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Expansion teams

by mrpenney 30 May 2012

Is America done inventing new major-league sports teams? The newest franchise in the land dates from 2004 (the Charlotte Bobcats). Since…
request for votes and opinions: which CA Redwoods Park?

by oliver_selwyn 30 May 2012

Hello, first of all thanks in advance for your time and suggestions! My wife and will rent a car in Portland and drive down the Oregon…
RE: Northwest National Park Tour

by CascadeBob 28 May 2012

to answer your primary question - yes, the trip is too ambitious. Also, to camp in national park campgrounds with showers you will pay…
RE: WEST COAST ROAD TRIP

by VinnyD 28 May 2012

You won't find a no-fee one-way rental San Diego to Seattle, but you may find one within California, as Dave suggests. Then take the…
Mexico in September

by StarchildPDX 26 May 2012

Hello! My friends and I have the awesome opportunity to travel together (4 of us) for two weeks this September. We are flying out fro…
Friend not answering calls, emails

by Boinkity_Boink 22 May 2012

Friend of mine took his sabbatical year and went out west to be closer to his daughter and because he really likes the city, Portland.…
RE: oregon washington in august

by victalis 22 May 2012

Thanks for the great advice... But it's not easy to fit in olympic/crater lake and to slow down at the same time... I will probably follow…
RE:

by travellingtrixie 22 May 2012

"Summer heat"? This is Portland we're talking about. Not so much summer heat. Charles forwarded that article to me when it first ran,…
"Decent retirement for suburban chickens" NY Times

by jkkintoronto 21 May 2012

Did you miss this Sunday article about how to deal with chickens no longer producing sufficiently, but owners not wanting to ...well...…
RE: oregon washington in august

by travellingtrixie 21 May 2012

Just to clarify, Deschutes is actually from Bend, but they have a pub in Portland. If you like beer than you must stop in Bend. In addition…
RE: oregon washington in august

by MLM192 21 May 2012

I agree with above. I suspect it would probably be pretty easy to change your reservations. I loved the redwoods area and really think…
RE: jamaica this winter

by ackeepod 20 May 2012

For a start. have a look at this trip report from somone who spent time in Portland. It incluses a map of the country. Choosing an area…
RE: oregon washington in august

by Flowerby 19 May 2012

I agree, it's a long drive from Portland to Marblemount (although the restaurant there has great pie!). There are plenty of great hikes…
RE: oregon washington in august

by CascadeBob 19 May 2012

Overall a pretty good trip, but as othes say - there are parts that are too rushed. First - why so much time in Yachats. pretty place,…
RE: oregon washington in august

by ianw6705 19 May 2012

I also think the first part is rather rushed - the Californian redwood forests are wonderful to walk through. I would drop Portland…
RE: Fifty States, Fifty Parks.

by nrclibn 18 May 2012

>I think you can fly into Portland or Bangor from Canada. Yes, but it usually involves a connection via a U.S. airport ;-) . Same thing…
RE: Fifty States, Fifty Parks.

by mrpenney 18 May 2012

>Third, what order should we visit the states? If you're going to do something this--constrained, I suggest a further constraint: Choose…
RE: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by tiltedflipcurves 17 May 2012

Check @ 3 am Tues. That's when sale prices get released, I've just read. I'm seeing prices very close to $510 for RT WAS-PDX in October,…
RE: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by travellingtrixie 16 May 2012

Gas prices on the West Coast have not dropped like they have in the rest of the country. They have actually gone up. Something else to…
RE: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by travellingtrixie 16 May 2012

Honestly, that sounds about right. Portland is an expensive airport to fly in/out of. Don't know why, but it is. Was trying to get to…
Re: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by BubbaK 16 May 2012

That's because you didn't give your dates at first and prices vary by date. You want to travel one way on a Sunday and the other on Friday…
Re: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by BubbaK 16 May 2012

What dates? Makes a big difference if others look at resources they normally use. By "direct" I assume you mean with no change of planes,…
Re: Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by FREE8 16 May 2012

sorry---yes--Porland, Oregon
Flights from NYC to Portland in August

by FREE8 16 May 2012

Hi there---figured this was worth a shot...we are going to Portland end of August...what do you think we are looking at for direct flights?…
RE: Odd story

by Fudgy_the_Whale 14 May 2012

More detailed story in Boston Globe. +Ramos said the lawsuit includes testimony from two cruise ship passengers who have said they saw…