http://www.portlandspoke.com Local insights to help you plan your trip Sat, 18 May 2013 01:31:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/07/16/summertime-meadows/ http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/07/16/summertime-meadows/#comments Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:08:27 +0000 Richard Tammar http://www.portlandspoke.com/?p=8069

Horse racing in Portland has for the past several years been a winter activity, and has usually been scheduled to occur when most people are at work. That changes this summer — Portland Meadows has just begun a long season of weekend and evening races. Though racing is not everyone’s cup of tea, I have [...]]]> http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/07/16/summertime-meadows/feed/ 0 http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/04/06/latourell-falls/ http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/04/06/latourell-falls/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:54:03 +0000 Richard Tammar http://www.portlandspoke.com/?p=6918

In my opinion, the closest waterfall to Portland is also one of the most beautiful. Latourell Falls is just 30 minutes from downtown, about 3 miles West of I-84 exit 28 along the historic highway. The lower falls are visible from just past the parking lot, from where you’ll also find a paved path to [...]]]> http://www.portlandspoke.com/2012/04/06/latourell-falls/feed/ 0