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Bonnie Ryan works part time for Travel Southern Oregon as Blogger/Web Content/Social Media Support. Full time, she is a Project Coordinator for Allied Health Services at Rogue Community College. She likes to go camping and hiking, and enjoys the Southern Oregon lifestyle of river rafting and going to other various community events (such as music festivals and wine tasting). She has lived in the Rogue Valley her whole life but enjoys traveling and seeing other parts of the world. To read other blog posts by Bonnie visit Travel Southern Oregon on Wordpress at http://travelsouthernoregon.wordpress.com/.

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