When I think about Oregon, I think about the Ducks, the Beavers, the beautiful coastline, the Trailblazers and the game “Oregon Trail,” a game, I believe, everyone played in elementary school.  That game was wicked tough; for some reason, my guys always contracted some serious illness and ended up not completing the journey!  According to wikipedia, there’s now an iPhone and Facebook version!

So after visiting Seattle, I had a chance to visit Portland, Oregon.  Previously, I’ve only driven through there, so I wasn’t really able to see any of the local sites.  I didn’t really a lot of time to go touring, but I was able to check out the Pittock Mansion and Washington Park, which has the Oregon Zoo, Hoyt Aboretum, and International Rose Test Garden.  The 2nd photo is just cool landscape shot from within the park.