We started the day with a group run at Forest Park with the run club Larry likes to hang out with. Nice, simple up for 2.5 miles to Pittock Mansion. The air was a little hazy, but still cool view of the area, and could just make out Mt. Hood.Always nice to run back down. Rudy actually kicked my butt both directions! He ended up with a few blisters though - hope to get that worked out before pacing duties for Wasatch...
Portland State University Farmers Market next - so huge!
Spent over an hour there, pretty much had a meal of samples - lots of cheeses, cured meats, fruits and veggies, vinegars, some kombuchas, even a little whiskey! One vendor was much too generous with cookie and scone chunks - oof! Ended up buying a little produce, some goat cheese, and a fantastic loaf of sourdough rye, totally worth $6!
Early afternoon, we picked up cousin Doug, and Larry drove us out to the Columbia River Gorge for some hiking and waterfall viewing with cooler temps. It being Saturday with a forecast of 100F in Portland, there was a ton of people there - worth it though! We made a big loop to take in Triple Falls, Ponytail Falls, and Horsetail Falls.
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| Triple Falls |
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| Horsetail Falls |
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| Ponytail Falls |
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| Looking up the Columbia River |
We returned to Portland fairly late, so spent a little time chatting, watching Olympics, and sharing some pizza and beer, before a relatively early bed time to get enough rest for an earlyish morning run outing Sunday.
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