Gravity Falls fandom-

any of you going to explore Oregon for the Bill statue, here’s a few things to know and do ahead of time from a girl who spent most her summers in the high desert area up there.



-Let a lot of people know, do not go alone, DO NOT GO ALONE

-bring food, water, flares, and other emergency stuff.



-IT’S STILL WINTER. DON’T START EXPLORING A FOREST AT 2PM. START EARLY IN THE DAY, SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF LIGHT TO WORK WITH IF YOU DO GET LOST

-Get maps, real maps not phone maps. Oregon has shitty cell service, especially the high desert area.

-mark the paths you take with something you will recognize that will not hurt nature.

-Wear layers of clothing. Pants, leggings, undershirts, tees and jackets. It may be decent during the day but fuck it gets cold at night.

-On a long drive and still have a ¼ of a tank- gas up at the station before you continue on. HW-97 has over 2 hours of nothing but trees and no gas stations. You do not want to run out of gas. If you’re in Crescent and continuing north get gas. Trust me.



-Happen to be hungry and near Bend? Stick it out 18 more miles for Redmond. Bend is a nightmare to navigate, Redmond has almost all of it’s fast food restaurants along it’s highway part of town.

-If you’re in Sisters and going west-GET GAS, again it’s like a 2 hour drive to the next station.

-Truck stop restaurants usually have a plug for your phone to charge while you eat. very helpful.

-do not go into the forest without a fully charged phone. Hell go to walmart and buy one of those $30 go phones as a backup that you leave off until your other phone dies.

-bring a camera instead of using your cellphone for photos. Save batteries in case you need them.

-if you happen to go up the coast, jesus fuck speed traps. Brookings is hella bad for this.



-Oregon coast also has a area with signs saying not to pick up hitchhikers- there is a prison near by DO NOT PICK UP HITCHHIKERS (you shouldn’t do this anyway)



-if you happen to stop at rest stops and there is a creepy fucker by the side you need to go in, either have a friend watch them or consider driving up the road a bit more and going on the side of the road.



-Oregon speed limits are I believe 50 for highway (may have went up) 30 in towns, 25 in school zones even if school is out. Drive careful they hate out of state drivers and are shit for posting the limits.



Please stay safe if you’re going to explore. Oregon is a neat place, but fuck it’s full of gun toting hicks, private property, wild animals, and creepers. Take a buddy or two, do no separate.

