Eugene for five years while our daughter was at UofO. The Ashland/Medford area is lovely, has a moderte climate w/ four seasons, and a good amount of culture and recreation. What are you looking for?

 

[Bingley]

BTW, I generally agree w/ the beer recommendations, but IMVHO the best of the bunch is from Eugene: Ninkasi.

 

[kuzano]

Well, the location IS IN Oregon, after all.....

Well, the location IS IN Oregon, after all.....

So, you pretty much can't go wrong, except for jobs....

Oh, and property taxes, combined with Income taxes... but no sales tax .... yet.

All of Oregon is moderate, scenicery, and has four seasons.

Ashland, of course, has the Shakespeare festival (you knew that), and Medford has reasonably good wealth.

 

[smiling gecko]

thanks everyone...

Gerry M - just emailed you.

JSU - sounds like good area to be in, are you there now?...wife & i look forward to exploring it.

Phil_F_ NM - mmmmm, beer (as mumbled by homer simpson) - thanks for recommendation (you too Bingley).

Bingley - love the cat avatar...you described the climate and environment we are looking for. want to get a pulse on rentals & schools & day-today stuff.

kuzano - your post is music to our ears. sounds like we could get to hear some of that "speak, the speech....trippingly on the tongue" stuff up close and personal. some of my faves : henry v, the tempest and much ado about nothing...

...just about everything i've read and seen on the internet related to the area sounds
great. we will do a trip out there next spring or summer to see for ourselves. meanwhile i wanted to hear from folks in the area 'bout day-to-day stuff - like housing, neighborhoods, schools, shopping, arts scene, outdoor stuff...and the nearest honest-to-gosh old timey camera store.

any and all responses please use my email - neverforgetbeslan@gmail.com

breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg, aka smiling gecko, aka kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.org

 

[semilog]

But you can't get Deschutes Nitro Obsidian Stout there.

I've certainly had exactly that in Portland (yummy), which is abut equidistant from the brewery in Bend. Besides, a good porter is easy to make, and any of several beers from Ninkasi or Rogue are its equal. And some of the Hair of the Dog stuff may be better.

 

[smiling gecko]

arrrgghhh beer talk...

arrrgghhh beer talk...

ok, ok, ok...when i get to grants pass i gotta give the beers recommended here a try or two...😀

breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg, aka smiling gecko, aka kenneth

 

[Phil_F_NM]

I've certainly had exactly that in Portland (yummy), which is abut equidistant from the brewery in Bend. Besides, a good porter is easy to make, and any of several beers from Ninkasi or Rogue are its equal. And some of the Hair of the Dog stuff may be better.

I was meaning you can't get it in Texas.

Phil Forrest

 

[smiling gecko]

at least...

at least...

hey JSU at least your in coastal texas...up here in austin we are on day eight of 100 degrees or more...aaaaaccckkkk!!!😱

i grew up on the coast, but roads took me away. happily the wife & i get back to the coast for those sw breezes periodically. 😀

breathe, relax and enjoy.
sg, aka smiling gecko, aka kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.org

 

[semilog]

I was meaning you can't get it in Texas.

Phil Forrest

Ah... well, yes. I suppose my view of the Pacific Northwest was looking a bit like Steinberg's famous view of the US from a New Yorker's perspective. 🙄

 

[Bingley]

Medford is the big city in so. Oregon, but it's Ashland that has the small town feel w/ the culture boost from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Good resturants, too. Grants Pass seems a little more rough- edged to me, but I don't know it as well as Medford or Ashland. The Cascades are just to the east of Medford, w/ some pretty lakes for boating (Lake of the Woods). The Klamath basin is just to the south, and is spectacular. It's not hard to get to the coast either; the main route runs from Grants Pass to Brookings on the coast just north of the California border. From Brookings it's an easy drive down to the redwoods. Not a bad place to live, IMO.