Photos from the Alameda Ridge Walk

The start of our walk in Alameda

The area has some beautiful homes (you will see mostly house pictures this go round...). We both loved the front porch/entry of this one.

Pink Trees! Spring is here!!!

I am seeing a new theme starting, pictures of chicken coops. This one was very cute with the chicken emblem on the coop door.

In a neighborhood of Tudor style houses, this one was quite different with its southwest theme (the cacti were getting ready to bloom, which were a very pretty purple color).

The door to a Fairies house (wonder if one will move into our yard...)

Love the entry on this one..



Love the turret on this one! Beautiful!!!



Julie referred to this as my Scarlett O'Hara house. I would move in here if I could! I love the front tree in the entry path, the tall white columns, love just about everything about this house...

A different view of the house.

Both of us really liked the creative gazebo this family put out on their deck.

It's a Dragon gate! Best gate ever.

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Another set of stairs to walk up (this neighborhood has many staircases tucked between houses).

Our foot picture, these steps were built in 1912.

This time we are going down a set of steps (if you are keeping track, this is staircase number 3).

There are many trees like this throughout the area. Very old and very cool the way it grows back on itself and then branches out.

These plants were all over in yards. Does anyone know what kind it is? Neither of us knew.

Another house I could live in, The wrought iron above the door was gorgeous, plus it continues on either side of the house on the balconies.

One of the Horses in Alameda (this is part of the Horse Project here in Portland)

Another beautiful house with a wonderful porch.

Love this tree! It is a Historic Canyon Tree.

This house once belonged to Thomas J. Autzen, a local lumber baron (his company produced plywood). The stadium in Eugene is named after his son.

Another view of the house. The detail is remarkable.

A view of the tree up close.

4th set of stairs we encountered today (there were many more we did not go up/down)

Both of us love the stair stepped windows in the front (our guess is there is a staircase on the other side).

The whole front of this house was covered in windows. The view from up there would be awesome.

Had to take this one, the tile work between the 2 windows caught our eye.

Nothing better than having a small balcony above your front door. I think of my son dropping water balloons on people from there.

Took this one for the Gargoyle.

Did you lose count on the steps yet? This is set number 5.

And finally, we reach our final set of steps, the ones leading back to the car. These were much easier going down than up.