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Portland’s Vista House: Overlooking the Columbia River
A view of Vista House & the Gorge. Creative commons photo by McD22 via Flickr. Portland has plenty of things to see and do to keep visitors busy for several days, but it’s hard to argue with the...
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Visiting the Columbia Gorge and Hood River from Portland
The Columbia River The Columbia River cuts a deep, fog-shrouded gash just east of Portland, Oregon as it flows towards the Pacific Ocean. Here, along the Washington-Oregon border, waterfalls lay hidden...
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Pittock Mansion: Portland’s Hilltop Palace
Portland’s Pittock Mansion The city of Portland is young enough that you might not expect to find many grand historic homes — but one palatial former residence is one of Portland’s main tourist...
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The Portlandia Tour of Portland
Perfect summer day in Portland. photo by Jessica Spiegel Living in Portland for more than two decades means I don’t bat an eye over the guy in a kilt and playing tuba while riding a unicycle, I’ve been...
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Portland’s Best Hiking Trails
From steaming mugs of coffee to pitchers overflowing with specialty brew, with bicycle lanes for miles and roses seemingly always in bloom, there are many things synonymous with the Eden that is...
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Bike Tours in Portland
See Portland by bike Portland is a city that loves biking, even if it doesn’t always seem like sunny biking weather. For a look at the city the way many locals see it, take a Portland bike tour. In...
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The Best Road Trips from Portland
Oregon is road trip country. Whether you’ve got only a day or several, there are some fantastic road trip options starting in Portland. This is merely a selection of the places you can go and things...
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Pop-Up Cinema Nights at the Hotel deLuxe
Pop-Up Cinema at the Hotel deLuxe There’s nothing wrong with a night out at the movies – it’s a time-honored tradition, an excellent way to escape for a couple hours. But couple a retro classic film...
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Eating Up Portland Cliches on the Mississippi Avenue Food Tour
“You’re going to hear me say things like ‘sustainable’ and ‘organic’ a lot on this tour.” Our guide was right. At nearly every tasty stop along the Mississippi Avenue Food Tour in Portland, Oregon,...
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Willamette Wine Country Bike Tour from Portland
A little rain won’t stop the cycling and sipping at Four Graces Winery I’m pedaling along an Oregon country road, following the flapping green rain poncho that is my husband Alan up ahead on his bike....
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Portland Brewery Bike Tour
Lovely, bikeable Portland, Oregon If the Northwest of the U.S. is famed for its ales and especially the recent explosion of its microbrewery scene, then Portland is the jewel in the brewing crown. It’d...
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Floating the Deschutes River in Bend
Pedestrian bridge over the Deschutes River in Bend One of the best ways to spend a summer day in Bend is by floating the Deschutes River right through the center of town. It’s what the locals do, after...
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Pickathon: Festival Paradise in Portland
Blissed out at Portland’s Pickathon. Photo: Kristi Mitsuda. If you don’t live in or around Portland, chances are you haven’t heard of Pickathon — though it may not stay a secret much longer; given that...
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Summer Skiing in Portland
Mt. Hood on the horizon outside Portland It’s impossible to spend time in Portland without noticing the gorgeous Mt. Hood on the horizon. In the winter, it’s a magnet for skiiers and snowboarders –...
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Tourist in My Own Town: Columbia Gorge Waterfalls & Wine Tour
Vineyard guardian at Wy’East Winery. Photo by Jessica Spiegel. I have lived in the Portland area for around twenty years, and in Oregon for all but a dozen of my forty-plus years of life. I can sound,...
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5 Cool Movie Experiences in Portland
Portland’s not particularly known as a movie town, but given its misty, moody weather for much of the year (of which recent days are a prime example), perhaps it’s no surprise the city yields some cozy...
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