Stanley went to school with Rusty and got to go to an outdoor lab. Portland State University is Oregon's largest university with over 26,000 students. Since it has been rainy here, we had to get a poncho for Flat Stanley. It may look like a plastic bag, but that is really his poncho.
They went to Tryon State Park to identify soil. Tryon State Park is Oregon's only state park in a metropolitan area. It is also an old landslide, so it is very interesting to geologists. While at the park, Flat Stanley climbed a tree.
On Saturday, Flat Stanley went to check out the goods at the Portland Farmer's Market. The Portland Farmer's Market runs from April through December. The sellers at the market have deep roots is Oregon and Washington, including farms, nurseries, bakeries, meat and seafood providers, cheese makers, specialty foods producers. We were going to the market to pick up some apples.
On Sunday, we took a trip to Multnomah Falls. Multnomah Falls is the second largest year-round waterfall in the United States. There are two levels to the waterfall that total 620 feet. While at the waterfall we even saw salmon in the stream.
After our morning trip, it was time for us to put to use the apples we purchased at the Portland Farmer's Market. We went to visit a friend in Vancouver, Washington to make carmel apples. Vancouver, Washington is less than 10 miles from Portland. The two states are separated by the Columbia River, which is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest.
Flat Stanley enjoyed a busy weekend here, but is happy to be returning to Jordyn in South Milwaukee!
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