Having lived just down the road from rrockwell in the booming metropolis of Hermiston, the east side has it's own beauty.. open spaces, great sun sets, lots of back roads to ride your motorcycle on, the Blue Mts., many rivers to fish, hunting, Joe Delgado, watermelons... it's different...
Now Madras, well that place is.... well, it just is a place to grab a burger going out of town after winning the Classic, a place to make a left hand turn to a great Lake (or right hand) but it is NO Boardman!!