Went to Portland, Oregon for fourth of July Weekend to run the Sauvie Island Marathon. It was an absolutely amazing race. Flat and gorgeous. The island was made up of strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry farms. I wanted to stop while running just to eat the stranded berries by the side of the road. I totally recommend this race to any first time marathon runner or someone trying to set a PR. If I would have actually trained for this race (and the weather wasn't so freakin hot in St. Louis), I might have done this very thing. Actually ended up running the last mile and a half with my shoes in my hand, crossing the finish line barefoot.
The next day, we set off to explore the glory of Portland, Oregon. The International Rose Garden was a favorite. It had the most amazing views of the mountains and downtown Portland. The Vietnam memorial was very reminiscent of the DC memorial. Hard to believe Maya Lin got a B on that project because it always gives me goosebumps staring at your reflection through the names.
On the third day in the Pacific Northwest, we trekked north through Washington State to get to Mount St. Helens. We actually climbed all those stairs just days after running a marathon! AND proceeded to hike a good 10 miles or more to see the magnificent sight of Mount St Helens and her destruction.
This was a wondering vacation (if I can call a marathon that). There were so many visitors centers all the way around the mountain with all kinds of interactive things for people to do and learn about the mountain and 1980 eruption. Yep, this year is the 30th anniversary of that eruption which killed 57 people. It was absolutely amazing.
Went to Portland, Oregon for fourth of July Weekend to run the Sauvie Island Marathon. It was an absolutely amazing race. Flat and gorgeous. The island was made up of strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, and raspberry farms. I wanted to stop while running just to eat the stranded berries by the side of the road. I totally recommend this race to any first time marathon runner or someone trying to set a PR. If I would have actually trained for this race (and the weather wasn't so freakin hot in St. Louis), I might have done this very thing. Actually ended up running the last mile and a half with my shoes in my hand, crossing the finish line barefoot.
The next day, we set off to explore the glory of Portland, Oregon. The International Rose Garden was a favorite. It had the most amazing views of the mountains and downtown Portland. The Vietnam memorial was very reminiscent of the DC memorial. Hard to believe Maya Lin got a B on that project because it always gives me goosebumps staring at your reflection through the names.
On the third day in the Pacific Northwest, we trekked north through Washington State to get to Mount St. Helens. We actually climbed all those stairs just days after running a marathon! AND proceeded to hike a good 10 miles or more to see the magnificent sight of Mount St Helens and her destruction.
This was a wondering vacation (if I can call a marathon that). There were so many visitors centers all the way around the mountain with all kinds of interactive things for people to do and learn about the mountain and 1980 eruption. Yep, this year is the 30th anniversary of that eruption which killed 57 people. It was absolutely amazing.
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