If you are staying in Portland (Multnomah County), you are but a Trimet (MAX or bus) ride to Washington County, home of some terrific public libraries, Linus Torvalds (Torvald’s mascot is Tux, not this Torvald), Intel and Nike, Orenco Station (which has a Sunday farmer’s market!), numerous parks and other beautiful sights, not the least of which is my own little gem of a public law library (from which I went peach-picking at lunchtime yesterday – there must be a dozen or more u-pick farms within 15 minutes of my law library in Hillsboro).
I live in the city (I have a darker soul than can be accommodated out here in beautiful farm country), but it is a form of therapy to ride the bus and train to charming Hillsboro every morning.
(The introductory post to this AALL08 series is here.)