I had to fly into Portland as a staging point for traveling to the central part of the state for a Christian conference. It was a distasteful destination, but got a lot better the further I got away from it. The rest of the state is still slightly left, by Texas standards, and even Bend, OR has gone to the dark side, voting for Biden in 2020 (allegedly.) I never stopped in Pottyland once I got my rental car at the airport.
I used to live in WA 20 years ago and traveled around the NW on an IT contract. There were crazy areas even then. Eugene was the worst. Instant road rage if I used the left lane for passing. Apparently the right lane was for faster traffic and passing.
But I still miss the fresh, breaded, fried halibut I could get at Long John Silvers. Incredible for drive thru fast food. I was all over that. It’s probably a marijuana dispensary now.
“even Bend, OR has gone to the dark side, voting for Biden in 2020 (allegedly.)”
Thanks to the Camo liberals moving into and living in and out of Bend/SunRiver. That started a couple of decades ago.
They, now, basically have control from Bend/SunRiver, to Sisters and from Bend to Medford.