What’s to Love: Since moving here to Portland in 1999, my wife and I have hiked Angel’s Rest too many times to count. To this day, it remains one or our favorite hikes in the Columbia… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Read more:
Hiking Angel’s Rest
Windsurfers will be flying high over the Columbia River this weekend for the annual Gorge Windfest.
See the original post here:
Windsurfers will be hitting Hood River this weekend
Catherine Creek is a relatively easy hike that’s within 90 minutes of Portland and offers scenic views of the Columbia River Gorge. Click through the photos to learn more about the hike.
See the original post here:
Go for a hike: Catherine Creek
Our January issue is out this week with loads of information to help you get 2011 off to a great start! We have an extended article about Family Finances , with tips on assessing and reducing your expenses as well as helpful stories from local families who have been successful doing both. We also have a feature called “Write On!” detailing how local schools have ramped up their efforts to nurture great writers and tips on what you can do at home to support those efforts. You’ll find all your favorite regular columns, too, including Ramona , an Out & About on cross-country skiing , and a Family Fare of Yakuza and their new Kids Happy Hour. Our Angels Among Us column features a partnership between the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette and Oregon Mentors to encourage more people to become mentors. (Did you know January is National Mentoring month?) And our Viewpoint from Energy Trust piggybacks on our Finance feature, with information about how you can save money (and natural resources!) by saving energy in your home. Pick up a copy beginning this week, or read it online beginning January 1.
Link:
Our January Issue
The Columbia and Willamette River fleets will be together Sunday evening as they perform in the St. John's area.
Read more:
Christmas ships set sail Sunday
Traveling the Old Columbia River Gorge Highway, first stop should be Vista House high atop Crown Point overlooking miles of forest, cliffs and river below.
Original post:
Visiting Vista House and Crown Point near Portland, Oregon
Hundreds of swimmers will take a plunge into the Columbia River Monday, to take part in the annual Cross Channel Swim.
Read the rest here:
Annual swim across Columbia River set for Labor Day
Grant McOmie shows us an ancient fish species that is alive and well in Oregon – a dinosaur with fins that you can visit at the Bonneville Fish Hatchery in the Columbia River Gorge.
Follow this link:
Grant’s Getaways – Dinosaurs With Fins and Giant Discoveries
What’s to Love: North Portland — so many parks, so little time! Yes, Columbia Park is awesome, and it has a pool. Pier Park has a pool, an 18-hole disc golf course, and an amazing skatepark. Of course, there is Peninsula Park, Smith & Bybee Wetlands, Kelley Point Park, and many other little gems scattered
See the article here:
Kenton Park
The fireworks will be set off from the western end of Pearson Air Park on Sunday, not from barges on the Columbia as they have been for years.
View original post here:
Fort Vancouver 4th party runs noon to dusk fireworks
If it's April, there must be flowers! And we don't mean in your yard; we mean in the Columbia River Gorge, where more than 700 different species of wildflowers bloom throughout the year, many of them right now.
Go here to read the rest:
Hike(s) of the Month: Flipping for Flowers
Free Fireworks on the Columbia River 30 minutes from Portland Are you a bit intimidated by the 4th of July crowds around Portland? Perhaps, it’s time to try something different this 4th of July. Here is a note from our friends in St. Helens, Oregon. Celebrate the 4th of July in Saint Helens Olde Towne on the
Read the original:
4th of July St. Helens, OR
This Saturday, June 12, is National Get Outdoors Day (GO Day!), a new annual event designed to encourage healthy, active outdoor fun in communities across the U.S. Locally, the Vancouver Water Resources Education Center is celebrating with Second Saturday festivities for the whole family. The theme for their free event is “Explore Your Backyard,” with activities to encourage families to experience active outdoor fun in our own backyards, neighborhoods and region. Smokey Bear and Ranger Rick will be in attendance, and activities will include a Family Fun Walk along the Columbia River and much more. You’ll be able to get up close and personal with birds of prey, ride in the Big Canoe or paddle a kayak, play disc golf, watch a Dutch over cooking demonstration, find out how to care for wooden lawn furniture and learn about the many opportunities for walking, biking and hiking around the area. There also will be an archery demonstration and bike maintenance clinic, and the Burgerville NOMAD will provide tasty eats. For more information about this free event, visit cityofvancouver.us/watercenter.asp . For more information about National Get Outdoors Day, visit nationalgetoutdoorsday.org .
Go here to read the rest:
It’s GO Time!
,
Currently: ˚
Feels Like: ˚
Hi: ˚, Lo: ˚
weather feed courtesy of weather.com - thanks!