Recently I did a trip to Portland for a conference. In these occasions I try to travel around and get to know a new place. One year ago, I wrote about
Andre and his family, leaving San Diego. He graduated from UCSD and is now a professor at Oregon State University, Corvallis. This is very close to Portland, and I wanted to pay them a visit. Also, my current flatmate lived in Portland for three years, and as soon as he knew I was travelling there, he started unrolling an endless list of things I "must visit". He was right, Oregon is a beautiful green state, and I was not disappointed as you will see in the pictures.
The west coast of the US, is made up of three states (bottom-up): California, Oregon and Washington. Since Portland is very close to the state border with Washington, I also checked the Vancouver (a small neighboring city). Thus, I have completed my tour along the west coast. Hopefully I can still find time for Alaska and Hawaii... but for the time being, enjoy a few pictures of this trip.
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| Deschutes brewery |
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| Crater lake is the deepest lake in the country |
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| Columbia River scenic drive (WA on the other side) |
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| Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Gorge |
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| Mount Hood |
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| Rose garden |
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| Mt. Hood, a view from the Japanese garden |
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| My rental car and parked in one of the motels I slept |
