Date of walk: Sunday August 12, 2018 One Sunday morning in August Portland shuts down many of its bridges to car traffic and gives them over to the Providence Bridge Pedal/Stride where bike riders and walkers enjoy some beautiful views of the city. We took part in for the fourth year in a row –… Continue reading 2018 Providence Bridge Stride
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Winter Weekend in Portland
January 8-9, 2016 For the past couple of months we’ve had the kind of weather the rest of the country thinks we normally have. Lots and lots of rain and plenty of gray skies. The past weekend looked promising and we wanted to get out of the house so we took a mini vacation to… Continue reading Winter Weekend in Portland
Portland Sunday Parkways – Southeast
September 27, 2015 One Sunday a month in the late spring through early fall the Portland Bureau of Transportation holds Portland Parkways events to facilitate people getting out and about in our neighborhoods. Here is the map of this year’s events taken from the web site linked above. We had never heard of these events… Continue reading Portland Sunday Parkways – Southeast
Portland 4T Loop
September 22, 2015 This was one of the last two big walks Carla and I went on before I broke my leg putting me out of commission until mid November. Portland has a wealth of mass transit options and is blessed with many hiking trails especially in the west hills. Put those two together and… Continue reading Portland 4T Loop
Being a tourist in Portland
March 28, 2015 Our friends Brent and Robin came over from Boise the last weekend of March. I’ve already posted about our kabobs and lemon pie dinner we had on their first night in town. We gave them directions to the MAX light rail system on Friday and they explored downtown on their own –… Continue reading Being a tourist in Portland
