From: LiveFromTheClocktower@gfy.com   
      
   "ginmill01"  wrote in message   
   news:T0hug.111736$TK1.3101@fed1read06...   
   > Any suggestions for 50-somethings to do in Portland the middle of August?   
      
   - River cruise!   
      
   - Scenic flight!   (Mt St. Helens or the Gorge from Troutdale.)   
      
   - Rose Gardens (*sniffle*)   
      
   - Ride bikes along the riverwalk loop, Steel Bridge to Hawthorne.   
      
   - Go stroll the dock or have a drink at Newport Bay on the river at   
   Riverplace.  Bring bread or pretzels to feed the geese...(the gawdamn   
   getting-in-my-boat-and-shitting-all-over-it-while-I'm-gone-but-loveable-anyway   
   geese.)   
      
   - If it's at night, go down to Cathedral Park in St. Johns.   This park is   
   AMAZING at night.  And, supposedly, haunted by the ghost of some girl that   
   was killed there many decades ago. Supposedly, you can hear her scream on   
   warm summer nights, but I attribute that to ambient North Portland carrying   
   along the river.   
      
   - Pack a lunch or dinner and drive out to Rocky Butte.  It's free and the   
   view is spectacular.   
      
   - Hike up to Pittock Mansion, or just stroll Forest Park.   
      
   - Have fun.   
      
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