While driving west on Interstate 84 through the Columbia River Gorge, my wife noticed a View Point…read morestop, overlooking the river. It's only accessible going west. So we made a stop (easy on, easy off). The nebulous parking area is long enough to handle a big-rigs, and noticed some of them coming (for rest stops). Otherwise, there are spots for cars. The stop provides a great view of the Gorge, Vista House with one historic marker.

Clean, well-lighted. Lots of parking. It seems to be safe -- we have left our car there as late as…read more11 pm with no issues. (Some bus routes end after midnight.) The restrooms are permanently closed. There are vending machines. You cannot buy a Hop pass here. (Safeway on East Mill Plain may be closest.) The bus drivers we have dealt with were friendly and informative and the buses were clean and comfortable. The 164 bus is a great way to get to downtown Portland during the week.

Great for public transportation. The bus is clean and environmental friendly. But I also drive a…read moreTesla which I think is environmentally friendly. Raymond can't drive so he will ride his bike here. But Raymond can't fit his bike in my trunk and honestly he hasn't put his bike in my trunk in years if I'm being honest with you. My Tesla makes me keep my hand on the darn steering wheel and honestly I just want one of the following to happen: 1) my 2nd favorite grandson gets so rich that he hires a driver for me because I don't want to t bone steak a cyclist unless it's Raymond. 2) I want cars to drive themselves, but with me in them. 3) I wanted David to stop getting cut after the football training camps every year. He's played on 6 different teams and he's not very good but he's not bad enough to not get invited back. 4) Raymond puts his bike in my trunk. The C-Train "keeps it 100" as The girl in the fighting movie says to nick cannon before he is a fighting. Ok goodnight

I don't live in Oregon City, but my brother and sister-in-law both enjoy living there, but my…read morereview is about the times I have visited and observed over the years. My first memories revolve on driving through to visit family members who lived in Canby. The only way over on our side was either to drive out McLaughlin Boulevard or go over the US 43 Bridge after driving through Lake Oswego and West Linn. There was no I-205 bridge at the time, so the trip always seemed very long and boring. Oregon City seemed to me to be all about papermills, old houses, the river, falls, a derelict downtown area, and a big dump (a large portion of Oregon City's outskirts were a garbage dump that stunk to high heaven before the portion was sealed over for the construction of the I-205 freeway and bridge). Another memory is from about fourth grade when we studied Oregon history. We took a couple of days worth of field trips to see the John McLaughlin house (he was head of the Hudson Bay Company that played an extremely crucial role in Oregon economic history), the paper mills, the falls, the elevator downtown, and several points outside town important in Oregon history. I'm the child of an Oregon history buff, so all of that was familiar territory and very enjoyed since I already had a good grasp of all that had gone on. Since the construction of the I-205 bridge in the 1970s, Oregon City has undergone massive change. The downtown core has become quite charming, and further up the hill there are a lot of antique stores (lots of fun shopping those). The high school is up there as well, and the older homes have undergone lots of renovation. Rents and housing pricing used to be some of the least expensive in the tri-county area, but Oregon City, like so many other outlying communities, have been discovered and deemed desirable, and thus prices are coming ever close to the Portland housing market. I think it's a very lovely community with lots of charm and history. I was sorry to see that a company wanting to develop the old papermill property near the falls into a "water park" (i.e. kayaking and canoeing amongst other activities) lost their bid to do so, but it would have been a very popular attraction I believe, but maybe something a bit smaller in scope could be found to bolster up the Oregon City economic picture over the years.

Don't try and come to Oregon CIty and hope that the city will try and work with new businesses and…read moreencourage business growth! They WON'T do that. They make it difficult for any business to do business or growth within the community. Now the downtown businesses are working with a gentleman named Lloyd Purdy (Nice man!) to try and get some help with the old bridge closing for 2 years. This city is messed up....I have had many dealings with them for many years and it just gets worse.....

The Safety building is done nicely in brick, and fits right in with the other Newberg downtown…read morebuildings. It's off the main drag, a few blocs South, makes parking a bit easier. Need to pay a ticket? You can do that here... Need to pay a water bill? You can do that here too... Need to drop off your voting ballot? You can also do that here... Need to attend a public meeting? You can do that here also..... I don't usually hang out in Public Safety buildings much, I try not to get speeding tickets and I pay my bills on-line, but this time I was here for my daughter's school event. She was picked to speak at the meeting. Her group's idea on what to build in the vacant lot was represented to the town Mayor. It's a project called Design Star, pretty cool I think! The meeting went well and the folks on the panel were nice and friendly to all the school kids presenting their ideas. Hopefully, I won't have to come here on a 'bad" note, the people that work here are nice and helpful though, great community!

