Emerald City and the City of Roses

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August 4th 2008

Published: October 16th 2008

Spent some time in my favorite area of the country, the Pacific Northwest. We now have several good friends that live in the Seattle area, so it gave us even more of an excuse to visit. Grace had never been to Oregon, so we spent some time in Portland and the Oregon coast. ... Read Full Entry

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Carkeek Park

Jayhawk Plate

We were eating lunch in Portland at Dan & Louis Oyster Bar and noticed this great plate that was hanging by our table. Rock Chalk!

Portland Rose Garden

Powell City of Books

The greatest book store EVER! Grace and I could spend days in here

Columbia River Gorge & Vista House

Columbia River Gorge

Latourell Falls

Columbia River Gorge Scenic Drive

My kind of highway

Multnomah Falls

Portland Food Carts

Food carts are a delicious, cheap lunch option in downtown Portland

Astoria Oregon

View from the Astoria Column of the Columbia River as it empties into the Pacific

Cannon Beach Oregon

Reminds you of the movie Goonies, doesn't it?

Cannon Beach Oregon

Salumi

The line was long (45 minutes) at this Anthony Bourdain favorite, but well worth the wait.

16th October 2008

Reba
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Missing Home!
Oh my goodness this was so great to see all of these pictures! It made me miss home a bit and definitely wishing I could get back there soon. Snoqualmie falls was one of my favorite places to go. Thanks for sharing Chris!!!

25th July 2009

Mark Jaeger
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My home state!
That Oyster bar is in my Road food book, a good place indeed. I have been there and enjoyed a clam chowder bowl I believe. Also, I believe that is where Goonies was taped but I am not sure, I know it was at some place in Oregon.

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