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
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Baby! Oh Baby!
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503-245-0700
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Portland, OR 97219
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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.
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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
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