The other weekend, my Wife and I wanted to go for a stroll around downtown Portland. Since we wanted to be down by the water, we decided to give the Classic Downtown Waterfront Loop Walk a try. This is a summary of our adventure:
- Since I dislike driving downtown, we opted to take the Max.
- The most convenient stop for us was Old Town/Chinatown MAX Station which put us at the second section of the route, but since it is a loop it doesn’t much matter where starting.
- I’ve driven across the Steel Bridge at least once and ridden the Max over it numerous times, but this was my first time crossing it on foot.
- The picture above is an AI-filtered selfie with the Steel Bridge in the background.
- The weather was cold, but sunny and beautiful so we chose to not cross over the Hawthorne Bridge, but rather keep walking.
- The OMSI provided brief respite where we were able to drink water and utilize the “all-user (gender-neutral) restroom” that is located in the hallway near the Kendall Planetarium.
- We walked over the Tilikum Crossing Bridge. While crossing, we took another selfie with the Marquam Bridge in the background. The image below is an AI-filtered remix.
- We checked out Poet’s Beach, but were not overly impressed.
- As we headed north along the west bank of of the Willamette River, we started encountering various people headed to a protest.
- A family with young kids holding signs with offensive language offered us some of their extra signs. We politely declined.
- In lieu of participating in the protest, we walked over to Mother’s Bistro and ate a fantastic brunch. I had the Wild Salmon Hash.
- In a highly unusual display of judicious consumption and showing extraordinary restraint, I did not get a Fresh-Baked Pecan Cinnamon Roll.
- Without waddling too much, we made our way back to the Old Town/Chinatown MAX Station, caught a train, and made it back in time to warm down before heading to the school district Honor Band concert.
This year my Wife and I made a goal to go on more little adventures. This counts and I’m we’re tracking it on Better by December.
