The MAX light rail red line [15] , costs $2.50 (with a free transfer to the bus system) and takes 30

Portland , "The City of Roses", is the largest city in Oregon and the third largest city in the Pacific Northwest after Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. It lies about 70 mi (124 km) from the Pacific Coast on the northern border of the state of Oregon , straddling the Willamette (pronounced will-AM-et) River 12 mi (19 km) south of its confluence with the Columbia River. Vancouver , Washington (not to be confused with Vancouver , Canada ) is a Portland suburb and lies immediately on the other side of the Columbia River. About 50 mi (80 km) to the east lies majestic Mount Hood , which forms the perfect backdrop for Portland's skyline. The city is noted for its scenic beauty, great outdoors environment, a large number of microbreweries, and its eco-friendly urban planning policies.
Portland is the largest home based travel agents city lying between San Francisco and Seattle and when compared to those cities, Portland's environment is not as fast-paced; instead it has a more laid-back, smaller town feel to it. Portland, however, is still a city just shy of 600,000 people, and as such has its fair share of amenities, including an impressive music and arts scene and one of the largest collections of zine and independent publishers of any city in the nation. The city hasn't yet developed to the point of being overwhelming. However, in recent years Portland's growth has started to catch up with daily living, such as having some of the worst traffic congestion in the West, a high cost of living relative to wages, home based travel agents and chronic underemployment.
The city has a lovely blend of historic and modern architecture and many lush parks to poke your toes into; Forest Park and Washington Park in the hills west of Downtown offer a variety of plants, trails, and wildlife near the city. Vistas of Mt. Hood and the Willamette River, stately home based travel agents Douglas Fir trees, and roses and trees at every turn give the city stunning seasonal color. Environmentally friendly practices, such as recycling and an extensive (though not as well-serviced as it was in the recent past) public transportation system, are part of the culture here and fuel many progressive city planning practices, such as an urban growth boundary, which have made Portland a relatively compact city. Unlike home based travel agents most similar-sized metropolitan areas in the country, you can drive 15 mi (24 km) from downtown and be out in the countryside.
The first European contact in the area came from none other than Lewis and Clark, who sailed along the Columbia River just north of where Portland lies today in 1805; after a year of exploration they finally reached the Pacific Ocean just to the west. The reports from their expedition fueled interest in the area, and settlers came to stake their claim. Two of those settlers were William Overton and his friend Asa Lovejoy, a lawyer from Boston, who came across the spot where Portland now sits and jointly began to build a settlement. Later, Overton sold his share to F. W. Pettygrove, a man from Portland, Maine . As of this point, the area was being transformed from a small stopping point between Oregon City and Vancouver, WA to a formal settlement, and the owners now needed to give it a name. Both Lovejoy and Pettygrove wanted to name the new town after their respective hometowns; so in 1845 they decided to leave it up to a coin toss and Pettygrove won two times out of three.
In 1851, Portland home based travel agents was formally home based travel agents incorporated and was growing rapidly; its proximity to the rivers, which funneled a trade with San Francisco to the south, combined by the local fishing, lumber, and agriculture industries fueled Portland's early growth. The railroad arrived in the 1880s, and for a time Portland was the largest home based travel agents city on the west coast north of San Francisco; however the Klondike Gold Rush and the arrival home based travel agents of the railroad to Washington state meant Seattle quickly home based travel agents eclipsed Portland's growth.
Portland persisted as a booming railroad, lumber and steel town for several decades. During the 1970s, however, Portland began to gain a reputation for progressive urban planning practices, adopting policies such as an urban growth boundary and constructing new parks in a push to maintain home based travel agents the central home based travel agents neighborhoods as active places in light of suburban development. Through the 70s and into the 80s, Portland became a center for "counter-culture," growing into a hub for punk and indie rock music, zine publishing, and activist movements. The dot-com boom of the 90s brought an influx of modern tech companies along with the so-called "creative class", who remained even after the economic bubble burst. By this point, the city's progressive home based travel agents policies and politics had won the city a special status among urban designers, environmentalists, and political activists as a very forward-thinking city, which has only fueled further home based travel agents growth and development of the metropolitan area.
