Located in the center of Forest Heights Neighborhood this park features trails, a pond, and some very nice picnic areas and play structures. Have a quick look. This is a great place to spend the afternoon.
If you have never been up the Columbia River Gorge to Maryhill and seen Stonehenge I suggest you do so. This is a 90 minute drive from Portland stright up I-84 and there is a lot to do there including the MaryHill Museum and the replica of Stone Henge. This is a great day trip to hit here in Portland. You will also want to visit Mary Hill Winery and Amphi Theatre and Horsethief lake while you are in the area. Check out the pics here.
Check out this great footage of Multnomah Falls in Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. This is Video I shot again with my Nokia N-95 Telephone. If you dream of living in Oregon where you can Snow Ski or go to the Beach within just a few minutes than you will want to give this a look. Call us at 503-799-8383 when your ready to reserve your piece of the Oregon Dream or if you are looking for help in any Real Estate Matters.
This is a must see for the whole family! If your in Portland and want to see a great Exhibit come and see the awesome Exhibit of Chinese Dinosaurs! Man are the Enormous! There is so much to do at OMSI..Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. This year in 2008 there are some great shows at the Planetarium and we caught an awesome IMAX show on the Rain Forest in South America as well as there is a super show on The Grand Canyon! We even bought a scale model Solar home for a science project at the Gift Shop! OMSI is right in Downtown Portland on the East bank of the Williamete River. Check them out at www.omsi.edu .
If you are looking for a great spot to spread out and enjoy your day you will want to check out Arbor Ridge Park in the Arbor Ridge Neighborhood. This is just South on Laidlaw from the corner of West Union and Laidlaw Roads in Bethany Oregon. There are a few benches and tables, a nice old school band stand, a large Court for shooting hoops, and a kid splay structire with swings. You could bring the bikes or ride them there through the extensive trail system that connects all of Bethany! This is one of the reasons I live here. This is a really liveable place. Attched here to you will see three Videos Clips I caught in late April of 2008 on my video phone. You will see us looking in on a gorgeous Mallard Drake along the bike/ped path, the park itself, and take a ride on a section of the trails. These are open trails to the entire Bethany Community and one of the reasons that the 800 unit Arbor Ridge Project is so popular! Homes form $25oK to $500K. Call us of course if you want a personal tour. Dirk at 503-799-8383.
I stopped the other day for a quick look at Cedar Mill Park at the Corner of 102nd and Cornell Road next to the Cedar Mill School. This is a park that I have passed by many times but have never spent any time at. I arrived in late April to find the Tennis Courts hoping and that there was an awesome stand of second growth Doug Firs bustling with tree squirrels! There were several picnic tables and huge open areas for throwing the ball or playing with a Frisbee. I could see this was a favorite of the locals…..but the parking lot was pretty empty. This is a cool stop if you are looking for a place to picnic or meet a friend. No playground but plenty kid friendly!
 Check out the field of Daisies I was in. This is a neat thing for sure. Watch my mini broadcast from my new Video Phone! Look for mor eloacl broadcasts as I am doing a series here at NW Home Center on Neighborhood Parks for oyur enjoyment! Ciao.
This past Sunday was like any other Sunday in Winter in Oregon. Kind of a dreary, slow moving morning. I had to work at Noon and so that short span of time I have from 9-11 Am is tough to get much done that allows me and the kids any Fun! But the sky cleared and as I peered out from my morning 3rd cup I remembered Forest Park.  The Nations second largest City Park was less than a 5 minute drive form my home here in Bethany, Oregon. My youngest son was out the door even before I could say “Lets go for a hike….”. And so out we went.
A canteen of water and a PBJ sandwich in hand we hit the car. A short drive up through the magical mile that is Germantown Road and we were in the deep canopy of Douglas Fir Trees that dominate the Tualatin Mountains. We went into the west part fo the Park off of NW Skyline and NW Germantown Road and parked at the West trail head extension of the Wildwood trail. The air was crisp, the the sky blue, the trail well blazed and off we went. My companion and I than proceeded to spend 2 very special hours together winding our way through a series of steep ravines and valleys under majestic Fir, Cedar, Hundred Year Old Maple which were just starting to wake up from their Winter Nap.  We found stream beds and side trails…saw some birds and squirrels and just had a great time. This was a lot of fun and also a very easy Hike. If you have not seen Forest Park or been in it ….you simply must. It is right above the City of Portland and it stretches for miles to the West. One of the best parks in America. We had a great time and Lunch at the trails end never tasted so good. Just a quick trip and we had a great time. Here are the pics of that most fun day trip:
