Biking Around Downtown Portland, Oregon

 Eric and I are riding our bikes around downtown Portland.  Today's ride will be in the street, on the City's dedicated Bike Lanes, and on pathways.  

I am charmed by this narrow

1904 building on South

West 2nd Avenue.

It's a former Salvation Army.

I caught a snap of this bike

rider from my bike.

I did not stop to closely

examine his bike shorts.

We stop at Kingsland Kitchen

The Brunch Club for a

hearty breakfast.

The USS Oregon's Main Mast

serves as the memorial to the

historic & beloved Battleship

& the "Marines Who Served 

Aboard."

Commissioned in 1896, the USS Oregon Battleship, known as the Bull Dog, served in the Spanish-American War and World War I before it was loaned to the State of Oregon, which used the Battleship as a floating monument and convention center.  After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the Navy decided to scrap this historic ship.  The Main Mast was saved and became the monument in Waterfront Park.  The rest of the ship was turned into a supply barge and sent, loaded with supplies for Seabees to use in the Pacific campaigns.

Nearby is a memorial to

Nurses who served in the

Spanish-American War.

A covered ramp takes visitors 

to the Oregon Maritime

Museum.

Canada Geese roam in the Park.

A shot of one of the numerous

bridges across the Columbia

River

Eric & I ride our bikes on

the riverside walkway.

I'm glad we are here on a weekday.  This Park must be very busy on weekends.

Looking down from the top

of the amphitheater to the

riverside stage.

Decorative plants & room for

visitors to sit & enjoy the view

The waterside path takes

Eric & me past businesses

& buildings.

Eric stops to look at the view...

... from the Poetry at

the Beach landing.

We continue on a dedicated

Bike Lane next to the road.

Portland's Tilikum Crossing,

Bridge of the People.

We wait for the light to change

before crossing the road on

the Bike Lane.

Our ride takes us to another

unmarked paved path.

Waiting at a transit crossing.

Flying Elephants Delicatessen

& what looks to me like a 

column of red balloons.

Enough photography on the go...  Let's ride!