{"id":1402,"date":"2019-03-24T03:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T10:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2019-03-23T16:38:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T23:38:30","slug":"high-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mackenziesontheroad.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/24\/high-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"High Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In Vermont, we watch the weather for ice because it means travel will be dicey. When we go to a hotel, we always look for the exits, in case of fire. When we stay in a campground we look for the bathrooms, you want to be close, but not too close, if you know what I mean. On the Oregon Coast, we always look for the high ground. No, it isn’t because we are from the mountains and crave altitude, it is because of tsunamis. You can’t go anywhere on the coast without being reminded that you are in a tsunami zone. It doesn’t keep you awake at night, but all the signage certainly keeps your eyes searching for higher ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everywhere you go, there are maps of evacuation routes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And signs on the benches reminding you.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And signs on the roads letting you know when you are enterring or leaving tsunami zones.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Even the places we stay have maps or directions on how to get to higher ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tidbit: The last tsunami to hit the Oregon coast, that I could find, was in 1964. It was triggered by the great Alaskan quake in Prince William Sound.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Vermont, we watch the weather for ice because it means travel will be dicey. When we go to a hotel, we always look for the exits, in case of fire. When we stay in a campground we look for the bathrooms, you want to be close, but not too close, if you know what … <\/p>\n

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