Willamette is such a key piece of Oregon history. My first visit was when I was about 8 years old…read more My aunt & uncle lived a couple blocks off of what is now main street. If you drive the side roads you will see beautiful historical homes with the most amazing flower gardens everywhere. It truly has a old school/hippy vibe to it but most of those homes are over a million now. Ha Ha! The little ma and pa places that are left make it wonderful! It feels like it's further away from Portland than it is. A nice escape for a drive or lunch. I commend the zoning/planning dept for keeping the architecture and area looking and feeling like it originally was in the olden days.

"Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes made of ticky…read moretacky Little boxes on the hillside, Little boxes all the same..." [1] When people think of the suburbs, I think many focus on the blandness of sub-developments and master planned communities. But in Oregon, some of our deepest roots lie Southwest of Portland in the communities of Oregon City and West Linn. As a history buff, I enjoy exploring these places and am lucky to live near Old Willamette which is a National Register Historic District. At first glance, you might think the storefronts along Willamette Drive are some developer's idea of turn-of-the-century charm. And you would be partially right. They've actually tried to preserve as much of the original commercial row as they can, and then new development matches the style, but has all the modern conveniences. Between Willamette Drive and the Willamette River is the Old Willamette Neighborhood with many homes from the 19th Century, mostly preserved in all of their glory. You can tour many of these homes in the fall as part of the Willamette Living History tour (http://www.historicwillamette.com/attractions/historic-willamette-events/). They go all out with period costumes, a horse-drawn buggy and volunteers act out little vignettes around town. I recently met the president of the Willamette Falls Historical Society who lives in one of the homes and was a font of local knowledge. She also said that they pick a particular year for the tour, most recently 1908. She has different clothes for different time periods and was very excited that they are going to set one of the future tours around WW2, when women finally have the vote. She has been a suffragette for many a moon since most tours are in the years prior to 1920. Keep that in mind ladies when you vote this week! There are maps available from several local merchants if you want to take the self-guided walking tour. This area is the heart of many of West Linn's annual festivals, including The Old Time Fair which is down the hill in Willamette Park every July. During the summer months, this neighborhood is also home to the West Linn Farmer's Market, which always feels like a street fair, on Wednesday evenings. One of the funniest historical traditions is that you will see old fashioned baseball in Willamette Park several times during the summer. The boys wear the old uniforms and play without gloves, while the ladies are in full dress and ready with a glass of lemonade. That never goes out of style. [1] Made famous by the television show, Weeds. Lyrics by Malina Reynolds.

Great little town. Out in the middle of farm land. Between Woodburn and Newberg Oregon. Just a few…read morehundred people in population. Most famous for the 4th of July weekend National Rodeo, fair and fireworks. Cowboys and Cowgirls come from all around to celebrate.

The rangers keep our parks safe. They issue citations for dogs off leash as well as not scooping…read more If you are in Washington park and are trying to park without paying, they'll get you there too.I wish they would also ticket for drugs and booze! The best thing about them though is they act as stewards and ambassadors of our city parks. They teach park patrons about everything from park rules and laws, to information about local flora and fauna. They help those in need, including getting the homeless into housing. The Rangers work closely with the police and other first responders to keep a pulse on the city, and keep it healthy! After all, healthy parks, healthy Portland!

I love the Portland Park Rangers! They are great park ambassadors to the City of Portland!read more

Clackamas county actually wants business to succeed so that they can employee the residents,…read moregenerate more tax revenue, etc. It is sooo much better than other nearby counties. You can walk in and speak with someone about your project without waiting all day like in Portland. I am very happy to be moving my business out of Portland and to a jurisdiction that treats us fairly.

And you talk to other people who get a general permit, trying to sell their house, do not do…read moresomething to code, they get turned in to this department, and to the top dog and commissioners and nothing gets done. What the hell???? You get permits, do it legal and they cost you money, yet someone is totally out of code and nothing...this department needs to be cleaned out