rose garden run

knowing from the traffic in and out of this site, approximately .6 of you a week show interest in my progress as i run around the streets and trails of portland. so i thought i’d show the .6 of you where these runs are and how they are coming along.

so this run is the rose garden run. it is approximately 7.1 miles round trip and so far my favorite route. this run gains around 150 feet within the first mile-and-a-half and another 300 feet by the half way point. it is a fairly challenging run but the views keep me distracted.

starting at home and crossing interstate 405, i make my way towards the west hills via sw vista ave which has a beautiful long bridge to cross with views of the city, and when its clear, mt. st. helens and mt. hood. then i make my way up through the curving streets by the rose garden and later the hoyt arboretum. these roads are gorgeous as they are surrounded by towering trees, not to mention that they have a small amount of traffic and what traffic they do have is kept at 10-20 mph. the views of the city, mountains, trees, west hills, and soon-to-be-blooming rose garden, are what make this run my favorite so far.