Time to Say Goodbye Again! Our Stay in Portland, OR 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 […]
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International Rose Test Garden, Portland Our Stay in Portland, OR 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
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Powell Butte Nature Park, Portland Our Stay in Portland, OR 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
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Kelley Point Park, OR Our Stay in Portland, OR 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
Portland Japanese Garden Our Stay in West Linn, OR Finally Visiting Portland Japanese Garden I started the day by completing a 5k in Tryon State Park. It had been a while since I was able to run 3 miles. I am glad I did; it feels good to get the heart rate up again. I
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A Hike Up Portland’s Mount Tabor Park Our Stay in Portland, OR Portland’s Volcanic Gem: Mount Tabor Park Sunshine and spring in the air – it was the perfect day to explore one of Portland’s hidden gems: Mount Tabor Park! This extinct volcano offered a beautiful and educational hike within Portland’s city limits. Our hike
The Southeast Portland Area Our Adventures in Hillsboro, OR On A Sunny Winter Saturday Morning … … we embarked on a few leisurely hikes through Southeast Portland’s most enchanting trails. Our journey began with the longest trail, the Bluff Trail at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, which offered amazing views of the Willamette River and its
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Exploring The Green Oases in Portland’s Suburbs Our Adventures in Hillsboro, OR Portland’s Green Gems After a week of walking in the Hillsboro neighborhood close to home, hubby and I longed for a different scenery. So, despite the rain and clouds, we put on our hiking shoes and drove off to visit the green gems
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America’s Largest City ForestForest Park Our Stay in Hillsboro, OR Hiking the Forest Park Wildwood Trail Forest Park is just 15 minutes away from our apartment and is one of the largest natural forested parks in America with 80 miles of trails throughout 5200 acres. It stretches for more than 7 miles along the slopes
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