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EDITORIAL 2 • The Southwest Portland Post February 2008 Combination hike/transit adventure ideal for entertaining out-of-town guests On Saturday, January 12, at 9:00 a.m., 50 area residents began the 4Ts walk. The walk was named because it uses the Trails, the Tram, the Trol- ley, and the Trains of Portland. Led by Southwest Trails kingpins Don Baack, Lee Beuhler, and Phyllis Towne the walk takes about three hours and is four miles for the walkers. Vertical lifts range about 400 feet. With an assist from Arnold Pan- itch, a TriMet Ride-wise Volunteer, we boarded the 9:03 a.m. inbound #56 bus at Sunset Boulevard and Capitol Highway, and it ran on time. Each of us had either his ticket, his monthly pass, or exact change cash ready for the driver (Fares are either $1.75 for 2 zone adult or $.85 for seniors). We left the bus at Southwest 4 th Avenue and Taylor Street down- town and immediately hopped on the Westbound Red Beaverton MAX train on Southwest Morrison Street. “Come get a “Baby Bunch” of baby clothes for your favorite new mom at Baby! Oh Baby!” Exiting the MAX line at Washington Park, we were met by another group of walkers who had taken other trains or who had driven to Wash- ington Park. The view up there is refreshing and amazed first timers to Washington Park. Led by Baack and his 4Ts guides, we headed across U.S. 26 to the Marquam Trailhead. Up, up, up and away we tramped in rain, sleet, and an occasional snowflake, up the sometimes muddy trail on a gentle and safe climb. Pausing as we went, we arrived at Council Crest. After a breather there, it was all downhill on either the Marquam Trail or a combination of city streets to the top of the OHSU Aerial Tram. At the bottom station, some boarded the Trolley back to our bus at South- west Harrison and Naito Parkway, others moved about in the center city for food and shopping, while some walked a lot more along the Willamette River. Roundtrips for them ranged in the 8.5 mile range. This is an excellent urban/forest- ed adventure of hiking and public transits. It would be ideal for enter- taining out-of-town guests looking ��������� �������������������� ��������������� ������������ ����������������������� Baby! Oh Baby! 7863 SW Capitol Hwy 503-245-0700 7825 SW 36th Ave Suite #203 Portland, OR 97219 Phone: (503) 244-6933; Fax: (866) 727-5336 general email: news@multnomahpost.com web address: www.multnomahpost.com Editor & Publisher: Don Snedecor Reporters/Writers: Mark Ellis, Polina Olsen, Lee Perlman, Don Snedecor Retail Advertising Manager: Harry Blythe Graphic Design: Leslie Baird Design Printing: Oregon Lithoprint © 2008 by The Southwest Portland Post. All rights reserved. The opinions of the artists and authors contained herein are not necessarily shared by the publisher. Deadline for news and advertising is generally the 15th of the month prior to publication. Please call for current deadline information. Advertising rates are available upon request. The Post has a circulation of 10,000 in Multnomah Village and the surrounding neighborhood business districts including Burlingame, Capitol Hill, Garden Home, Glen Cullen, Hillsdale, South Portland, Raleigh Hills, West Portland and Vermont Hills. The Post is published on or about the 1st of every month. Subscriptions are $24 per year. Back issues are $2.50 each when available. All major credit cards accepted. The Post is printed on recycled newsprint using soy-based inks. ������������������� ��������� �� ������� ��������� ���� ������ � ������� ������������ ��������������� ������� � ���� ���� ����������� ���������������������� ��� ���������� ��� � !���������"������#$%&� �������� ���������'���������� ������������ ��������� ������������������� 1PSUMBOE 03 'BY FNBJM to get a real feel of how Portland lives. This walk attracted residents from all over the Portland Metro, city dwellers and suburbanites. TriMet employees and OHSU per- sonnel were very accommodating to us. Along the way, there are good places to relax and use restrooms. Props to Southwest Trails leadership for this wonderful invention. This could be a huge visitor attraction if properly advertised. Arnold Panitch Hillsdale Help Wanted The Post is seeking freelance writers to cover neighborhood news, politics and culture. � ��� 5IF4PVUIXFTU1PSUMBOE1PTU Experience required. Bonus points for photography. Beats include arts, schools, parks, crime prevention, land use, transportation, neighborhoods. Please mail or e-mail resume, cover letter with specific interest, and three published clips to: Don Snedecor Editor and Publisher The Southwest Portland Post 7825 SW 36th Ave Suite #203 Portland, OR 97219 don@multnomahpost.com February Special $14 $24 $34 7650 SW SW Capitol Hwy., Portland 7825 36th Ave #203, Portland 97219 97219