Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. Rafting day. It's an annual guided Whitewater Rafting trip with some friends and some family. We leave Portland early in the morning and drive over Mt. Hood to Maupin, Oregon. The town is Oregon's whitewater rafting capital, for … [Read more...]
Portland Summer Trend: Weather Is Nicer On Weekends
I had to do the math twice on this one. Because even I didn't believe it. But it's true. Here in Portland, Oregon's cool summer of 2011...if you're seeing a view like this with the KOIN Tower under brilliant blue sky...it's probably a weekend! Does Murphy know we're breaking his law? … [Read more...]
An Interview With Mt. Hood Skibowl’s Hans Wipper
It's an event on the Sussman calendar every summer: a trip to Government Camp, Oregon where we go down the Alpine Slides you see in this picture. I'm not sure who loves it more: the kids...or the parents. It was the Alpine Slides that originally got us hooked on Mount Hood Skibowl's Summer … [Read more...]
The Northwest Summer Day To Avoid – If You’re Getting Married
Have you ever started hunting for something specific around the house--only to find something unexpected, that's really cool? Well, that happened to me when I was digging through the records on rainy & cool July days. I discovered that if you're getting married in Portland or Salem during … [Read more...]
Oregon & Washington: Coolest In The Entire United States
And I'm not even talking about our cool & damp weekend. Instead, it's a longer-term weather trend that shows Oregon and Washington is outpacing the rest of the country in our area of specialty. Cool Weather. This map shows the April-June temperature trend for each state. It's shows how … [Read more...]
An Interview With KOIN Local 6 Weekend Weather Anchor Sally Showman
Fifteen years ago -- I was walking in Sally Showman's footsteps. I moved from a Spokane news station to a Portland news station. Sally just did that.  I was a weekend weather anchor and weekday reporter. Sally is doing that. And I was close to becoming a certified meteorologist. … [Read more...]
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