[PLUG] Off Topic: Moving to Portland

[Randy Stapilus]

Didn't see Rich's reply, but let me throw this in: Portland has good mass  
transit, including an excellent train system called MAX which reaches  
close (easy walking distance) to PSU. That gives you reach out in a number  
of directions, without having to worry about downtown parking/traffic. And  
as a happy resident of the Yamhill wine country west of the city (an  
hour's reach both of downtown and of the ocean beaches), I'd suggest  
scouting around before settling on a specific spot. There are a lot of  
fine options here.

On Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:41:16 -0700, Richard C. Steffens  
<rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:

> Edward Terry wrote:
>
>> How much trouble does Portland have with flooding?
>
> Welcome to Oregon!
>
> Everything Rich said plus:
>
> PSU is up the hill from the river. If we get another 100 year flood, and  
> if the enhanced seawall doesn't stop it, and if the water got as far as  
> PSU you'd probably have worse things to worry about.
>
> Oregon is a great place to live, especially if you like outdoor  
> recreation. If you want some tourist advice, feel free to contact me off  
> list and I'll share as much of my ex-tour guide stuff as you are willing  
> to put up with. :-)
>
> There is a large contingent of organized bicyclists in the Portland  
> area. We have official bike lanes on many of the streets, and a few  
> sections of some streets that are officially intended for very limited  
> car traffic in favor of bicycles.
>
> Rich mentioned the coast to the west and the mountains and high desert  
> to the east. We also have the Mt. St. Helens volcano about 50 miles to  
> the north and the Columbia River Gorge, the only near sea level pass  
> through the western mountains in the western hemisphere.
>
> About the weather: Rich mentioned rain from Sep - May. In the city, that  
> stays as rain throughout the winter with only a couple of exceptions.  
> One or two times a winter we might get an ice storm. When that happens,  
> the city shuts down for a day or two, as far as traveling the streets  
> goes. Then the ice melts and we're back to rain. Winter temps tend to  
> run in the low 40's and summer temps in the 80's, this weekend not  
> included -- 105 yesterday, 101 predicted for today! But when it gets  
> hot, it's a dry heat. The only time it gets humid here is in the winter  
> time.
>



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