Skyline Drive: || Oregon, Portland (May 2023)

|| Portland, OR (May 2023)

5/27/2023 Saturday

Hotel - Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Portland Airport, 11929 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220 $317.84 Confirmation #92535918
Restaurant - Makoto Japanese Buffet
https://www.visitportland.com/blog/2022/01/10/greater-portland-parking-guide/
Multnomah Falls with Vista House (3 hours); Trillium Lake;

Timed entry 10-11AM with recreation.gov; $2 processing fee
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/crgnsa/recarea/?recid=30026
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd709957.pdf
Exit 31 on the left (need parking permit reservation $2). It's very close to the fall, and easy to walk up to the middle bridge; there's another 1.2 miles going all the way to the top (big elevation)
Bridal Veil, drive 30 scenic drive, parallel to 84 but on the ridge of one side of the mountains along the Columbia gorge

Vista House at Crown Point, 40700 Historic Columbia River Hwy, Corbett, OR 97019
Vista House gives an overview of the gorge; small parking lot, but has road side slots
https://vistahouse.com/tourist-information

Not precisely downtown, it's close to the Oregon health and science university/hospital. street parking $2 per hour and 0.20 for processing fee
https://www.gobytram.com/how/#travel

Bonneville Dam by the US Army Corp of Engineers, impressive
Restaurant - Makoto Japanese Buffet, 1130AM-930PM Saturday
Hotel - Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Portland Airport, 11929 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220 $317.84 Confirmation #92535918

You may cancel your reservation for free before 11:59 PM local hotel time on May 25, 2023 (2 days [s] before arrival). Please note that we will assess a fee of 160.46 USD if you must cancel after this deadline. If you have made a prepayment, we will retain all or part of your prepayment. If not, we will charge your credit card.

5/28/2023 Sunday

Trillium Lake and Mt Hood National Forest (1.5 hours) / Loop Trail, Old Salmon Trail

Drive 1.5 hours from hotel to the trail head (40 miles on 26 and incline of 6% consistently); beautiful drive when it was quiet
The parkway to the 761 trailhead is blocked. Get past the mirror lake parking lot for another 3 or 4 miles then come to the big lot
Walked probably 3 miles back and forth to the scenic spot and the stretch out place for the best picture, but can't walk for another 2 miles on the lake
Lots of attractions places but still partly covered in snow; mostly in moderate and hard for trails; lots of motel and cabin positions outside of the mount hood area
https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/trillium-lake-loop-trail
https://thegorgeguide.com/trillium-lake-oregon/
Drive the marine way back to the airport hotel zone, beautiful Gorge place

Park at a big meadow parking lot; free marked with Public Parking (walk the big ramp, tolerable); free entry; test bed, was just ok
Pittock Mansion ($15 fee for adult)
Portland Downtown

Hours. Parking meters are in effect from 9 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday. Sundays and city holidays are free.
4 hours driving

5/28/2023 Monday

Next Time

Thors wall (three hours by the sea, too far on the west)
Crater Lake National Park (too far) and Painted Cove Trail (too far), another 3 hours
Cannon beach, 1.5 hours from Portland

|| Eugene, OR (9/1/2023)

Set direction to Da Nang Vietnamese (didn't go) / Fisherman's Market 830 W 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402 (didn't go) / Mucho Taco (Ian's recommendation), in a mall, fast food (good but expensive and not a lot of food)
Owen Rose Garden, beautiful landscape and rose (free park)
Skinner Butt Lookout (free park, cityscape), have several trails but require trekking poles to go up and downhill
https://jsma.uoregon.edu/visit-discover, free first Friday, 9/1/2023, 11am-5pm, 1430 Johnson Lane Eugene, OR 97403; Jordan Schnitzer Museum (Asian art, very small museum); park at the lot 17 for $2 an hour, and an hour is enough

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is located in Eugene, Oregon on the western side of the University of Oregon campus next to the Knight Library. Visitors are encouraged to park in Lot 16A, located at 14th Ave. and Kincaid St., which offers free public parking on weekends and is conveniently located near the museum.

Shelton Mcmerphy Alley; $1 discount for AAA and senior (Friday 10-1pm only, didn't go)
5th Street Market Alley / Legend of Szechuan (not very good); there is a commercial parking lot, make sure it's not reserved for the residents
Day and Night bubble tea (completely not good)
Airbnb at 2360 Harris St, Eugene, OR 97405 with Shelly (nice and quiet place)
Hendricks Park (east campus); small but super cute, inside the residential area

9/2/2023 Saturday

Diamond lake (not sure if it's worth the visit)
Clearwater Falls; Watson Fall (didn't go)
Farmers market, 10am-4pm; 8th ave and oak street; https://www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org/ (didn't go)
Izakaya Jinsei, 1249 Alder St, Eugene, OR 97401 (19min walk)
Museum of Natural and Culture History - 10am to 5pm, $6/$4 (didn't go)
TacoVore, college vibe, and margaritas excellent; mom was recognized by two college kids
REI, close to skinner butt park, rose garden

https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B002'02.3%22N+123%C2%B004'42.3%22W/@44.0339737,-123.0784073,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d44.0339737!4d-123.0784073?entry=ttu
Directions from your host, We’re located on Harris St between 23rd and 24th. 3rd driveway is north of 24th and the house is tucked back from the street. You’ll see an old Volkswagen Bus at the end of the long driveway. Go left to the concrete walkway to the cottage entrance.

Legend of Szechuan (Yu Xiang Rou Si; Dan Dan Noodle);
Wheat Bay, Uniquely Chengdu
Izakaya Jinsei, 1249 Alder St, Eugene, OR 97401 (19min walk); opens at 5pm
Day and night boba tea
BOBAHEAD - West 11, 3001 W 11th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
Get Bahn Mi from Bon Mi at 153 Broadway (opens 11 AM); Da Nang Vietnamese Eatery, 88 Jackson St (opens 5pm); Pho the Good Time Bistro (opens 11am) 2729 Shadow View Dr
T4, bubble tea and popcorn chicken, 1341 Patterson St
Duck Sushi, 750 E 13th Ave
Fisherman's Market 830 W 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402
Shop at Wholefoods

9/3/2023 Cannon Beach Sunday

Set direction to S Hemlock Street, park on the gravel or at the parking lot, or park along the street just off the rock ara
Ecola state park, $5 parking fee; two locations, lookout and the Indian Beach
Park at Pacific Street; Viewpoint Terrace and S Hemlock Street to see the Haystack Rock
Somewhat commercialized tourist town
Coming back home, long drive, 4 hours + resting and gas refill
Passed Seaside (should explore), Astoria (30W), South Bend (blue collar + oyster), 401N (beautiful coastline)

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