There are many people I know that have avoided Earth Science classes, equating it with a class in trigonometry.
I have to be honest and say that when tasked with writing about the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, I was less than enthused. After all, I get to travel around the state and see any number of exciting attractions, rocks and minerals seems like a step down from carousels, Sea Lion Caves and historic theaters.
As a local Portlander, I have always wondered about the butte that sits along Interstate 205 in Northeast Portland called Rocky Butte.
So I took a drive to the top of one of Portland’s highest east-side points and was amazed at what I found.
Years ago a curious 7-year-old named Michael Jones followed an old-timer into the depths of one of Portland's residential hotels. Captain Grumpy, as Jones called him, was sick of the child's relentless questions about the old days. There in the dim light, Jones saw the answer to one of his questions for himself:
Yes, the Shanghai Tunnels of Portland existed.
As a parent, I can tell you that it’s quite an adventure when you children start to bounce off the walls. Well now there is a solution, Sky High Sports in Tigard.
The warehouse, located off highway 217, is filled with trampolines, yes, even the walls.
From the time they open, to when they close, kids of all ages – and even some adults – spend hours bouncing, flying and flipping in the 45,000 square-foot facility.
Sitting behind some large trees, between Newberg and Hillsboro is a farm-themed store that is as authentic as it is special.
Smith Berry Barn Farm and Garden Market is the quintessential agri-tourism stop for those visiting Oregon. Washington County , while known for being the “silicon forest,” has a number of excellent family farms with stores, hay rides, tours and the like. Smith Berry Barn, however, feels less like a farm trying to be a retail outlet, and more like a family enterprise that wants to give people the best, local products possible.
Welcome to the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast…in the heart of Portland, Oregon. We are conveniently located in the southwest part of the city, one block from beautiful Willamette Park on the Willamette River, with its magnificent Willamette Waterfront Greenway.
Step back in time to charming Old England at this restored handsome brick Georgian Colonial featured in Better Homes and Garden magazine. Relax on the sun deck or in the gazebo. Take a stroll through the colorful rose garden or the quiet, historic Irvington neighborhood.
Dancing in the breeze, the trees at The Grotto swayed to the beat of the East wind.
"In Rome shrines are often called sanctuaries," says the Rev. Jackson Topper, OSM, executive director of the shrine. "In our case it has a double meaning. We are a shrine, but also a sanctuary for people looking to get away from the busy world we live in."
We offer one private room and three dorm rooms.
Sitting in a grove of trees, overlooking a creek, listening to the birds, bugs and other wildlife, it’s hard to believe this place was slated to be a prison.
Thanks to local officials fighting and lobbying, now are area just west of Wilsonville is a nature area where children learn about nature, and every day hundreds of people bike, walk, stroll or simply sit and talk in a 250-acre nature park.
With three-miles of trails that cover 250 acres, the park is as much educational as it is an outdoor workout area and nature reserve.
