I've been thinking about flies all week. That annoying thing about when you start thinking about something then you notice them everywhere. D'you remember this from the interweb version 1.0? the guy (joe cartoon is still around going strong.
http://joecartoon.com/watch/Yscbbc/3_Drunk_Flies_Remastered_in_HD
Growing up in the deep woods in Oregon sounds pretty cool. Tho for an Australian we see a lot of scary movies based on the deep woods in the US. Usually a girl in a nightdress being chased by someone with a chainsaw! Our version of that is Wolf Creek.
Our deep woods are pretty dangerous too. When I lived in the UK I would never think twice about walking through a wooded area. Over here there everything seems like it can and will bite and kill you. i.e tons of deadly Snakes (black, brown, taipan) and Spiders. In New Zealand they have no dangerous snakes at all and the only risk is getting eaten alive by Sandflies.
I'm guessing you probably wouldn't sleep out at night under a tree in Oregon either.