Vancouver, WA

There is also an old-fashioned merry-go-round where the kids pile on and two or three run around the outside getting it up to speed, then jump on: the objective is to defeat gravity until it slows down.

“This was not as spectacular a walk as some of the others I have taken this summer; the photo ops were of miniature vistas: a family of 12 slugs strung out five feet or more, areas that looked like tiny rain forests, dead “woodpecker” trees, and small ferns arrayed against a tangled background.”

Later, a short drive or streetcar-ride away the Portland Aerial Tram whisks you up to the top of Marquam hill, treating you to a picturesque view spanning from downtown, across the river and all the way to Mt. Hood.

tion I had never been to a Sonic before? They have two back-to-back order boards for walk-ins but no directions for how to order, or at least I thought I looked all over the board…even tried out the little credit card looking thing that said Sonic Card and had four touch pads with all the arrows pointing up. If I had looked a little closer, I would have noticed that there was a BIG red button that said something like “push this to order” right beneath that strange card slot. When I finally figured out how to give an order, they couldn’t understand my name…no I didn’t say “Mighty Mouse.”

There are very few fruit and veggies being sold at the Washougal or Camas Farmers Market. While I wasn’t really looking for fruit and veggies myself, I talked a friend into going to Washougal and Camas instead of the Vancouver Farmers Market because I had been there just last week and wanted to experience something new.

Years ago, when my son was little, I took him for a walk along the edge of Lacamas Lake, what a difference a few years has made! The walk is now over three miles long and there are quarter mile markers to let you know how many miles you have walked, jogged or biked. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

I’ve discovered that cloudy days are wonderful for a trip to Westfield Shoppingtown Vancouver with a very active child in tow. Of course, when I take her, I plan my time well. We start out with a walk around the top floor and another around the bottom floor. Located at 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Drive, [...]

I was born and sort of raised just west of Astoria, Oregon. I have family who live there still and frequently pass through the town of Astoria but seldom stop. My whole life the town didn’t have a lot to offer passersby so it was not in my “places to stop and hang out” paradigm. Until now.

I have traveled the world and walked many a beautiful beach but nothing has come close to the stunning and dramatic seascapes of the northern Oregon coast.

I played my first game of Frisbee golf at WSU Vancouver’s dandilion-studded course which lies on the east side of the campus.