Originally Posted by Peckish
Vancouver (not B.C.), Washington (not D.C.) has a rich history - Fort Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Company, Lewis & Clark, the oldest living apple tree in the NW, just to name a few facts. We're located on the Columbia River about an hour from skiing on Mt. Hood, an hour from the Pacific Ocean, and an hour from the windsurfing capital of the world in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. I can see Mt. St. Helens from my neighborhood.
I love visiting Fort Vancouver, i'm a history buff, it's just to bad I don't get to visit it much. I have to go through or skirt Portland, OR to get there and I hate Portland traffic.