Tales of a Technogypsie

Wandering Leaf Designs, also known as “Wandering Leaf, LLC” was a web studio located in the region of North America’s Pacific Northwest – servicing its clients in the United States & Canadian provinces. A Limited Liability Company, Wandering Leaf Designs provided their clients with top-notch web designs, logos, art, graphics, wireless / nomadic technologies, and [...]

Eugene, Oregon Eugene Oregon competes with Seattle for the title of “Emerald City”. It is also known as “Hippie Town” and “Track Town USA”. Eugene will always have a dear part of my life as “home”. While I only lived there from 1993-1994, and 2000-2001, it has been a place I often visit annually and [...]

American StonehengeMaryhill, Washington * Contact: Maryhill Museum of Art * 35 Maryhill Museum Drive * Goldendale, Washington 98620 * 509-773-3733 * American has several stonehenges – replicas of the infamous original from the British Isles. The American Stonehenge at Maryhill is one of the most popular sitting atop a lonely bluff overlooking the town of [...]

Columbia River The Columbia River was named after Captain Robert Gray’s ship, the “Columbia Rediviva”. It is also called the “Big River”, “The River of the West”, or “River Oregon”. It flows through Canada in British Columbia, and in the U.S. through the States of Washington and Oregon. Its tributaries are the Spillimacheen River, Beaver [...]

Oregon, United States of Americawww.oregon.gov Cities: Portland Events: Faerieworlds Parks and Recreation: Breitenbush River and Detroit Lake Breitenbush Hotsprings Resources: Oregon TG Links Oregon is also known as the “Beaver State”. The earliest known use of the name “Oregon” was spelled as “Ouragon” by Major Robert Rogers in his 1765 petition to the Kingdom of [...]

Ring of Fire * 1099 Chambers Street * Eugene, OR 97402-3706 * (541) 344-6475 * www.ringoffirerestaurant.com A great Thai restaurant on the outskirts of downtown in Eugene, Oregon. Its been awhile since I’ve actually dined there (several years) but recently went for drinks with a friend and pleased by the fabulous service. Had the Thai [...]

Rose & Thistle Fish n’ Chips, Eugene, Oregon Rose and Thistle Fish n’ Chips * 398 East 11th Avenue * Eugene, OR 97401-3246 * (541) 343-2244 * A great little mom n’ pop hole in the wall fish n’ chips joint with a British atmosphere. Reminded me a bit of doing fish n’ chips in [...]

Good Faeries Masquerade Ball Good Faeries Masquerade Ball * January 29th, 2010 * McDonald Theater * Faerieworlds Winter 2010 * Eugene, Oregon * Blossomed forth from the infamously successful Summer Faerie Festival extravaganza … Faerieworlds … comes a rather new evolution of their festival – The Winter Celebration. Hosted indoors similar to a “Con” rather [...]

Dollar Rent-A-Car( Portland International Airport ) I’ve always been a BUDGET Rent-A-Car man, but this time I wandered outside of my usual to Carrentals.com and was lured over to Dollar for cost and a deal that had Budget quite beat. $67 Lock-n-Low special from Thursday late night through Sunday early evening. Since I’m not a [...]

Faerieworlds 2009http://www.faerieworlds.com * http://www.myspace.com/faerieworlds * July 31st – August 2, 2009 * Mt. Pisgah Arboretum * 34901 Frank Parrish Road * Eugene, OR 97405 * Just off I-5, exit 189 Each year towards the close of summer arrives and opens a gateway between the worlds allowing mortals and faeries to dance and frolick together. One [...]

Breitenbush River & Detroit Lake, OregonThrough the Mount Jefferson Wilderness of the enchanting Cascades of Central Oregon lies a spiritual river known as the Breitenbush. It spurs off the North Santiam River in western Oregon draining one of Oregon’s most rugged Cascadian forests just east of Salem. The Breitenbush river comes from several short forks [...]

Breitenbush Hotsprings * PO Box 578 * Detroit, OR 97342 *www.breitenbush.comA very restful and relaxing intentional community and resort nestled in the Oregon wilderness. It is a retreat and a conference center that is worker-owned community that specializing in spiritual retreats and holistic healing. Surrounded by the Willamette National Forest it is indeed a piece [...]

Powell’s Bookstore Powell’s Bookstore 1005 W Burnside Portland, OR 97209 USA http://www.powells.com/One of the world’s largest collections of new and used books in buildings that encompass a city block plus, this store holds over a million books. Nine color coded rooms house over 3,500 different sections, offering something for every interest, including an incredible selection [...]

Trader Joes downtown Portland Downtown Portland Trader Joes (971) 544-0788 · 2122 NW Glisan St, Portland, Oregon http://www.traderjoes.com/Ah Trader Joe’s … my favorite neighbourhood grocery store. Though not a single one in my currently resident state of Colorado. I have to drive to Albuquerque or Santa Fe, New Mexico to get to it. Or fly [...]

IYHA downtown Portland Hostel IYHA Downtown Portland Youth Hostel425 NW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 * Tel. 1-503-2412783 * Fax. 1-503-5255910 * info@nwportlandhostel.com http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostels-HI—Portland,-Northwest-060112.en.htmPortland’s most centrally located hostel within walking distance to city centre, Amtrak/Greyhound, Washington Park (Rose Garden, Japanese Garden, Oregon Zoo), Powell’s City of Books, museums, downtown, the Pearl, Chinatown and more. In [...]

Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregonhttp://www.technogypsie.com/usa/or/portland.html Portland is Oregon’s most famous city and is located in United State’s scenic Pacific Northwest state of Oregon near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers. It is the Pacific Northwest’s third largest city (after Vancouver, B.C. and Seattle, WA). In July of 2008 Portland’s estimated population is 575,930 and [...]