As in other places in the Pacific Northwest, there is abundant rainfall in the fall, winter, and spring. The rain is often a menacing drizzle or mist, meaning you'll often be wet; total precipitation in Seattle and Portland is technically home based travel agents less than many east coast and southeastern cities because there are fewer downpours, instead the rain opts for a near constant drizzle. A sunny day in the rainy season can seem to be very rare, and Portlanders have the unusual habit of wearing shorts and flip-flops home based travel agents the minute the sun comes out, even if the temperature is barely above freezing. Portland has very little snow, instead the winters are very rainy. Bring or buy an umbrella if you're in Portland between October and June. However, it is no myth that a large portion of "Portlanders" don't use, or even believe in, umbrellas, instead preferring hoods and raincoats.
It's worth mentioning that there are really only two seasons in the Portland area - rain and summer. The rain and clouds home based travel agents typically last 9 months, from late September often until late June, then suddenly the clouds home based travel agents clear and it is hot and sunny. There is not really a gradual increase in temperatures, it's basically either 48°F (9°C) degrees and raining, or 85°F (29°C) and sunny. home based travel agents Prospective visitors who don't care for rain should be aware that Portland summers, although short, are quite pleasant - July through September have only a 10% chance of rain on any given day, temperatures rarely exceed 85°F (29°C) degrees or so, and local produce (including fresh sweet cherries and some of the world's best berries) is available at farmers' markets and fruit stands in and around the city. July and August are typically the hottest months, temperatures occasionally hit 100°F (38°C) or more.
Portland International Airport ( IATA : PDX ) [2] is located 9 mi (15 km) northeast of downtown on the Columbia River. This is also a dual-use with an air force base, which can cause confusion on some maps. Most major airlines serving Portland are: ( The airport has free wi-fi)
Alaska Airlines/Horizon [3] : (Anchorage, Atlanta, Bellingham, Bend-Redmond, Boise, Boston, Burbank, Billings, Bozeman (seasonal), Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Eugene, Fairbanks (seasonal), Fresno, Honolulu, Kalispell (seasonal), Kailua Kona, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Long Beach (CA), Maui Kahului, Medford, Missoula (seasonal), Oakland, Orange home based travel agents County, Ontario (CA), Palm Springs (Seasonal), Phoenix, Redmond-Bend, home based travel agents Reno-Lake Tahoe, Santa Rosa, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Spokane, Tucson, Washington-National, Vancouver)
United Airlines/United Express [12] : (Denver, Chicago O'Hare, Houston Bush Intercontinental, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Newark, Washington Dulles, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Redmond-Bend, Seattle-Tacoma)
International flights disembark at Gates D12, 14 or 15 where passengers go downstairs, under concourse D, to complete immigrations and customs inspections. Upon completion of inspection, passengers can come back up into Concourse D (btwn Gates D7 D9) if connecting to an onward flight or take the shuttle bus from (under) Concourse D to the international arrivals area at the north end of the main terminal home based travel agents building in front of carousel 10 (United Airlines baggage reclaim). See this link .
The MAX light rail red line [15] , costs $2.50 (with a free transfer to the bus system) and takes 30 minutes to travel from the airport to downtown. The last red line light rail leaves the airport at 11:49PM daily. The station is at the south end of the main terminal at the lower level (arrivals), outside the doors, under Concourse A. Click here for a list of additional local (door to door) and long distance buses, shuttles limousines from the airport.
By car, the best way to get to downtown home based travel agents Portland home based travel agents from the airport is to take I-205 south to I-84 west, then follow the signs to the City Center at I-84's terminus and interchange with I-5. This will take you over the Morrison Bridge into downtown. When returning a rental car to the airport, follow the signs to stay in the left lane. However, it is very easy to make the mistake of exiting too soon at the control tower/shuttle bus exit. You need to curve to the right (with the rest of the highway) and not go straight. Even in light traffic, it is dangerous and illegal to immediately turn around.
If you need to fill up your rental car's gas tank before returning it, be advised there are no gas stations in the commercial area between the airport and Interstate 205 (Cascade Station). If you are heading north on 205, take the Sandy/Killingsworth (Exit 23-A) exit for the closest and most accessible gas stations to the airport.
Amtrak [16] provides service from Union Station , 800 NW Sixth Avenue (north of downtown), about a 15-min walk from Pioneer Square. The transit mall ends at Union Station, so local TriMet buses and the MAX green and yellow line trains run by Union Station very frequently.
The Cascades runs two trains per day between Portland and Eugene via Oregon City, Salem Albany to the south and four trains daily between Portland and Seattle via Vancouver, WA; Kelso,