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2016 Holiday Events in Portland

November 21, 2016 5K budget travel Christmas festivals Free fun Hanukkah holidays Kwanzaa Oregon Portland Santa shopping singing theater travel travel planning 9 Comments

Portland Night Market: Fun, Food, Music, & More!

November 14, 2016 festivals food Free fun Oregon Portland Portland Night Market travel travel planning 2 Comments

Exploring the South Rim of Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison
October 17, 2016 astrophotography birding Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park budget travel canyons Colorado National parks night skies photography summer travel wildlife Leave a comment

Happy Independence Day USA!

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July 4, 2016 4th of July budget travel celebrations Free fun holidays Oregon photography Portland Tilikum Crossing travel planning Leave a comment

Portland’s Rose Festival is in Full Bloom!

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June 6, 2016 budget travel contests festivals Free fun Grand Floral Parade Navy ships Oregon parades photography Portland races Rose Festival travel travel planning Leave a comment

Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Global Big Day Birding Expedition

Global Big Day
May 16, 2016 birding birds Cornell Labs eBird Free fun Global Big Day iBirdPro Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Oregon Portland wildlife Willamette River Leave a comment

Looking Back on a Great Year of Travel

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Tucson’s 4th Avenue Street Fair

December 7, 2015 Arizona budget travel food Free fun street fairs travel traveling with children Tucson Leave a comment

The Barrel Room – A Dueling Piano Bar in Portland

Barrel Room PDX
November 30, 2015 budget travel comedy dueling pianos entertainment food Free fun free tickets live music music Oregon piano bar Portland Leave a comment

Portland Oregon Area Holiday Happenings

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November 23, 2015 Christmas Free fun holiday travel holidays Oregon Portland travel planning 2 Comments

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