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The creek runs through a greenway one and one-half miles long, flanking a checkerboard of agrarian, residential and utility company property.
The creek runs through a greenway one and one-half miles long, flanking a checkerboard of agrarian, residential and utility company property.
Those of us who trek the wilderness in the Great Northwest have some very peculiar people to thank.  A little more than a century ago, as the burgeoning industrial revolution began to trammel its way across the country, the owners of railroads, municipal water holdings, the telegraph, and those new-fangled monstrosities known as electric power companies, all found themselves in a pickle.

To ply their trade they needed space; more to the point, they needed specific routes through the space that other people had, or could have, just by parking their wagons and calling it home. More critically, they didn't want to have to pay for it, at least not at the going rate.

They were able to convince the local, county, state and even the federal government (none of which needed much convincing), that it would be in the nation's best interest to grant a set of low-to-no cost easements ceding to these entities the rights-of-way through any obstacle which might come into their path.

And while this over-simplification of events would not earn even a solid "D" in an intro to contract law course, it brings to light an undeniable reality: a lot of the wilderness we get to enjoy in this part of the country is there because someone took it and never gave it back.

This became abundantly clear to me this Summer and Fall when I hiked no fewer than five major wilderness areas whose sole purpose, were they not wilderness, would be to provide a conduit for some sort of consumer service.  In Washington: Dog Mountain, Hamilton Mountain, Table Mountain and the complex of trails at Coyote  Wall are all criss-crossed with power lines.  They don't overwhelm the landscape, but there they are.  In Oregon, Mount Defiance is essentially the state's tallest communication tower; Forest Park combines water, electricity, and phone routes that are hidden so well in places, you'd never know they were there.

The Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway, here in Vancouver, would simply not exist today, save for its designation as a right-of-way for Bonneville Power and the local railway. Homes were built right up to its rim, and a residential (essentially rural road) was grandfathered in before it was declared a wetland refuge, but the area itself remains blissfully exempt from development.  It is home to at least a dozen species of waterfowl, herons, eagles, peregrine falcons, beavers, otters, coyote, deer, and all the usual characters thriving in an urban wildlife setting.  As far as the animals are concerned, the place is more or less the way they found it.

Did all this open territory come down to us by accident? Was it the by-product of both greed and a none-too-coincidental "cooperative understanding" between the private sector and those charged with protecting the public's interests?  Well, kinda.  

But ironically enough, without that century-old landgrab, we might no longer be able to enjoy some of the Nothwest's most beautiful places. It will make me shake my head and smile every time I think about it.  But I, for one, am grateful.
Here in the Northwest, we don't get to see blue sky very often in the winter time.  But when we do, we tend to make it count.
Here in the Northwest, we don't get to see blue sky very often in the winter time.  But when we do, we tend to make it count.

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De mest populære hotellene i Northwest Vancouver

The Paramount Hotel

The Paramount Hotel

3.5 out of 5
808 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Prisen er 1 030 kr per natt fra 18. feb. til 19. feb.
1 030 kr
18. feb.–19. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (3 171 anmeldelser)
Excellent service from check-in to storing my bags for the day after I checked out.

Anmeldelse skrevet 31. jan. 2026

The Paramount Hotel
The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel

4.5 out of 5
545 SW Taylor St Portland OR
Prisen er 1 664 kr per natt fra 15. feb. til 16. feb.
1 664 kr
15. feb.–16. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet i luksuriøs stil under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: takterrasse, døgnåpent treningssenter ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (1 001 anmeldelser)
Super comfortable beds and a beautiful hotel!

