Im sitting in Vancouver right now. Its nice down here. Im going to head back to the desert this afternoon and drive through Washougal and stop at beacon rock. I wish I had more time to spend looking around.
Ah, Vancouver, the best of both worlds. No state income tax, and hop across the border to Oregon for no sales tax. I'm another person that drives through on the way to Portland or CA, never really stopped to look around much.
I'm with you Hilleriffic. Vancouver definately has some support from this Hazel Dell spot. I incourage all who post to use this link for a quick request for Vancouvers entry to City Profile's Washington tag.
I think the biggest problem is that the rest of the country (including many of your own residents) don't even acknowledge that it's not part of Portland.