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Portland Family OutdoorsOxbow Regional Park
Photo by Adam Sawyer Located within the scenic and old growth-laden Sandy River Gorge, Oxbow Regional Park is about as close to a “No-brainer” as your family is going to get. Just 20 minutes from...
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Portland Family OutdoorsSaddle Mountain
Photo by Adam Sawyer The aptly named Saddle Mountain is the highest peak in northwest Oregon. The summit offers views that stretch from Astoria and the Pacific Ocean, to the Cascade peaks of Mt....
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Portland Family OutdoorsThe Johnston Ridge Observatory
Photo by Adam Sawyer Summer is upon us. The kids are out of school, the days are longer, warmer, and occasionally even cloud-free. It’s the time of year when just traveling around town you’ll catch...
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Portland Family OutdoorsDrift Creek Falls
Photo by Adam Sawyer For some Portlanders the Coast Range slips under the radar. They eagerly drive right through it on their way to enjoy the riches of the Oregon Coast. While I can understand, I...
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Portland Family OutdoorsJackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve
Photo by Adam Sawyer Just more than a mile south of Main Street in Hillsboro, sits one of the Pacific Northwest’s best wetland viewing and information areas. The 725 acres that make up the Jackson...
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Portland Family OutdoorsWaterfalls of the Lewis River
Photo by Adam Sawyer Deep within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington, the Lewis River tumbles over three major waterfalls on its journey to meet up with the Columbia River. Once a...
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Portland Family OutdoorsThe Clackamas River Trail
Photo by Adam Sawyer The Clackamas River is yet another Mecca for outdoor loving families in the Portland area. Camping, whitewater rafting, fishing, and of course hiking, are all popular activities...
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Portland Family OutdoorsTamanawas Falls
Photo by Adam Sawyer As Cold Spring Creek flows away from the eastern side of Mt. Hood, it tumbles over a 125-foot cliff to form a thundering wall of water known as Tamanawas Falls. The easy 4-mile...
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Portland Family OutdoorsIndian Heaven
Photo by Adam Sawyer Located within the ever-impressive Gifford Pinchot National Forest, the 20,782 acre Indian Heaven Wilderness manages to live up to its lofty title. The sub-alpine volcanic plateau...
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Portland Family OutdoorsZiplining
Photo by Adam Sawyer If you haven’t been, ziplining is the act of getting all harnessed up, hitching yourself to a long steel cable via a pulley attached to your waist, whispering a plea of mercy to...
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