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 Bring your bikes to the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and after savoring our delicious breakfast you can saddle up your bikes and begin a day of exploring Portland, Oregon riding through the Springwater Corridor. And you can continue linking up with a plethora of biking trails connected throughout the city of Portland.
The acquisition of the Springwater Corridor by the city of Portland in 1990 was a giant leap towards completion of the 40-Mile Loop and closed a last major gap in the loop. The 20-mile-long Corridor begins at SE Ivon Street and extends to the community of Boring. It was originally developed for rail service and was most commonly known as the Portland Traction Company Line. It has a smooth, even grade which makes it ideal for many types of recreation.
True to the initial inspiration for the Loop, many parks and open spaces are linked by this addition. Just as the railroad was the lifeblood of the communities it served, the Springwater Corridor/40-Mile Loop will continue to tie neighborhoods together and encompass many scenic areas, including Johnson Creek, wetlands, buttes, agricultural fields and pastures, residential and industrial neighborhoods. Parks include Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, Oaks Amusement Park, Sellwood Riverfront Park, Johnson Creek Park, Sellwood Park, Tideman Johnson Nature Park, Beggars Tick Marsh, the I-205 bike path, Leach Botanical Garden, Bundy Park, Powell Butte Nature Park and Gresham Main City Park.
The original rail line beyond Boring is currently owned by the State of Oregon. The addition of this link offers a real possibility of a trail that would link downtown Portland directly with the Pacific Crest Trail in Mt. Hood National Forest.
For more information, check out this link to the Springwater Corridor website.
The Fulton House offer free maps for each of the four area of the corridor as well as a indoor locking sun-porch for your bike storage. There are also several biking companies near by to rent bikes as well.
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The Hood River County Fruit Loop Heirloom Apple Celebration -
Remember when Grandma complained that “grocery store” apples today just aren’t the same as the ones that grew on her family’s backyard tree? She’s right. The Fruit Loop’s Heirloom Apple Celebration honors the “heirloom” or “classic” apples that have all but disappeared from commercial orchards producing large volumes of fruit that must store and travel well. Apple varieties must have existed 100 or more years to be considered heirlooms. Discover the wide range of flavors, colors, shapes and textures of more than 20 kinds of heirloom apples. Enjoy fresh-pressed apple cider, hard apple cider, apple cider donuts, desserts made with apples or cider, and much more.
EVENT DAY(S):
10/23/10 – 10/24/10LOCATION:
Hood River Fruit Loop
35 mile scenic loop between Hood River and Mt. Hood
www.hoodriverfruitloop.com for locations
Around Hood River, OR
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Tags: Food & Recipes
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 Kayaking in Portland, Oregon Now is the time for Kayaking in Portland, Oregon’s Waterways
“In Oregon, if there’s a waterway, someone has kayaked it. And there are a lot of waterways, from white-water rivers to calm estuaries and bays to even calmer wetland areas that are great for wildlife viewing” (from Tour Oregon).
The sun is shining and the water is calm, now is the time to book your next vacation here at the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and begin a new adventure—Kayaking the Willamette River located right here in the heart of the City. Portland Metro area is an ideal playground for kayaking and canoeing.
The Fulton House is located one block from Willamette Park and only three blocks from the Portland Kayak Company where they offer classes, rentals, tours, daily trips, boat sales and kayaking gear. They have everything you need to start your kayaking adventures right here in the Fulton House neighborhood just steps from the Willamette River, allowing easy access for kayak rentals, demos, guided kayak tours and classes.
And you can start right here just a few minutes out your door to begin your adventure. All you’ll need to do is head to the Portland Kayaking company and they can provide you with quality kayaks and top notch guides to ensure a safe and enjoyable paddling experience or adventure on your own if you have had an essential kayaking course or equivalent experience.
 Willamette Park-One block from the Fulton House
Prices are very reasonable for tours and rentals. They even have a variety of excursions to the uninhabited island Espiritu Santo on their tours to the Baja.
After a day on the water come back and enjoy a glass of wine or soak in the hot tub.
 Enjoy soaking in the Oregon Hot Springs Tub
Tags: boat ramp, kayaking, places to stay, things to do, waterfront, waterways, willamette park, willamette river
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 Join us for our upcoming event, “Weird Oregon–Open House & Book Signing” in June to celebrate the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast’s notoriety as an old bordello. The Fulton House, built in the late 19th century, originally served as a bordello near the Willamette River, one of the gambling houses and bordellos built in present-day Willamette Park according to local legend. Could we be Nancy Boggs’s Floating Bordello?
Local author, Jeff Davis and Al Eufrasio from New Jersey have just released their new Book, “Weird Oregon,” a Travel Guide to Oregon’s Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets. Both are avid documenters of Pacific Northwest weirdness, traversing Oregon to uncover odd tales of far-out beasts, spooky haunts, eerie cemeteries, peculiar folks, and much more.
Pick up a copy today and bring it with you to our “Weird Oregon–Open House & Book Signing.” Details to follow in the Fulton House’s upcoming “Blogs” with time, date and RSVPs. Check out pages 60 & 61 to find out more information about Nancy Boggs’s Floating Bordello and its connection with the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast.
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The Portland Aerial Tram opened in 2007. At its typical speed of 22 miles per hour, It takes about three minutes to travel 3,300 feet from the South Waterfront to the
9th Floor of OHSU’s Peter O. Kohler Pavilion on Marquam Hill, 500 feet higher. The tram cars have a capacity of 78 passengers plus an operator. They are designed to look like bubbles floating in the sky. The cars are named Walt and Jean, after Walt Reynolds, OHSU’s first African-American graduate and Jean Richardson, Oregon’s first female engineering graduate from Oregon State University. Both graduated in 1949. Walt is the north car and Jean is the south car. The Upper Terminal is named Chameffu, meaning “on the mountain” and the Lower Terminal is named Chamanchal, for “on the water.” Both names are from the Tualatin Indian language.
You can take a wonderful walk along the Willamette River from the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and reach the tram.
Current Hours of Operation
Weekdays – 5:30AM to 9:30PM
Saturday – 9AM to 5PM
Sunday – 1PM to 5PM
June 06 to Sept 19
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