From: jawod@fuse.net   
      
   gatt wrote:   
   > "ginmill01"  wrote in message   
   > news:T0hug.111736$TK1.3101@fed1read06...   
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   >>Any suggestions for 50-somethings to do in Portland the middle of August?   
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   > - River cruise!   
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   > - Scenic flight!   (Mt St. Helens or the Gorge from Troutdale.)   
   >   
   > - Rose Gardens (*sniffle*)   
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   > - 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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   >   
   Man, you make me REALLY miss Portland!!   
      
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