Nisqually State Park, Eatonville, WA Washington A Short Hike in Nisqually State Park After a day of driving, we stayed in the area and visited Washington’s newest park, Nisqually State Park. Washington acquired land in the area and created Nisqually State Park. The park opened officially in 1990 and is located in the original homelands […]
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Time to Say Goodbye Again! Oregon The Fox Chase Flat The past week, our home away from home was a charming, spacious Airbnb apartment, in Portland’s friendly, urban neighborhood Concordia. We loved the parks, restaurants, and coffee shops just around the corner and weren’t surprised to learn that this neighborhood is considered one of the
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International Rose Test Garden, Portland Oregon The International Rose Test Garden Is Simply A Lust for The Eyes Sometimes you just need to change plans. Hubby and I had planned to hike part of the Wildwood trail. The marker with directions to the Rose Garden at the starting point near the parking lot made us
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Powell Butte Nature Park, Portland Oregon Our 1st Visit to Powell Butte! We expected to walk in a park surrounded by houses when we drove to the Powell Butte Nature Park’s parking lot. However, as we climbed up the hill into the park, the houses disappeared. Suddenly, we were surprised to see the very beautiful
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Kelley Point Park, OR Oregon We are baack! How wonderful it is to be back in the Pacific Northwest to continue our traveling adventure again! I was excited to see the beautiful white mountaintops flying into the area again. After we landed and drove to our accommodation, everything looked cheerful. Driving through Portland, we saw
Traveling Back to the Netherlands Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Flying Back Home Again! Our son drove us to Portland International Airport for our red-eye flight to Chicago International Airport, traveling back to the Netherlands. After dropping us off with two large suitcases and Hemmes, we quickly hugged and said, “See you soon!” We landed
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Checking Out! Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Checking Out! And again, we said goodbye to another comfortable, convenient Airbnb. The Milwaukee, OR, Airbnb was cozy, clean, spacious, and nicely decorated, with off-street parking. We hiked the popular Trolley Trail many times and conveniently traveled to downtown Portland on the Max Light Rail. And driving to
Hotel Benson in Portland, OR Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Hotel Benson, Portland, OR My DIL and I met at The Palm Court at the Hotel Benson in Portland on the shortest day of the year for lunch, to see the gingerbread display, and to stroll downtown. The historic hotel opened in 1913 and still
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Ships Parade in Portland, OR Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Ships Parade Our DIL invited us to join them to see the 68th Christmas Ships Parade in Portland on the Willamette River on December 20, 2022. Despite the rain, many people were interested in seeing the ships decorated for Christmas. The event was organized and
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The Trolley Trail, Milwaukie, OR Our Stay in Milwaukie, OR Back to Oregon We returned to Oregon after moving two and a half years ago. We are staying in a cute Airbnb downtown Oak Grove, near Milwaukie, OR. It feels great to be back! Family and friends are within half an hour’s drive. I am
