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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 07:57:06 EST
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- Subject: Re: Cloudy skies over Portland
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- Posted on 27 Jan 1993 at 06:15:10 by Joan Boorstein
- >> Pleasant. I don't think it's ever really humid in NC. And if we're in the
- >> mountainy areas, it will be cool. (Not cold like RI, but cool.)
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- The only 'cold' part of RI I remember was being near the water on 'bake day.
- In the main, I remember sweating like a pig.
-
- >Although the Smokies have great scenery, there is much to see in Portland
- >and environs: Mount Hood, Columbia River, Pacific Ocean within a couple of
- >hours ...
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- And don't forget the bookstores! There's a good Japanese bookstore and also
- that bookstore that is the largest in the US--I can't remember the name, but
- others mentioned it.
-
- Besides, while NC is East Coast, it's hardly a day's drive from Boston/NYC/
- Philadelphia. I think the East Coast advantage is diminished by going so
- far south.
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- Karen
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