On June 30th, we went to this hike in a wildlife sanctuary with about 4.5 miles of forested trails with Old Growth Douglas Firs and a nice pond to stop and enjoy a snack. We tried to cover as much of the trail as possible. Here is a map of the trail:
http://www.audubonportland.org/sanctuaries/visiting/trailmap/trailmap
Weather:
Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny. High 72, Low 54F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph (awesome day to come out in shorts)
Where:
Pittock Bird Sanctuary at Audubon Society of Portland
5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97210
Difficulty/Distance:
Moderate / ~4.5 miles
Directions:
5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97210
It is about 10 miles from most Intel campuses; parking is available on the north and South sides of Cornell Road.
Coordinates:
45.528362, -122.732386
My Experience:
This forest has a speciality, this was in the middle of the busy city. It was called Forest in the city.This was supposed to be a kid-friendly hike since it was holiday season for the kids. Naveed got his kid to the hike.
We dint see much wild-life like I expected. Though we were able to see few birds and some empty bird houses. I was delighted to see the cute bird houses :)
There was this 300 odd year old tree. My god it was so huge and so tall ! Never such a big one ! We took a break here.
Then we stopped at the pond for a snack.
Then there was a small creek. Creek was not very scenic, but there was this wierd shaped tree which was so beautiful. Totally loved capturing it.
I was so happy to see a small bracnch with beautiful white flowers dangling. Though I felt I did not get the perfect shot, I got something :)
Along the stroll we also found nice hut shaped sitouts at several points to enjoy picnics.
After we covered walking through the sanctuary, we started our trail at this trail. This was a unique signboard covered with moss :)
The hike was overall very good, though short this time :) I drove this time so it was flexible!
