First Day in Oregon

I made it! a little over 1800 miles and I'm here. Nothing too exciting about the drive except going through Wyoming after the blizzard hoping that I-80 would be completely open by the time I got there. Note to self: make sure you have a full tank of gas when going through northern Nevada/southern Oregon as there are NO towns or gas pumps there . Driving out west is different than driving out to South Carolina or New Hampshire. It gets less 'busy' with towns. Most of the drive is without cell reception and you hit a bit of desert.
Above is a picture of Pippen and my new house. The weird thing I've noticed about Klamath Falls is how things are dispersed in terms of housing. The area I'm in looks a bit sketchy- paint chipped garages that are caving in, a bullet shell in my front lawn, junk yard back yard and an actual car junkyard a few blocks away. Then, I go less than a mile and I'm right at the Yacht club, the Klamath lake houses and beautifully kept up parks and spectacular views (like the one I took above-only a mile away from where I live!) Pippen and I went on a beautiful hike, see deer pass right in front of us and just smell the pine trees. I know is sounds silly, but the smell of pine trees is truly aromatherapy for me. :)
There is always a bit of culture shock and I never expect it being that this is still the United States. It is against the law to pump my own gas. The last gas pump guy I talked to told me it was to create jobs for Oregon people. I went to a grocery store to get stocked up on food and nothing was where I thought it should be. I felt lost- I had to ask one of the employees if it was OK to get wine because it's against the law to buy wine on Sundays where I'm from. As I handed the cashier my credit card and driver's license she commented on me being from South Dakota. I told here that this was my very first day here in Klamath Falls. She told me "well, welcome home". I think I'm going to like it here.