A Weekend in Portland
Hello all,
How are y'all? The current quarantine most of us are living in is surreal. I hope you're doing okay.
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I found time to work on a little something I've been wanting to do since February when I went to Portland! First off, we stayed in the city for two days and the third day we spent chasing waterfalls along the columbia river highway (6 waterfalls link here.).
Our hotel was in downtown, we used the train/bus system to get us around! (5$ all day use) When I think of a Portland morning, the first thing that comes to mind is some friendly local coffee and Voodoo Doughnuts! *note this is right across the "Keep Portland Weird" sign*
Following that we took the train to Portland's Aerial Tram for a view of the city. The tram is around 5$ round trip (very short trip) but you get lovely views for a few moments.
We went back to Downtown to walk around, go to a cute cat cafe (Purrington) and check Powell's Books and went to the Winter Light Festival.
The following morning consisted of coffee, walking bridges and visiting the Oregon Museum.
One of favorite places in Portland is Forest Park. We took the bus to this random location (Firelane 1) and hiked for almost 30 min+ through mud but the view at the top was so worth it. Perfect layout for a picnic.
We made our way back to downtown for a coffee stop at Stumptown.
If you walk over to Burnside Bridge, you'll get views of the river and the White Stag sign (:
There was a flock of birds when we were there, it was shocking and beautiful.
Our last day was spent it driving along the highway looking for waterfalls and viewpoints. We rented a car for this (about 50$ for the whole day with gas) The 6 waterfall blog is linked here.
Below is Panorama Viewpoint :)
Oregon has lovely cities and beautiful mountains. It is a heartening getaway.
This trip was only last month but our lives have changed since. Most of these places are temporarily closed due to the coronavirus (such as staying for coffee, going to the bookstore or doing the aerial tram). Nonetheless, I hope everyone's lives can go back to normal and you can continue to make future plans to visit these amazing places on Earth. Stay positive and take care my friends!
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