Dropping the first crumb

Today I took a 18.81 mile walk around Portland Oregon. Starting at my home in the West hills I walked down to the Sellwood bridge. From there I walked along the river to the Steel bridge. Then up to NW 23rd via the Pearl District. On 23rd I grabbed a slice of pizza at Escape from New York Pizza. I then walked up to Council Crest and back home.

My Garmin Forerunner 301 tells me that I had an elevation gain and equal descent of 5000 ft. The whole trip took about seven hours and I got home at about midnight.

If I had to do it over again I would have had two slices of pizza instead of one.


Check out a live version of my route at: http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=25596

A birds nest I found in the grass of a cemetery on the way down to the Sellwood bridge.

First site of the river at the Sellwood bridge.

The Willamette River with the new South waterfront development in the distance.

The first bit of the new South waterfront greenway. Someday this will connect into the downtown waterfront greenway.

Back up into the hills above Goose Hollow on my way up to Council Crest.