Recreation in the Columbia River Gorge
sites about hiking, sight-seeing and more
About the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area
In and Around Portland
sites on things to do in the Rose City, Bridgetown, Stumptown, call it what you will
- The Rose Garden - truly spectacular, one of the best in the world since 1915
- Japanese Garden - proclaimed one of the finest outside Japan
- Chinese Garden - amazing place to see wonderful plants, chinese architecture, and sit down for refreshments in the tea house
- Powell's Books - incredible store for used and new books, biggest bookstore west of the Mississippi
- OMSI - Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, great for kids and adults alike
- Music Millenium - a personal favorite, great selection in a huge store with CDs, records and even tapes!
- Jackpot Records - for the slightly more elite audiophile, a more intimate record shopping experience with two locations
Feeling Adventurous?
If you want to make a vacation out of this trip, especially those from the East Coast (you're already travelling across the country!), you might want to look into a trip to the coast which is just over an hour from Portland, under two from Washougal and is home to awe-inspiring forests unlike any you'd see on the East coast. If you really want to take some time the San Juan Islands in British Columbia are a short day's travel away - or very close if you flew and is a region I'm so glad to have seen in this lifetime.
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