this past weekend we headed down to portland, oregon. andrea found a half marathon [13.1 miles] that sounded like fun. every year portland puts on the 'run like hell halloween marathon.' costumes were encouraged, though seldom were seen. as andrea ran, brooke rode his bike around this beautiful city to cheer on the runner in the family. once again, andrea conquered the pavement and finished ahead of her 2:30:00 goal by finishing in 2:11:54. CONGRATULATIONS wonderful wife!
leaves on the ground, crisp air, good running weather.
sporting the marathon bling!
look at the smile. still upbeat after 13 miles!
run like hell scott ryan...run like hell.
we spent the day before the marathon checking out the city. portland is a nice town with colorful flavor. we could have spent longer after our recent finds!
while in pioneer square, we rounded the corner to find people hanging
out of this building and yelling. hip-hop was blaring which could
mean only one thing... i snowboarding contest in downtown portland!
brooke searched the crowd vigorously for mike weyer; sensing that he
would be present at a downtown snowboarding competition. mike,
were you there?
this is what downtown portland and snowboarding have in common.
there was a little ski shop that threw up some jumps and covered them
with snow behind their building. very entertaining....very portland.
we even saw some "Benson Bubblers." installed during the logging-era by
timber king Simon Benson to keep loggers away from the 'evils of whiskey.'
brooke found two new friends.
and another friend who likes salmon almost as much!
she said she wanted a family of river otters.
three of a kind. [still sporting the marathon bling.]
after we got cleaned up from running and biking, we headed over to
the 'hawthorne district' to meet up with brooke's friend
josh who has also
recently relocated to the northwest to intern for portland fellowship. brooke
and josh went to college together and were both involved in campus crusade.
it was great getting reacquainted over brunch at 'jam on hawthorne.' we
hope to be seeing a lot more of josh in the days to come...what a quality dude!
a great end to a great weekend!
Mt. Hood skirts the outside of the city, no matter where you look.
The Willamette River splits the city.
Townsend and I spent a lot of time down at the waterfront park while Brooke was in his conferences (his loss.) It was a beautiful sunny spring day! We just sat together on the park bench and watched everyone run/walk/bike/skate by.
Not another picture!....
Who says the Pacific Northwest has gray skies all the time?
My boys. They look so great together.
Townsend and I by the river.
