Today was one of those beautiful sunny winter days that we absolutely love here in the PNW. It was too nice to stay inside, so we decided to go for a walk. We didn't want to do our usual walk down by the Columbia. I consulted my friend Sarah's blog for something fun & free to do. After blog stalking on her site for a while, we decided to visit Mt. Tabor Park in Portland. It looked like a fun hike with beautiful city views. A plus was that Matty could take his longboard & skate around the park.
When we got there, Omid challenged me to a race up to the top. Loser had to buy lunch. I wasn't worried, as I had worn my tennis shoes & was feeling quite competent. I didn't get a photo of the stairs at the bottom, as I was sure I would have time to get a photo from the top...of Omid still climbing the stairs. Well, I was wrong. Omid won!
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I win. You buy lunch! |
We trudged along for a bit, huffing & puffing - trying to catch our breath from running up the stairs.
You go this way, I go that way.
This statue is of Harvey Scott. Early editor of The Oregonian newspaper.
After we caught our breath, we walked over to see the view of downtown Portland.
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Gorgeous sunshiny day!☼ |
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Warty looking trees. |
There are 190 acres of Mt. Tabor to explore, so we did just that.
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Look behind me: a Christmas tree! |
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Matty - taking a break from long boarding. |
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We finally made it down to the upper resorvoir. |
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Mt. Tabor houses several resorvoirs that supply drinking water to parts of the city.
No throwing anything over that fence. There was a security guard + lots of cameras on site. |
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Lower resorvoir.
We never made it down the steps; afraid that we wouldn't make it up again. |
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Matty pinning 'Camas' on the 'Where are you from?' map at the Visitor's Center. |
From here, we went to look for the
'cinder cone volcano.' We were sure we found it, but since there was no sign, it could have just been a dirt hillside. Now that we're home, I checked the internet & found out that the dirt hillside
was the cinder cone.
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Omid enjoying the sunshine. |
We spent about three hours total at the park today. I seriously could have stayed another three hours. We were all starving & since I lost our bet, it was up to me to pick the restaurant & pay up. Naturally, I chose Best Baguette. ☺Though Omid was a gentleman & paid for our lunch.♥
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The best banh mi in town! |
I can't wait to visit Mt. Tabor Park again, next time with Remy (as he would love it!). Thanks Sarah for the fun idea!☺