I just learned of a meeting that will probably bring me up to the Portland area the first week in March 2009. My very basic understanding of PNW climate tells me that I'll probably see a lot of cloudy weather (more so than when I visited in the summer). Can anyone comment on the progress of spring in the area? I wonder what the Columbia River Gorge area will look like at that time (starting to green up?). Maybe I should plan on some snow-shoeing around Mount Hood instead? Thanks for any thoughts.