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2) portland, or - Downtown, the Gorge, that's about it really


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pacfic crest trail

mt jefferson wilderness area

A bit south but...awesome:
Crater lake

Rogue river:

Rafting

Jet boats:

Jet boats


Closer to portland again:

Multnomah falls

beacon rock

Rooster rock - not as cool as beacon rock

Evergreen avation museum, home of the spruce goose.

And about 1:30-2 hours north near mt st helens:

ape caves

A lava tube cave that's pretty sweet.

Basically everything good to do in the portland area is outside.

I'll let others handle seattle except for:


seattle para gliding

which fly's off of:

Tiger moutain

Which is a good recation area with some pretty good hiking and
mountain biking.

stabn

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I lived in PDX for over 20 years and never did any of that cause it was ALWAYS RAINING!!!!

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2) portland, or - Downtown, the Gorge, that's about it really


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pacfic crest trail

mt jefferson wilderness area

A bit south but...awesome:
Crater lake

Rogue river:

Rafting

Jet boats:

Jet boats


Closer to portland again:

Multnomah falls

beacon rock

Rooster rock - not as cool as beacon rock

Evergreen avation museum, home of the spruce goose.

And about 1:30-2 hours north near mt st helens:

ape caves

A lava tube cave that's pretty sweet.

Basically everything good to do in the portland area is outside.

I'll let others handle seattle except for:


seattle para gliding

which fly's off of:

Tiger moutain

Which is a good recation area with some pretty good hiking and
mountain biking.

stabn

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I lived in PDX for over 20 years and never did any of that cause it was ALWAYS RAINING!!!!

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Yah ok whatever duder.

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Five day forecast:



Clear


High: 84°
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Sunny


High: 91°
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High: 95°
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Yah ok whatever duder.

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Yea, but here is the Sept - June forecast.

CLOUDY WITH NO SIGN OF THE SUN FOR NINE MONTHS STRAIGHT - FREQUENT RAIN!

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Five day forecast:



Clear


High: 84°
Low: 61°


Sunny


High: 91°
Low: 59°


Mostly Sunny


High: 95°
Low: 61°


Partly Cloudy


High: 86°
Low: 59°


Partly Cloudy


High: 81°
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Yah ok whatever duder.

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Yea, but here is the Sept - June forecast.

CLOUDY WITH NO SIGN OF THE SUN FOR NINE MONTHS STRAIGHT - FREQUENT RAIN!

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I won't argue that as it isn't worth my time but, how did that prevent you from seeing all these great places in the summer?

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I won't argue that as it isn't worth my time but, how did that prevent you from seeing all these great places in the summer?

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It isn't worth your time. Actually I've seen all those great places, I've just moved out of PDX and am very happy I did so. I live in Arizona now, where ironically it's raining cats and dogs (in AZ it usually only rains in Aug).

PDX is a wonderful place to visit, lots of cool things to do. I just hated living there because of two things, the weather, and the taxes. The tax system is totally anti-progressive, when I left top bracket was 10.25% and was reached at $8k. My current home in AZ is worth almost twice my home in PDX, but AZ property taxes are one third as much. And most of the OR taxes are going to pay for outrageous public employee pensions that would make a Wall Street CEO blush.

But like I said, great place to visit.

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im from minnesota, land of the cold air.

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i can help u alot.

stay out of North Dakota at all costs.

[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Kasey [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (from the worthless state)

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You have to go see Mt. Rainier, you can camp there as well. And, since the observatory is open again, go check out Mt. St. Helens.

As well as all the stuff Stabn pointed out, Crater Lake is awesome.

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Make sure that the day is crystal clear if you make the trek to St. Helens. If there is a cloud in the sky, it will be covering the crater like a blanket. The drive up the backside is awesome, even after all these years. There is no mistaking the moment you enter the blast zone.