Due to time and budgetary constraints that year, I was only able to do some day trips, mainly within the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA metropolitan area as well as parts of the Columbia Gorge, Longview, WA and Salem, OR.  I had a chance to visit the area attractions for the first time since moving to the Pacific Northwest.

I had a chance to see Willamette Falls in Oregon City, the Willamette Valley region (places including Aurora, Woodburn, Salem, Dallas, Independence, and McMinnville) in northern Oregon, and the lower Columbia River valley in Rainier, Scappoose and St. Helens (the city, not the volcano) on the Oregon side as well as Longview, Kelso, Kalama, Woodland, Ridgefield and La Center on the Washington side.  

I saw the Pittock Mansion in Portland, Oregon as well as Fort Vancouver in Vancouver, Washington.  In my spare time, I had a chance to see the Vista House and Multnomah Falls in the Columbia Gorge.  White Salmon, Washington resembled a German village.  Stevenson, Washington is a nice town as well.  I also went up to Zigzag and Government Camp, Oregon, near Mount Hood.  A couple of years ago, I visited the zoo in Portland (formerly the Washington Park Zoo, now called the Oregon Zoo) with a friend.

Of course, there's always a good movie to see.

• Photo 1 - Portland, OR
• Photo 2 - Portland, OR
• Photo 3 - Portland, OR
• Photo 4 - Vancouver, WA
• Photo 5 - Longview, WA
• Photo 6 - White Salmon, WA
• Photo 7 - Columbia Gorge
• Photo 8 - Columbia Gorge
• Photo 9 - Zigzag, OR