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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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Portland, Oregon
I've started and inadvertently discarded a post about my recent trip to Portland, Oregon at least half a dozen times now. I have no idea why, and it certainly isn't an indication of how much I enjoyed the trip. Because I enjoyed the trip considerably and would recommend Portland as a vacation destination.
Portland is a decent vacation destination. It reminded me of San Francisco. It just seems to offer similar things to SF: urban activities, great hiking, awesome scenery. There's even nearby wine country. Of course, it's not as expensive as SF, which is a big plus. We -- I traveled to Portland with my parents -- spent time doing all those things. The highlight for me was the day we drove along the Columbia River toward Mount Hood and then followed Hood River up even closer to the mountain. You don't find scenery like that in Missouri. I also enjoyed visiting the wineries in the Willamette valley. It's fun to taste wines at a winery and then see those same wines for sale when you return home.
The photo I've included here was taken on the Oregon coast. If you'd like to see more photos, here are the best of the lot. If you want to see all the photos that I took in Oregon, follow the links in the description of that set.
Posted by on 6 December 2006 at 6:34 PM
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