Showing posts with label Oregon Zoo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon Zoo. Show all posts

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Places to visit in Oregon

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Washington Park, Oregon

These snaps are of Washington Park, Oregon taken in the spring of 2008. Park is a classic urban park, sprawling over about 140 acres. The park encompasses Japanese Gardens, Oregon Zoo, World Forestry Center Discovery Museum, Portland Children's Museum, International Rose Test Gardens, and Hoyt Arboretum which offers miles of hiking trails. It also contains memorials for the Korean and Vietnam Wars, a Holocaust memorial and a Lewis and Clark memorial. Beautiful view of Portland downtown and Mount Hood.


Sunday, July 6, 2008

Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon

These snaps are of Oregon Zoo, Portland, Oregon.Oregon Zoo is one the oldest zoological parks. One of the high points of the visit are the Lorikeets Landing, where for just a couple of dollars, you can buy a cup of nectar and feed the colorful birds, who land on your hand to drink.