My wonderful friend, Sandy, asked me to go on the HeartWalk with her this morning. It was a 5K walk that went on the Eastside Esplanade over the Willamette River, along the west side of the river through the park, and then back over to the Eastside. The weather was incredible and the views of Portland were incomparable.
While we waited for the walk to begin, we saw a Momma and Daddy Canadian Goose and their 4 goslings, swimming in formation. And we saw several Dragon Boat Teams (in their gorgeous boats) practicing on the river.
I have been wondering about how to access the Eastside Esplanade since it was built a few years ago. Now I know. Sandy and I are planning to do some bike riding there soon. And I do love riding my bike. It should be really fun to do.
I gave a donation check to the Heart Association, and they announced that they had raised $465,000 that morning! Yay.
Love Canada Geese. We see a ton of them here in Denver during the winter - guess it is warm enough here for them to consider it "south". They fly so low and in formation and they look amazing.
I'm glad you had a lovely walk for a good cause.
Posted by: Arlene Guillen | Thursday, May 28, 2009 at 05:12 PM
And the weather was beautiful too which makes any walk a joy! I'm a big believer in the Heart Association and have done fundraising for them myself.
Posted by: Margaret | Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 05:05 PM
Sounds like a beautiful as well as healthy and helpful walk. I'd never heard of dragon boats, had to look them up. I'm so out of it, lol.
Posted by: Barbara W. Klaser | Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 05:14 PM