Spring Colors & PNW Beauty (Portland: best time, tree, areas)

[deegers]

Multnomah Falls
Yep, I am going off topic again from spring color but I think you all will be ok with it...









Steep hike to top of falls:







Pull off along the Columbia River






That's it from me. Hope you enjoyed it and learned something new.

[mamh]

Hello everyone
One more plug for oregon garden in two weeks a beautiful hotel is opening at the top of the park with full access to the gardens..
The gardens are easy to find from interstate 5 in salem and the drive out there is always changing too..Just love playing in the dirt there.

[tiffela74]

hey deegers, is that farm your BF was on, off Fernhill Rd? looks mighty familiar....:>)
very very beautiful pics! thanks for showing off so many different views!!!
Makin me kinda homesick for FG though....
Tiff

[KarlaT2]

Originally Posted by deegers

Forest Grove Farmland (for those who don't know,Forest Grove is a suburb furthest west against the Cascade Mountains) Sorry for some fuzziness



Raspberry fields on a farm my boyfriend lives on.





Christmas tree field on same farm



Wheat field on same farm



In Forest Grove, when the Portland gray comes to town, it looks more magical than depressing...





Forest Grove sunset



Pace of life...laying in a hammick facing the horse pastures



Two young female throughbreds in one of the two pastures on the farm

Those are great! Thanks.
I love the wide open fields, and the trees, and the fog. Man I miss Oregon.
Thanks for sharing!
K

[MTbound]

We spent the week in Portland and fell in love with the city and the coastal areas our family took us to see.

[MtnSurfer]

Great pictures guys! Keep 'em coming. Lets face it Portland is beautiful through out the year. So maybe this could become a four seasons thread.

I am really surprised that this thread has kept going way beyond the Spring. But that is definately a cool thing.

I was actually hoping to move to PDX and even continue with various threads for each season. But because of my wife's sister's declining health we decided to move to Monterey CA instead to be closer to family.

Anyway OR is truly a beautiful place. And that was my primary motiviation in starting this thread. Sure there are things that some may complain about like the weather. But the way I look at is you could not have all this beauty without some significant rain and clouds asw well. Then when the clouds break you are really in for a treat.

Derek

[gypsydoc]

Ah, Monterey, CA... such a beautiful spot as well. Both Oregon and the California coast in that general area, are absolutely gorgeous. Enjoy while down there and best wishes to you.
I lived for a short time in San Francisco about 10 years ago. Each weekend I drove to a small town nearby and on a few weekends I went to Monterey and Carmel. I fell in love with that area, but the prices to live there were pretty astronomical.
That's one reason I ended up in Portland. Beautiful, but more affordable. Anyway, that was a long time ago..

[ozymango]

I love all the photos, and I would feel bad for MtnSurfer not being able to move to PDX, except that Derek gets to live in beautiful Monterey instead!

I lived in San Jose for half a dozen years back in the late 80's, and visited the coast and Monterey as often as I could. I'm also a huge John Steinbeck fan, and of course once you read "Sweet Thursday" and "Cannery Row," you just must make the trip to Monterey. :-)

And everybody should see the amazing aquarium there with the kelp tanks!

[jojo4]

Anyone know a good drive to see the Fall colors?
1-2 hours from Portland.

I went for a drive in the Mt. Hood national forest area SE of Estacada last weekend and it was beautiful, but no Fall colors.

bonus picture - hot spring and bath house

[MtnSurfer]

Yes, you can see the PNW Fall color updates here.

There are actually quite a few options. Mt Adams is a favorite spot for Fall colors.