On Wednesday, Feb 11th, we drove to Roseburg, OR, about 195 miles south of Portland, to attend a concert performed by The Four Freshmen at the Umpqua Community College. On the way to Roseburg, we stopped in Salem, Oregon's State Capitol, to visit the Capitol Building. We checked exhibits on the main floor and then checked out the Senate and House of Representatives Chambers. Hanna thought the carpet in the Senate Chamber was not very attractive. I agree - it is a weird pattern of squares of either a Chinook salmon (the State Fish) or wheat for the State's agriculture. The carpet in the House Chamber was not much better, but at least was a little more pleasant to look at - diamonds of a Douglas Fir (the State tree). I also took photos of the Senate Chamber, but the lighting was not bright enough for real good detail. The House was in adjournment until Thursday the 12th, but the Senate was scheduled to go in session at 11 AM, so we stayed and watched the session open.
After exiting the Capitol Building, we walked around (in the rain) on the Capitol Mall across the street from the Capitol, reading plaques imbedded in the sidewalks. Many depicted State things, like the State Bird, State Insect, etc. Hanna remarked that the Oregon State Weather is RAIN.
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