One of our favorite things about Portland is its green spaces, particularly the parks on the western edge of the city. There are not very many places where huge swaths of desirable land within city limits have been set aside and protected, and Portland has several of them in its western hills. These parks, which…
If you’re looking for a hike within 90 minutes of Portland that takes you to one of the best views of snow-capped Mt. Hood that you’ll find anywhere in Oregon, you’re in the right place. Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain is one of our favorite hikes near Mt. Hood, and we’ve done it several times…
It’s no secret that Oregon is paradise for waterfall lovers. Between the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge and the ten we’re about to talk about in Silver Falls State Park, we’re fairly certain that you could put Oregon head-to-head with any other state in terms of beautiful waterfalls and it would easily win. If…
Tamanawas Falls had been on our list for a little while before we actually hiked it – we’ve now done it multiple times across the seasons – but the location on the far side of Hood from Portland made it a little hard to reach. When we found ourselves planning a trip to Mt. Hood…
The trail up to McNeil Point is one of those hikes that we have somewhat conflicting feelings about. We tell everyone we know that it’s one of the best hikes in Oregon, reminisce about first seeing the view of Mount Hood from Bald Mountain on an early summer morning and having to pick our jaws…
When you’re in Portland, a “nice day” is at least partially defined by whether or not you can see Mount Hood’s snowy peak on the horizon to the east, towering behind the city at just over 11,000 feet. Growing up in Seattle, we had a similar barometer – in Seattle’s case, it’s Mount Rainier –…