Day 17 Mile 4208
Portlandia, OR
The word for today is “EXTREME.” Folks in Oregon don’t do things halfway. They either totally relax or totally go for it.
Bend
totally goes for it. They say most people in Bend are either athletes or
microbrewers. The lovely town tucked neatly into the middle of the state, boast
of 23 local breweries, weekly festivals and farmers ‘markets, and countless extreme
athletic endeavors. On one Saturday alone, I had the option of doing a 5K run,
a 7,25, 50 or 100 mile bike ride or, if I was willing to miss brunch, a 24-hour
extreme mountain bike race. Kayaks, SUPs and families in inner tubes dot the
Deschutes River that meanders through town. Being a city girl, I had to place little rock cairns along my forested running path so I could find my way home from my run.
While Portland equally embraces outdoor activities, it proudly wears its quirky and relaxed badge of honor on its tie-died sleeve. Portland is often tagged as the city where young people go to retire and apparently, many do it at an early age. Legions of both young and old leisurely hang at cafes and on stoops enjoying a cup of fair-trade coffee and locally grown sprout muffins or later in the day, relishing an organic quinoa burrito with a cup of kombucha at one of the town’s squares loaded with festive food trucks. This comfortably-sized city is quite livable with tons of green spaces, squares for concerts and markets (of course the Saturday market is on Sunday as well- go figure) and ever-present bike paths that snake along the river. We've just picked up our Walmart bikes to go enjoy the scenery then off to the San Juan Islands.
Portlandia, OR
The word for today is “EXTREME.” Folks in Oregon don’t do things halfway. They either totally relax or totally go for it.
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| Even the cars are green in Oregon |
While Portland equally embraces outdoor activities, it proudly wears its quirky and relaxed badge of honor on its tie-died sleeve. Portland is often tagged as the city where young people go to retire and apparently, many do it at an early age. Legions of both young and old leisurely hang at cafes and on stoops enjoying a cup of fair-trade coffee and locally grown sprout muffins or later in the day, relishing an organic quinoa burrito with a cup of kombucha at one of the town’s squares loaded with festive food trucks. This comfortably-sized city is quite livable with tons of green spaces, squares for concerts and markets (of course the Saturday market is on Sunday as well- go figure) and ever-present bike paths that snake along the river. We've just picked up our Walmart bikes to go enjoy the scenery then off to the San Juan Islands.
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