Living in Portland

Located near both the Columbia and Willamette Rivers, and only an hour's drive from either Mt. Hood or ocean beaches, the Portland area is a wonderful place to live. Its prosperous high technology industry is one of the motivators behind Portland's growing population and economy, including Intel's largest site worldwide, Tektronix, and other high-tech companies. The city itself boasts a vibrant arts and cultural scene and spectacular dining, all easily accessible thanks to the light-rail system. In the middle of summer, you can snowboard on Mt. Hood in the morning and mountain bike or windsurf in the afternoon in the world-famous Columbia River Gorge. Wherever you are in Portland, you're never far from an art house cinema, brewpub, gourmet coffee shop, farmer's market, park or garden. With all that and Portland's lush, green natural beauty, it's no wonder why so many visit and move here.

• http://www.portlandalliance.com/
• http://portland.citysearch.com/
• http://www.oregonlive.com/