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and black-tailed park’s main is accompavisitors center, intriguing displays. While trails at Powell feature some steep grades, visitors more relaxed experience can opt for Summit Lane trail, and easy loop for hiking and

4 Mt. Tabor

Nestled within the geologic Boring lava elds that dot the east side of Portland, Mount Tabor Park is a popular, sprawling, 197-acre city park. Designed by the renowned landscape architect Frederick Olmsted, it o ers a variety of routes for exploration. Visitors can appreciate the park’s numbered trees, historical timeline, and geological history, with informative brochures available at the

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visitor center near the ancient volcanic caldera on the north side. e park boasts several hiking loops, including the Red, Green, and Blue trails. While the rst two are shorter and easier, the more challenging 3-mile Blue Trail involves climbing several ights of stairs but also rewards hikers with clear views of downtown Portland.

5 Edgefield

e McMenamins Edge eld property, right o Southwest Halsey Street in Troutdale, is again bringing a star-studded line up of artists to town. Acts such as e Avett Brothers, Portugal. e Man, and undercat will all perform at the Edge eld Concert stage. Tickets start at around $35 for some artists but range up to $100 for others. Scan the QR code to view all of the concerts there this summer.

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6 Waterfront Activities

Waterfront Walk: Take a relaxing stroll along the Portland waterfront. Usually, I start at the Tilikum Crossing (bridge) and cross over to the west side of the Willamette River and head north. en I pick one of the other bridges to return over to the east side of the river and make my way south, to where I began. ere is so much to do on the waterfront in Portland: OMSI, shopping, bikes, and more. ere are multiple connections to public transit along this walk, so you can easily get home a erwards. Blues Festival: rough the holiday weekend, July 1-4, at Tom McCall Waterfront Park, the Blues Festival will be in full swing. Headlining the event this year is Buddy Guy, e Mavericks, JJ Grey & Mofro, Cory Wong, the Los Lonely Boys, and Shemekia Copeland with Ruthie Foster. ese are only the headliners; so many more artists perform at the festival. Tickets start at $50 for one day and $140 for a four-day pass.

7 Columbia River Gorge

No car, no worries! Shuttle service from Columbia Area Transit’s Columbia River Gorge line runs from the Gateway Transit Center in Portland, through Troutdale, and into the Gorge with stops at Multnomah Falls, Cascade Locks, Hood River, Mosier, and e Dalles. You can purchase the Gorge Pass, which is good for the whole calendar year, for transit around the Gorge. is provides transit services on the CAT, Mt. Adams Transportation Service, Skamania County Transit, and e Link – meaning you can access all the big attractions in the Gorge, on both the Oregon and Washington sides. Learn more about the Gorge Pass by scanning the QR code:

8 Washington Park & 4T Trail

Washington Park: is huge park holds the Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center, Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial, the International Rose Test Garden, and more. It is easily accessible by MAX. You could easily spend a day here. You might start at the zoo, taking a look at the polar bears and penguins. en you could take a stop at the World Forestry Center and learn about harvesting wood, the future of our forests, and more. Take a hike, stopping by the various memorials within the park. Finally, you could stop and admire the many roses at the Rose Test Garden. If you can’t walk a great distance, don’t worry – a free shuttle provides a link between the many attractions within Washington Park.

4T Trail: Experience Portland through trail, tram, trolley, and train on this hike through Portland. You can start the 4T Trail anywhere. You can begin your hike at OHSU, making your way up through the forest on foot to the Washington Park MAX station. en get o the train at the Galleria & Southwest 10th Avenue stop and transfer onto the TriMet streetcar. en get o at the OHSU Center for Health & Healing (South waterfront) and transfer onto the hillside tram, admiring the view of Portland during the ride to right back where you started, at OHSU.