Get Out Of Portlandia! 10 Epic Weekend Trips #refinery29  http://www.refinery29.com/2014/08/71921/portland-weekend-trips#slide-2  Hood River Distance from Portland: 60 miles  If your blood thirsts for adventure, join the locals and go windsurfing at Hood River. Or, to take it to the next level, you can sign up for a beginner kiteboarding course with a buddy at Kite The Gorge and let yourself be whipped over the river. Once you&#x27;v...