Oregon

I love Oregon

Ahh, the trees... the coast! The mountains!!

So much to do, so much to see... so many people driving 45 in the left lane on the two-lane highway to the coast...

amy (who loves oregon, in case you couldn't tell)

this is it-oh come on!!

What about the coffee??????

What about the Church of Elvis?

What about the 24 hour pancake house?

What about the best darn selection and quality of microbrews anywhere on the entire planet?????

oh yeah and the scenery is lovely too!!!!!

rain? what rain???

I live in Oregon. Yeah, the trees, scenery, cool weather, its pretty great here! Not too mention seriously veggie friendly.,

We've also got the Japanese Gardens, Chinese downtown Garden, OMSI, the waterfront...(nevermind that theres S**T in the water!!! We're workin on that though).

Hey, go to meetup.org, come to the vegan ir vegetarian meetups. Yaaay. The Vegan one is this weekend, noon at Vita Café.

If it happens in Portland in June, I vote for the third weekend, cuz I wanna go to SF Pride the last weekend in June. I could MAYBE swing two weekends...

'twould be way cool in fact. I have good friends in Portland I could stay with!

Same here... assuming I'll still be here. That'd suck to miss everyone.

I'd also open my house to anyone who wanted a place to stay. I'm selling it, so as long as it didn't get *totally* trashed, we could pack in a bunch of people... as long as you don't mind sleeping on the floor, as I'll likely have no furniture by then.

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Originally Posted by remilard

I don't see why renting a car would be needed, kpickell. Transportation in Portland is excellent. You can take the Amtrack to Seattle (much nicer than driving it) and then transportation is good in Seattle.

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He's used to the midwest!

you do complain too much...

3rd weekend of June. done.

(last weekend of June is Pride Weekend in SF, and that's the only way I could maybe do both)

I have friends to stay with in Portland, so I don't have any input on Hotel selection.

Oh sure Mr. Maybe-I'll-Be-There, we'll just plan everything around you. What a diva!

If the tiara fits....

There's a relatively new vegan addition to Portland.

Calendula Cafe

www.calendula-cafe.com

I took DH there tonight for his birthday and the food was great! The menu is 100% vegan, much of which is organic and locally-sourced.

Average entree price is $15.

they have raw offerings as well, and note any wheat-free dishes directly on the menu. They have daily specials.

The owner is an ex-ELF member (whether he's "ex" is still up for grabs) so there's been a bit of controversy surrounding the restaurant. But, whatever. I will support a local vegan restaurant regardless of the owner's political views.

I had the pear-and-hazelnut butter lettuce salad (mmm!) and the pasta special (fusilli pasta in a cashew cream sauce with artichoke hearts, cherry tomatoes, and capers, topped with crispy bread crumbs). DH had the arugula/beet/pickled red onion salad and seitan & root vegetable shepherd's pie. We split a piece of chocolate raspberry cake.

It's on 33rd & Hawthorne and is a great place for a fancy date or a treat. Hooray!

amy