Anmeldelse skrevet 28. jan. 2026

The Duniway Portland A Hilton Hotel
Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport

3.5 out of 5
6233 NE 78th Court Portland OR
Prisen er 1 035 kr per natt fra 11. feb. til 12. feb.
1 035 kr
11. feb.–12. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med golfmuligheter under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), frokost (mot betaling) ...
8,8/10 Excellent! (2 900 anmeldelser)
En fin opplevelse 😊
Hyggelig hotel med store fine rom. ca. 10 minutter kjøring fra flyplassen. God mat og vin på restauranten

Anmeldelse skrevet 4. mai 2024

Radisson Hotel Portland Airport
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland

4 out of 5
1000 NE Multnomah Street Portland OR
Prisen er 1 338 kr per natt fra 8. feb. til 9. feb.
1 338 kr
8. feb.–9. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet under turen til Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), utendørsbasseng og 2 restauranter. Gjestene ...
8,2/10 Very Good! (972 anmeldelser)
Nice room close to everything

Anmeldelse skrevet 30. jan. 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland
Mark Spencer Hotel

Mark Spencer Hotel

3 out of 5
409 Sw 11th Ave Portland OR
Prisen er 797 kr per natt fra 9. feb. til 10. feb.
797 kr
9. feb.–10. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), ...
9,2/10 Wonderful! (1 988 anmeldelser)
We stayed in a suite and it was very spacious and clean. Sometimes pictures online are deceiving but that was not the case. The staff was very friendly and I especially enjoyed the option to get a latte and scone right in the lobby with a private cafe-like space to enjoy it. Highly recommend.

Anmeldelse skrevet 31. jan. 2026

Mark Spencer Hotel
Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center

Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center

3.5 out of 5
550 SW Oak Street Portland OR
Prisen er 1 045 kr per natt fra 18. feb. til 19. feb.
1 045 kr
18. feb.–19. feb.
inkludert skatter og avgifter
Du kan bo på dette hotellet med fasiliteter for forretningsreisende under oppholdet i Portland. Stedet tilbyr følgende tjenester/fasiliteter: wi-fi (inkludert), ...
8,6/10 Excellent! (2 329 anmeldelser)
The rating here reflects the hotel meeting our expectations. (We knew it was a 3 star when we booked.) Excellent location for access to city center. The property is showing signs of it age and has a dated/run down feel. The staff was courteous and efficient but did not have that «little extra» as ...

Anmeldelse skrevet 30. des. 2024

Courtyard by Marriott Portland City Center
Laveste pris per natt funnet de siste 24 timene, basert på et opphold på 1 natt for 2 voksne. Priser og tilgjengelighet kan endre seg. Ytterligere vilkår kan gjelde.

Andre områder i Northwest Vancouver

Nice little park in the middle of Vancouver, WA. The switchbacks up the hill, surrounded by tall trees will make you feel like you're a lot further from town. It was a nice, quiet place to stretch my dogs legs for a bit and eat my lunch from nearby Panera Bread.

Hazel Dell South

Mens du er i Hazel Dell South, bør du ta en tur til Fort Vancouver National Historic Site og Pearson Air Museum, som er to kjente severdigheter i nærheten.

Hazel Dell South
A beautiful little church which I pass by at least once a week.  Finally got out of my car to take a picture.

Lincoln

Lincoln kan kanskje ikke skryte på seg mange kjente severdigheter, men Fort Vancouver National Historic Site og Clark County historiske museum er to attraksjoner i nærheten som er verdt et besøk.

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West Minnehaha

Mens du er i West Minnehaha, bør du ta en tur til Fort Vancouver National Historic Site og Pearson Air Museum, som er to kjente severdigheter i nærheten.

West Minnehaha
Hazel Dell

Hazel Dell

God mat er kjent for blant annet Hazel Dell, og mens du er i området, kan du også ta turen til Vancouver Mall og Vancouver Tennis Center.

Hazel Dell
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Rose Village

Mens du er i Rose Village, bør du ta en tur til Fort Vancouver National Historic Site og Pearson Air Museum, som er to kjente severdigheter i nærheten.

Rose Village
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Fourth Plain Village

Hvis du ser etter noe spennende å se og gjøre i Fourth Plain Village og omegn, kan du ta turen til Vancouver Tennis Center og Fort Vancouver National Historic Site.

Fourth Plain Village


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