The Oregon Country Fair... Day 5-13 of 30 Days Of AWESOME!

Original post June 22, 2011

"Hello All, and apologies for my belated blogging. I was camping in the woods outside of Eugene, OR for a week with no Internet. I will be posting day 5-13 of AWESOME! soon.

Cheers,

Ang"

The Oregon Country Fair is the hardest thing to sum up with words...

For Day 5 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! I walked around the Fair-site (the land on which the event takes place) and captured images of this Oregon riverside void of people. This peaceful setting only last until workers and participants show up.

Here is a photo gallery of the magic that lingers from last years Oregon Country Fair.

I have been attending the OCF for a long long time. My mom has taken my brother and I since we were youngsters. We have had the privilege of working Pre-Fair (which is: The month leading up to the event, around 300 people volunteer their time and creativity to set up and make the festival happen.)
These volunteers do everything from Mechanic works...
to Construction and the reconstruction of booths, stages, benches, tables, bathrooms...
some people work creating art to decorate the land with...
the Water Crew makes sure dust doesn't take over the event.
There are many crews I've yet to name, but let's skip right to the Kitchen Crew...
Our outdoor kitchen ^
I am known at Pre-Fair as the "drinks girl." I am one of a handful of ladies that brews tea, juice and coffee all day. We hydrate the workers and spice up their cups with inventive blends.
The kitchen uses all Organic and local produce... below is the OFC garden located on site.


Our food is DELICIOUS!
There are dirt paths that lead to everything...
Volunteers and vendors camp on site. Here is a camp spot tucked away in the trees. The mailbox gives them away.
Everything on site is ART! From the benches...

to the structures...




to the stages.

Here is what the vendor paths look like...
The"Ritz" saunas, tubs and showers.

Magic happens on this land.
Here I am with a dragonfly perched on my shoulder. He decided to hangout with me a while.
My friend the frog... joined us while basking in the sun.
My week at the OCF site was AMAZINGLY AWESOME! and BUSY BUSY BUSY.

Catching up...

Day 6 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Midnight gluten-free waffles from scratch with 10 friends!

Day 7 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Made chocolate syrup and orange syrup from scratch.

Day 8 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Outdoor movie (True Grit) projected onto a barn and visible from the sauna window!

Day 9 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Being lead around in a wooden push-cart with blankets and pillows.

Day 10 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Singing "Jukebox Hero" with a live band!

Day 11 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Sleeping all night in a "Cuddle Puddle" of my friends.

Day 12 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Creating my very own signature tea/juice brew. (All from scratch) Cucumber/Mint infused water+Sweet Ginger Brew (agave and boiled ginger tea)+Lime Juice= "Angeli's AWESOME! Brew"

Day 13 of 30 Days Of AWESOME! - Eating salad w/ 2 meals/day for a week straight.