Anyway, this weekend Josh and I started a fun new tradition that will not only get us exploring our new city, but will also help me with my goal of walking a mile.
It's called "Green and Go," and it was started on Sunday when Josh and I were scheduled to volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank stocking the shelves. Apparently I got the date wrong so when we arrived, nobody was there. So there we were, sitting in NE Portland at 9 am on a Sunday, awake and ready to work.
So my clever husband got on his phone, picked a green spot on the map and suggested we visit that park. That park happened to be beautiful Kelley Point Park. And at that moment we decided we wanted to visit as many parks in the Portland metro area as possible by randomly pointing at them.
We had never heard of the park and just decided to explore it, and I am happy we did. It was absolutely beautiful and completely peaceful. If you've never heard of Kelley Point Park, it has a 1.1 mile paved path that runs along the point where the Willamette and Columbia rivers. You start off walking under the trees with views of beautiful Columbia River. Then, as you follow the path to the left you start to head inland where you will find groups of picnic tables, clearings that would be perfect for a game of bocce ball, and lots of birds for bird watching.
Our visit to Kelley Point Park was the perfect way to start the summer, and it reinvigorated my desire to keep working toward my goal of walking a mile. All of the rain this winter made it a challenge to get out and walk, so now that the summer is here and we have so many great places to visit, I really think this is the summer I'll meet my goal.
