Photos: Life in Oregon
Oregon Daily Life
Aron Romero, 15, does a back flip off the concrete support of the Union Street Bridge and into the Willamette River, at Wallace Marine Park, in Salem, Ore., on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Temperatures reached in the mid-90s on Wednesday, and are expected to reach the 100 degree mark on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Timothy J. Gonzalez)