Pittock Mansion has one of the most beautiful, expansive views in the city, overlooking Portland’s skyline from 1,000 feet up. On a clear day, panoramic vistas of five Cascade Mountains: Mount Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, and Mount Jefferson can be seen. The original Pittock estate was comprised of 46 acres of […]
Recently my family and I drove to Mount Rainier for a long weekend of camping, and a long weekend of camping grime and dirty fingernails – it goes with the territory. The weather smiled upon us and the mountain proved itself as spectacular as ever. We encountered a lot of snow low on the mountain […]