We started out directly across
from City Hall, in a three-part parking lot that was reserved for
city employees on one side and somebody else on the other. The
center section didn't have any other cars in it but didn't seem to have any
posted restrictions (that pertained to us, anyway), so we took a risk
and parked there. We headed up Harrison past the big construction
site where they're putting in the newest branch of the Max light rail
system and hung a right on 28th. This is a cute area of
mostly older homes, and we had a great time dissecting the pros and
cons of each. (Symmetrical is nice, but so is asymmetrical if it's
done right, doors should be in front, not at the side of a bump-out
entryway, planted yards are nice but grass is a lot easier to take
care of...that sort of thing.)
Two blocks over and we headed
back down toward McLoughlin Blvd, the main road that bypasses the
downtown area. Back across another set of railroad tracks, also under
construction, then we had to wait for the looooong light at
McLoughlin. Across the road is a lot where they keep all of the
gravel for the construction project and a water treatment plant.
Neither looked like the path we were supposed to take so we continued
along the path that looked like the one we were supposed to
take, but wasn't. Fortunately my complete lack of navigating skills
have made us pretty adept at improvising and we went through a (less
charming) residential neighborhood and picked up the path, making
this a loop walk instead of an out-and-back.
On the way back we came across a
gaggle of canada geese with a whole bunch of fluffy little
youngsters. So cute! The lady walking her dog in the opposite
direction agreed they were cute, but noted that soon they'd be
contributing to the rather large amount of goose poop in the park.
Focus on the present and enjoy the moment, random lady!
It turned out that we were
supposed to have taken the road past the water treatment plant that
looked like a driveway to connect to the path. Oh, well. After that
it was just another looong wait for the light and a quick jaunt back
to the car. According to the book it's 2.4 miles, which seemed like
quite a reasonable distance when we first started. We're getting a
lot better, and I'm beginning to think we may actually survive the
half marathon Shannon has talked us into this fall!
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