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Teresa Bergen

Teresa Bergen is a Portland, Oregon-based travel writer, who is often found swimming, running, kayaking, looking for something vegan to eat, petting a cat or poking around in an old cemetery. Her work has appeared in many print and online publications, including Hemispheres, the Health Journal, South China Morning Post, Saturday Evening Post and Whole Life Times Magazine. She is the author of Easy Portland Outdoors and co-author of Historic Cemeteries of Portland, Oregon. Teresa is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and has a BA in journalism and an MFA in fiction writing.
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A round, yellow-orange citrus fruit hanging from a tree.

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Forested hills.

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Figures drawn on a red rock.

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An oil refinery.

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A tree branch covered in green leaves.

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The shadow of a fracking machine against the sunset.

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An aerial view of a machine farming a field.

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The face of a giant puppet.

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A forest of cut-down trees.

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Strips of chicken on a salad.

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