Having settled in at the hotel I decided to go for an afternoon walk, and headed off towards the river.
For some reason, I thought Portland was near the coast, and I was looking forward to seeing the Pacific. But Portland isn’t on the coast, so this was as near to the sea as I got – The Willamette River.
Cycle Route Road marking – After an hour or more in Portland, I thought the tales I had heard about Portland being full of bicycles were untrue. Then I saw this and discovered the riverside cycle route. I can confirm, bikes abound in Portland. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
Blossom. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
Riverside Housing. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
Riverside Housing. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
Steel Bridge, Portland Oregon. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
River Willamette – Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
Wet feet – For some reason I thought Portland was near the coast, and I was looking forward to seeing the Pacific. But portland isn’t on the coast, so this was as near to the sea as I got – The Willamette River. Copyright © 2016 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
After spending an hour or more in Portland, I thought the tales I had heard about Portland being full of bicycles were untrue. Then I discovered the riverside cycle route. I can confirm, bikes abound in Portland.
I can also confirm that you can end up waiting a long time to cross the tracks near the bridge if a train comes through …
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