The view from Mt. Tabor, Portland, Oregon & a six mile walk day
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
July 5, 2017 12:46pm CST
With Anne out of town due to her brother in law's death, I decided on Sunday to spend a day or two with my daughter in Portland. I got there at about 9 AM on Monday and she and the Chihuahua were both glad to see me. She was off work and had an appointment in northwest Portland so we had a great brunch and walked all over that end of town until it was time for her appointment.
We had lunch, then with her little dog walked from her place on 45th to about 68th, then climbed the hill to the beautiful Mt. Tabor city park. The hill, an old cinder cone from volcano days, rises pretty steeply about 400 feet from the surrounding streets. There are lots of trails, views, tennis courts and picnic areas.
Then, of course, we had to walk down and back to her house. My step counter registered over 13000 that day, but it was not too hot fortunately and we rested some after that.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
I am doing about 2.5 to 3 miles a day for the last two weeks and hope to keep it up.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
5 Jul 17
I am quite familair with the Mt. Tabor area, I lived there for many years, several moons ago.
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@moffittjc (128857)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 17
Sounds like you had a great day and got a little exercise in as well! I assume the Mt. Tabor is an extinct volcano and not just sleeping?
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@moffittjc (128857)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic Are there any active volcanoes where you live? Are you ever worried one is going to blow unexpectedly like Mt. St. Helens did?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Jul 17
That it is, they call it a cinder cone I think.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jul 17
Yes, I am glad we thought about that.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jul 17
@DianneN Just about an hour from now. I will leave pretty soon to meet her.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic When will Anne return?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
9 Jul 17
Well, I did not have too, but did for several blocks on the way back. What's a dogfather for?
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@JudyEv (382693)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic Certainly dogfathers should carry their little ones when they get tired. Well done! 
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
5 Jul 17
A lovely walk through the countryside beats traipsing city streets.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
It's a great area leading uphill on residential streets with beautiful old houses before you get to the real hill and the park.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jul 17
Sounds very nice. Looks like you had some lovely views as well.
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@celticeagle (190074)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic ......Sounds like it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jul 17
The views and the nice homes were great.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
5 Jul 17
You had a good work out now James!
I bet it was beautiful and so glad you got to visit with your daughter and pup.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
It was great to visit and the Hua (my daughter calls her) remembered me.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
I am so glad that I am up to all this walking I have started.
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Sounds like you had a good visit and a log walk... Chihauhua are my kid of dogs.
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@CookieMonster46 (13453)
• United States
6 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic ha, ha... at least you get along with it.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
I never liked them, but this one is really very cute.
@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Jul 17
Wow, that is quite a walk! Makes my feet hurt just to think of it. That was some expensive real estate you two walked through. Beautiful, too! I once attended an opera performance there at Mt Tabor.
Back in my salad days I once urban hiked from NW Portland to Wood Village. Ah those were the days!
Here's a link to Wikipedia Mt Tabor info
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the neighborhood of Portland surrounding Mt. Tabor, see Mount Tabor, Portland, Oregon. Downtown Portland, with Mount Tabor (center) and Mount Hood in the distance Mount Tabor is an extin
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
Yes, there are some beautiful houses on the way up there. I looked at that link to get the height. It seems higher on that steep part.
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Jul 17
I've done several mile walks the past week. I'm trying to win a pair of cycling socks from the Sock Guy.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jul 17
I hope you make it. Is it based on walking time?
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@teamfreak16 (43685)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Jul 17
@JamesHxstatic - Actually, it's based by distance. I have to do 117 of them. I'm at 11% at the moment.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
6 Jul 17
We did and so did the dog. I have been walking enough the last few weeks that it was not too tiring. I did another three miles today.
@sallypup (69255)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Jul 17
That walk sounds peaceful and delightful at the same time. I've wondered about those little dogs- are they good for walking trails? Is a 2 to 5 mile walk too much for such a little guy? I love a dog who can walk trails. Our little Heeler sure had a good time on our last steep expedition though she got tired. She is middle aged now so that is an excuse.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Jul 17
The pup did well, she rarely gets tired. I did carry her for a few blocks coming back since it was getting so warm. My daughter thought I was spoiling her.
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