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Dog Days of Summer-Celebrating Waterfront Adventures!

September 18, 2019 10:20 pm Published by Comments Off on Dog Days of Summer-Celebrating Waterfront Adventures!

Urban Excursions loves summer and spending as much time being out and about on our senior outings! We spent many days enjoying riverside luncheons at some of our favorites including Salty’s, Beaches, Island Cafe  and of course the newly rennovated Vancouver Waterfront! As we say goodbye to the dog days of summer, we are thankful... Read More

Summer of Fun!

July 24, 2019 8:54 pm Published by Comments Off on Summer of Fun!

Our Senior Outings continue to grow with more friends and fun in the summer!  We have been taking advantage of the sunny days to visit some fun outdoor spots and to take in beautiful country settings including the Marquam Hill Alpaca Farm , Sauvie Island,  Herman the Sturgeon at Bonneville Dam  and one of our... Read More

Spring Time Celebrations from Tulips to Trams!!

April 22, 2019 10:41 pm Published by Comments Off on Spring Time Celebrations from Tulips to Trams!!

We’ve been celebrating a wonderful spring season with our older adults at Urban Excursions!  Our senior outings have been in full bloom each time we went to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn.  We soared over the city on the Portland Aerial Tram then enjoyed lunch at Little Big Burger.   More senior activities took... Read More

Looking Forward to the New Year with New Fun & Friends!

November 26, 2018 10:13 pm Published by Comments Off on Looking Forward to the New Year with New Fun & Friends!

Urban Excursions had such a fun time this autumn on our senior outings and we have been thankful for the beautiful weather!  We loved watching the leaves change color and spread all over the city.  Thank you to our partners for supporting our cherished community members and our senior trips:  Skamania Lodge, NW Senior Theater,... Read More

Harvesting New Friendships at Urban Excursions!

October 9, 2018 7:40 pm Published by Comments Off on Harvesting New Friendships at Urban Excursions!

Urban Excursions continues to offer fun things to do for seniors in our  community and we haven’t slowed down for fall! Our senior trips have been embracing the change in weather to enjoy fun outings with friends and watching the seasons change. We enjoyed fun trips to Oregon Heritage Farm, The Pumpkin Patch  on Sauvie Island,... Read More

Whirlwind Summer of Fun, Fun, Fun!

September 10, 2018 9:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Whirlwind Summer of Fun, Fun, Fun!

Urban Excursions had a whirlwind summer of fun on our senior outings! Thanks to all of our community partners like PDX Pedicab, Kruger Farm, McMenamins in Kalama and of course, all the fun wineries we visited including Blakeslee Vineyards, Ponzi Winery, and Kramer Vineyards! We won’t forget all of the Portland Farmer’s Market’s and of course the... Read More

Hats and Smiles (and good deeds!)

July 5, 2018 9:11 pm Published by Comments Off on Hats and Smiles (and good deeds!)

So, this happened today! Urban Excursions went to the Fubon Asian Market today on our senior outing. As many of you may know, we offer two different kinds of outings and today’s outing was what we call our Scenic Group which specializes in outings for people with Dementia or Alzheimer’s. After lunch, we took a... Read More

Retirement+Urban Excursions+Friends=Summer Wine Tasting!

June 26, 2018 4:59 pm Published by Comments Off on Retirement+Urban Excursions+Friends=Summer Wine Tasting!

Urban Excursions has been enjoying the early summer with some fabulous senior outings to Oregon’s Wine Country! We have enjoyed some fun days at Blakeslee Vineyard Estates,  Hawks View Cellars and Ponzi Vineyards!  Special thanks to the amazing hosts at each of these unique locations, they have been all such a joy and so good to our... Read More

Meet Some of our Great Staff!

May 31, 2018 4:52 pm Published by Comments Off on Meet Some of our Great Staff!

Urban Excursions’ weekly social outings for older adults would not happen without these amazingly caring, enthusiastic people who we get to work with! Meet Ilars and Paul, who are heading out with our Scenic Group to the Audubon Society today; and Jessica and Lulu who are taking our Exploratory Group to the World Forestry Center!... Read More

Bunnies and Tea!

May 30, 2018 12:05 am Published by Comments Off on Bunnies and Tea!

Urban Excursions wants to thank Bunnies in Baskets for one of our sweetest, funnest and definitely uniquest senior outings! Today we enjoyed a delightful tea service including sandwiches, finger food, sweets and an array of teas followed by BUNNY SNUGGLES! These therapy bunnies made us all smile for the rest of the day and their... Read More