Thursday, March 15, 2007

The Oregon Trail

PORTLAND TRAVELERS
Give your honest feedback and preferences!
- It's definitely warming up here, just chilly in am & eve.
- Lots of sunny days recently, could be rain though - usually refreshing, never humid.
*pamela

SATURDAY, MARCH 31ST
12 noon HIT THE ROAD! - hopefully
1 pm lunch at lodge


Option 1: Mt Hood, Timberline Lodge, www.timberline.com



Option 2: Columbia River Gorge


A: Skamania Lodge,
www.skamania.com

- OR -

B: Columbia Gorge Hotel,
www.columbiagorgehotel.com

3 pm - afternoon activity options, DEPENDING WEATHER CONDITIONS

Option 1: Mt Hood
A: Wine Tour, Wasson Brothers Winery,
www.wassonbrotherswinery.com, $? cost tbd

- OR -

B: Snowshoe/Cross-Country Ski around Trillium Lake, www. , - $12 rental for equipment, I have extra coats, layers, pants, etc if needed.

Option 2: Columbia River Gorge
- Hike

A. Dog Mountain (steep with panaramic view of gorge, little muddy)

- OR -

B. Multnomah Falls (magestic falls,path, windows of view of gorge)


- OR -

Golf at Skamania Lodge, $? rent clubs or bring your own?



5:30 pm-6:30 pm drive back to Portland

6:30-8:00 pm get ready for eve

8:00/8:30 pm Dinner

probably at Ten 01 in NW Pearle District downtown, www.ten-01.com

AFTER DINNER...

Option 1: WANDER in the NW Pearle District downtown, www.explorethepearl.com

Drinks

ie: Olive or Twist, http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/41961761/portland_or/olive_or_twist.html

Dancing

- DJ, pi-rem, http://www.pi-rem.com/, www.http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/41928361

- HIP HOP/80's & 90'S, aura, www.auraportland.com/, http://portland.citysearch.com/profile/36208500

Option 2: A BRIEF DRIVE across the river to live music venues

- 10 pm, Storm Large and the Balls (fromRock StarSuperNova!!!), $15, Wonder Ballroom, www.stormlarge.com, www.wonderballroom.com

- 9 pm (we'd arrive late), Jupiter Hotel & Dougfir Lunge (funky renovated motel and restaurant/bar, music venue), "A special co-headline of dark, lovely orchestral rock." - Woven Hand and Calla, $12, www.dougfirlounge.com

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SUNDAY, APRIL 1 - BREAKFAST (before everyone's flights out)

8:30 am Papa Haydns, Upper NW downtown Portland, www.papahaydn.com

For the stragglers with extra time before flyingout.... SHOPPING/ROAMING after.