Hi Susie. I'm glad if it helped at all. Having a friend there will be handy for you.

I never put on my photographer hat while there and only snapped a few images a day with the Canon G2 p&s camera I had along. I'll go ahead and link to them as well. The one above is from the flight in as we were descending toward PDX.

Outside our hotel on the 29TH

The next morning. Another city shot as we're headed down to the river for a walk.

Along the river.

Just walking around town.

The next day's MAX ride out to Washington Park. This is the rail terminal at the park, down below ground.

Hiking around. You can get a free map at the park that will cover short hikes.

Back in town. The rail line shares the road with cars.

Also the light rail has a lot of people riding it that probably wouldn't be if payment was enforced.

Inside the Schnitz. It's a neat concert hall.

Waiting for Pink Martini Last shot before the camera police spotted me and told me "No flash or video photography please.", even though I wasn't using either I put the camera away for the evening.

Last meal. We ate at the hotel restaurant on three occasions and were seated in the same place each time. Odd.


So I'd like to hear from a couple of the Portlanders here. We saw bikes and riders around but a lot of them were messengers and car free types. I'm sure summertime would bring out all the more cyclist but I also didn't see bike lanes in the city. I'd have to guess that it's acceptance and advocacy but would like to hear from someone living there if possible.

Some things were obvious, like bikes being allowed on MAX and bike racks being easy to find around town.

Thanks