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<blockquote data-quote="Mean Eyed Cat" data-source="post: 3137772" data-attributes="member: 4564"><p>I lived in Portland for 5 years and I still go back there frequently. Now, I just live a few hundred miles northeast [in Washington] - but I still miss that city. I grew up in the Northwest – having lived in Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northern California – so I know this area very well.</p><p></p><p>I used to live 5 minutes from Powell’s and I loved it. In fact, I would often bicycle down there. Between that store and the Internet, I have managed to fill 7 tall bookshelves in my house. In fact, whenever I’m in Portland, I make sure to stop by Powell’s. And speaking of bicycles, Portland is a very bicycle friendly city. I used to bike to work [6+ miles one way] and to various other places around town. Lots of bike paths and trails.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The best place for that kind of running is Forest Park. It’s in the Northwest part of the city and it is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States. Huge park with lots of dirt trails. However, its not next to PDX. Take Marine Drive west, hang a left on N. Portland Rd., go through St. Johns and cross the St. Johns Bridge [awesome bridge BTW] and you'll run into Forest Park. If you Mapquest it, you shouldn't have any problem getting there.</p><p></p><p>Portland has a lot of activities to do. Saturday Market, Chinese & Japanese Gardens, funky little shops, pubs and the semi-famous Bagdad Theater in the Hawthorne District, the MAX and Portland Streetcars [the best lightrail system in the NW] and great restaurants [one of my favorites is Alexis Greek Restaurant on Burnside].</p><p></p><p>Now some negatives. It rains a lot! Buy a good raincoat. The cost of living has gone up. Houses are now very expensive [but still cheaper than, say, southern California]. And, for all its quaintness, it’s still a city. Traffic can be a bear. These last two points are some of the reasons we moved [well, that and me going back to grad. school]. My wife’s anxiety would skyrocket anytime we got on the freeway.</p><p></p><p>But the mountains are really close and there are many picturesque waterfalls to explore. And a couple of my favorite stores are on Sandy Blvd. - Things From Another World, a comic book store, and Bridgetown Hobbies, a FLGS.</p><p></p><p>Have Fun!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mean Eyed Cat, post: 3137772, member: 4564"] I lived in Portland for 5 years and I still go back there frequently. Now, I just live a few hundred miles northeast [in Washington] - but I still miss that city. I grew up in the Northwest – having lived in Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho, and Northern California – so I know this area very well. I used to live 5 minutes from Powell’s and I loved it. In fact, I would often bicycle down there. Between that store and the Internet, I have managed to fill 7 tall bookshelves in my house. In fact, whenever I’m in Portland, I make sure to stop by Powell’s. And speaking of bicycles, Portland is a very bicycle friendly city. I used to bike to work [6+ miles one way] and to various other places around town. Lots of bike paths and trails. The best place for that kind of running is Forest Park. It’s in the Northwest part of the city and it is the largest wilderness park within city limits in the United States. Huge park with lots of dirt trails. However, its not next to PDX. Take Marine Drive west, hang a left on N. Portland Rd., go through St. Johns and cross the St. Johns Bridge [awesome bridge BTW] and you'll run into Forest Park. If you Mapquest it, you shouldn't have any problem getting there. Portland has a lot of activities to do. Saturday Market, Chinese & Japanese Gardens, funky little shops, pubs and the semi-famous Bagdad Theater in the Hawthorne District, the MAX and Portland Streetcars [the best lightrail system in the NW] and great restaurants [one of my favorites is Alexis Greek Restaurant on Burnside]. Now some negatives. It rains a lot! Buy a good raincoat. The cost of living has gone up. Houses are now very expensive [but still cheaper than, say, southern California]. And, for all its quaintness, it’s still a city. Traffic can be a bear. These last two points are some of the reasons we moved [well, that and me going back to grad. school]. My wife’s anxiety would skyrocket anytime we got on the freeway. But the mountains are really close and there are many picturesque waterfalls to explore. And a couple of my favorite stores are on Sandy Blvd. - Things From Another World, a comic book store, and Bridgetown Hobbies, a FLGS. Have Fun!!! [/QUOTE]
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