It’s easy to get out of Portland and into the Great Outdoors in the summer. Sunshine, blue skies and long, light evenings set the stage for warm weekend getaways or after-work jaunts.
The winter, however, with its rain and gray and darkness, can be a little less inspiring.
But what if there was a place close by where you could escape the city quickly and feel like you’re way outside, far from home? A place where you could almost lose yourself paddling through slim streams and curving channels, watching majestic birds soar overhead or strolling along the mighty Columbia River just a half-hour from home?
Well, there is.
It’s called Scappoose Bay — and I wrote all about it in a recent story for Travel Oregon.
