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Local Geography

Some local terms you might here relating to geographic features.
(note more local to Portland than the rest of the state)

The Mountain
Mount Hood



Unless used refering to an exploded place eg "When the Mountain Blew", then
Mount Saint Helens



The River
either; The Columbia



or; The Willamette River



The Coast
(refers to the Oregon Coast, but note its "the coast" not "the beach")



The Valley
Willamette Valley



The Gorge
Columbia River Gorge



The Falls
Multnomah Falls



(and because Google comes up with some good ones, an alternate take on Multnomah Falls)



Metro or Tri-County
Portland Metropolitan Area (duh)



Back East
Generally, any point east of the Continental Divide; includes The Midwest, the Great Plains, and (sometimes, but not always) The South. (in the case of the map usually anything from the West edge of the Louisiana Purchase to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts).



Key mispronounced words guaranteed to either frustrate an Oregonian or make them chuckle: The name of our State. Willamette River.



For all the other bloggers out there; interested in hearing similar from your locale....

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