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Re: Portland, OR ideas Posted on: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:34:29 EST


"Patty Winter" wrote in message
news:45cfabf6$0$14113$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> In article ,
> Bill in Schenectady wrote:
>>I had previously asked about things to do and see in Seattle. Well, our
>>trip plans have changed and instead of taking Amtrak to Seattle, we will
>>disembark in Portland. We'll probably spend a couple of days in Portland
>>before moving on to spend most of our visit in and around the Columbia
>>River
>>Gorge.
>
> What time of year? And are you willing to rent a car while you're there?
>
> A trip up Mount Hood (with lunch at Timberline Lodge, perhaps) would
> be beautiful.
>
>
> Patty
>

We will arrive in Portland on June 27 and leave Portland for Glacier
National Park (and ultimate trip back home) on July 6. So that's ten days,
including arrival and departure day.

We don't intend to rent a car immediately, but would like to stay a couple
of days in Portland without a car. After that, we'll do a slow loop around
the Columbia River Gorge, with side trips to interesting areas. Figure that
we'll rent a car for a week of the ten days.

We'd like to do one day trip to the coast (ideas, anyone?), one day trip to
Mt. St. Helens (I've always wanted to see that), and plan to do lots of
hiking and other outdoor activities in the Gorge and surrounding mountains.
We'd also like to take in a winery tour or two, do some whitewater rafting,
and perhaps consider renting bicycles if there are some good off road
bicycle trails.