Dave Knows: Portland

Apparently we aren’t the only ones to notice that Portland’s summers are spectacular; every weekend from June through September a street fair or festival or some other event (often with beer garden!) tempts the rain weary Portlander. Last weekend Heather and I pulled ourselves away from several such events; the Portland Highland Games and [...]

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The plan is to go camping this weekend; good ol’ American car camping. We’re leaving Portland around 4pm Friday and want to arrive at a campsite before dark to get set up. We don’t have a reservation. Are we crazy, or will we find it easy to find a spot on Friday [...]

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The Portland Timbers and the Army made the trip north Saturday and came back with one shiny point. Despite the anemic Sounder fan support, visitors rarely win in Jet City. A draw is a commendable result, though disappointing to Timbers fans after the strong start to this season.
We got into Seattle a few [...]

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I’ve traipsed through Ape Cave, on the southern flank of the mountain, a few times, but I’d never in my thirtyish years living in Portland viewed Mt Saint Helens from the north. The dramatic crater*, almost 10 years younger than me but much more impressive, is on the north side of the mountain.
Heather’s car [...]

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I guess I have to stop with the frog jokes.
In college I studied Spanish, Portuguese, and even Hungarian; all more useful to my cultural prejudices and post-college travel plans than French.
I never made it to Budapest.
Two years ago, however, I did spend a week in Montreal. I fell in love with countless cosmopolitan women, [...]

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Just a day trip to the coast, but as I’ve mentioned before, one of the few disadvantages of being carfree is that the weekend jaunt becomes problematical.
And not only did I get out of town, but I found a new victim, er, friend to regale with my dubious information and silly stories for a whole [...]

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If you can believe it, Powell’s is expanding
Burnside Bridge repairs are complete!
POVA is now Travel Portland
Registration is open for the 2008 Towards Carfree Cities Conference, to be held in Portland this summer.
And I’d like to wish a happy birthday to Greg Oden, 20 years old!

*Read the inaugural post for a rosebud explanation.
Oregon Reddit//

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For about the past five years, I’ve lived car free.
Based on my conscious decision to jettison the private automobile, I’ve had to make decisions about where I make my home, where I work, and what sort of activities I pursue.
Now it’s second nature; I don’t consider being car free a sacrifice (that’s why it’s [...]

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Transit Maps of the World, due to be released next Tuesday, is already available and stashed at the Quimby warehouse according to Powells (no sign of it yet at the library).
Transit Maps of the World is the first and only comprehensive collection of historic and current maps of every rapid-transit system on earth.
If it’s comprehensive, [...]

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Debbie Moost, a visitor from North Carolina, enjoys a recent trip to Portland:
The News and Observer - Foodie finds joy in ‘eatin’ town’
So in Portland, I let the forks fall where they may. Not being able to let go completely, I still checked with the usual suspects — food writer friends and online chat groups [...]

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