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Where we live is about more than the house. Explore the places, pastimes, and local favorites that make Oregon and Southwest Washington feel like home.
Hiking with Kids: Easy Northwest Trails for Young Legs
The trick to hiking with kids is choosing a trail that ends before they run out of patience. Around Portland that is easy, because short, gentle paths are close to almost every neighborhood. The goal is not distance. It is a walk everyone finishes happy and wants to do again. Short loops close to ho
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Paddling the Willamette and the Columbia: A Beginner's Guide
Portland sits at the meeting point of two very different rivers, and both are within reach of a beginner. The Willamette is the gentler, more forgiving one. The Columbia is bigger, colder, and far more serious. Knowing which river you are on makes the difference between a relaxed morning on the wate
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Trails Close to Portland: Where Locals Go for a Morning Hike
One of the best parts of living in the Portland metro is how quickly you can be on a real trail. From most neighborhoods you can reach a trailhead in twenty to thirty minutes, which means a morning hike fits into an ordinary weekday, not just a planned weekend trip. Here is where locals actually go
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