Oregon Coast
Evening in March









My wife and I decided that we were going to travel to Oregon, Portland in particular, in an effort to narrow down our choices of where we should be living. We enjoyed our stay. We drove around Mt. Hood and retuned to Portland along the Columbia River Gorge from Hood River to Portland. Gorgeous!

Then we decided to drive south to Eugene, and west to the coast, north along the coast and east back to Portland. Wow, what a drive!
Eugene was a very livable and laid back town and the coastal towns were spectacular. The kids spent some time on the beach (yes, its not all rocks).

Portland was a great town, but very confusing to drive in, especially because the signage is quite poor...unlike the anal Minnesotans (thats is actually a compliment because it pays to be anal in infrastructure) who think and plan and think and plan. March in Portland was lush. Even though there were only buds on the deciduous trees, roses, clematis, daffodils and a host of other spring flowering plants were blooming everywhere. The rain felt good and seems natural there, where it is not uncommmon to find roofs covered with thick green moss. Green green green was everywhere!

We liked a little area known as Multnomah Village, where it once was suburbia, but later became swallowed up into urbania. It had quaint shops and nicely maintained, but modest homes. The Village was close to the sizeable and lush Tyrone State Park located inside City limits. I worry that by the time we actually get there we will be priced out of the area. I am anxious to visit the area again, and hopefully the next time will be to settle!