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Portland Oregon to me is many things. My first trip I came for the purpose of flying out. I came through here on the train several times in a circle tour of the country. Connecting from the Empire Builder to the Coast Starlight. These were great trips and very happy times in my life.
Then came the times I’d come here to visit friends from New York, who had moved out. Would come out for four to seven days at a time and just chill.
Most recently now I am using Portland as a mileage run destination. It makes a great place to go on a same day turn. Late flights out. Good routing options elsewhere on the west coast. And with MAX connected to the airport you are only 35 minutes from downtown with trains every 15 or so minutes.
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MAX
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MAX is the local street tram system. One of my favorites as it reminds me of Karlsruhe. It is connected to the airport.... more travel advice
Rose Gardens
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The Rose Gardens of Washington Park is where we started our day. Arriving off of the bus from the MAX we made a quick... more travel advice
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You should always be prepared for rain when coming here. For when the rains come they come heavy. As you can see in... more travel advice
PDX Bar
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Happy Hour from 3-6 every day. Food about 75% off regular prices. more travel advice
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Nice tips, Chris. Sounds like a great place to check out.
WHO GIVES A *** ITS A BIKE. you guys are so stupid haha like my balls
I visited Portland on business this month. Didn't see much of it. Rained a lot. Do you still go on mileage runs? Would have loved to come across the riverside path. What's with all the gardens?
To me, a "mileage run" means to go jogging over a long slow distance. You can't tell me you fly clear to Oregon from New York to go jogging....
Cool town. Havent been here yet though.
Very cool little city with a hip attitude. Nice back drop w/ that mountain. (Mt Hood I think?!?)
How cool! We have pigs, here!
I'm glad you enjoyed your trip to Portland. I remember my first time in NYC I kept trying to compare it to Portland (the only "big" city i knew) , and my daughter would say, "Mom, it's NOTHING like Portland."
Pretty accurate page according to this Oregonian. Thanks for the visit; come again and stop in Eugene.
Tag! Baseball and cows in Orgeon. Cool.