The Alaska Airline flight was late, however the flight attendants made up for it with a free snack & drink. However, I did choose to fly into LAX for business reasons. Nomi & I had coffee & Donuts and you can roam around a bit w/ease with your family compared to LAX. Their is also an array of local artists who make jewelry however, coming from LA I was suprised at the high-end boutique stores as well.
Last year while visiting my sister I made my good-byes here and got to sample some good Oregon Coffee, and take a peek inside Powell Books.