Not so recently I took a trip to Portland, Oregon.
I’ve never been there.
Basically I know it’s known for it’s hipsters, it’s got some nice trees, and a very strong
declaration to stay weird.
I mean, they wrote it on the side of a building.
Sounds like it will be an interesting trip.
Here’s how things went.
Day 1: Flew from Detroit MI to PDX.
Found my way into the city with a simple train ride.
Got to my hotel, and learned that my friends were really delayed, so I’d basically be
spending the first day alone.
Alright, let’s see what’s in this city.
Cool looking buildings, fancy coffee, fancy theaters, this cool mile post thing, art everywhere,
convenient street cars.
Oh, and lots of street food.
Food carts, food trucks, whatever you want to call them, Portland’s got ‘em.
THAT’s the text I wanted to see.
Judy and Josh finally made it.
I played 3rd wheel to this couple.
Let’s get some more food.
We went to a trendy Vietnamese place followed by some beer.
Portland LOVES its beer.
Not complaining.
We took a little stroll by the river… and found this!
This is the smallest official park in the world.
Yeah for real.
Look it up.
Day 2: Woke up to this awesome sun rise.
Grabbed some fancy donuts and coffee.
The shop also taught Judy how to post to social media.
Time for a little road trip.
This is the Pacific Northwest.
This is Astoria, a port city about two hours north of Portland.
The town will welcome you with open arms- unless you try to go near the house where
the filmed the Goonies.
Then they’ll absolutely hate you.
And probably for good reason.
We walked around the city, got some great shots, and just kinda enjoyed the quietness
of it all.
Astoria’s got that small town charm.
And it’s right on the water.
Next Stop, Cannon Beach.
The ultimate location to watch a sunset.
just know, you won’t be enjoying it alone.
Hundreds of other people will be right there with you.
Day 3: Time for some waterfalls.
Here’s the big one that everyone visits.
Unfortunately we were greeted with this sign and couldn’t get up close.
So we went searching for other sites on our own.
Found some mossy trees and some incredible waterfalls.
I’m starting to see the appeal of the Pacific North West .We also kinda got lost up in the
mountains.
And almost got blown away.
Look at this girl’s hair!
Alright.
Enough waterfall searching.
This next stop is pretty crazy.
There’s this guy who lives in the forest right outside of Portland.
And his house is a little bit…unconventional.
He lives in a full 727 Boeing aircraft.
The owner wasn’t home, so we couldn’t get the full tour, but he did give us permission
to tour the outside.
Hang on though, let’s hold here a bit longer.
I mean, there’s a plane sitting in the forest.
… That's the weird I’ve been looking for.
But also cool.
After that, we fed some alpaca.
Finally we drove back into the city for dinner.
What’s going on here Portland, you guys just ride your bikes on the freeway?
Want good pizza?
Apparently this is the place to go We approved.
Day 4: We continued to find all the good coffee shops- and of course do all the hipster things.
Like eat avocado toast.
Found this extremely normal, run of the mill, pink donut shop that served pretty standard
looking donuts.
I got a bowl of cereal on mine!
We looked at some bridges, went in some shops, passed this high school where the students
are called the democrats…and…ate more food.
We refilled the gas in the rental.
Scratch that.
This guy did.
You can’t pump your own gas in Oregon.
And headed back to the airport.
Sure, Portland.
You’re weird.
But you’re also a really fun city.
I’d love to visit again soon.