After Minnesota, which had the lowest rate of high blood pressure, the states with the lowest hypertension rates were Colorado (22.7 percent), Massachusetts (24.5 percent), Wyoming (25 percent), Vermont (25.1 percent), North Dakota (25.3 percent) and Idaho (25.4 percent).
Marquam Nature Park. Marquam Nature Park is a 178.25-acre (72.14 ha) park, located in Portland, Oregon, United States. The park was acquired by Portland Parks & Recreation in 1979. Marquam Nature Park is in Southwest Portland in the Tualatin Mountains, also known as the West Hills, and has several miles of hiking trails.
The walk to Waimea Waterfall is about 3/4 of a mile and even the little kids could do it. Along the way there is a large variety of native plants as well as demonstrations by local artisans. The falls are at the end of the trail.. They provide life vests for all visitors - for free - or at least...