On October 6, we took our visiting Portland friends to the Highline, which managed to be horribly crowded despite rain.
I couldn't help telling wistful stories of "urban exploration." I remember what the Highline was like before. A magical secret garden. Such a privilege to see it in those days. I expect they'll put a tourist walkway through the freedom tunnel soon enough.
Exploring isn't dead, though. But going from a busy city street to a meadow riotous with wildflowers? Nothing like that exists now.
It's nice when people visit since you end up explaining things that are remarkable... that have come to seem normal to you. Our guests asked where all the soil came from and I explained how slowly over time trash, seeds, leaves, collected on the elevated tracks. The plants grew and died. The trash composted, more and more species arrived on the air. Rats, roaches, mice, pigeons left their waste and their bodies behind, and soon there was soil for more substantial plants and even trees.
and...back when i used to have the Highline pretty much all to myself as a private sidewalk from my apartment to 9th Street Espresso when they used to have a shop at Chelsea Market
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It is HOT here today so we were thankful for a forest hike. The moss-covered forest floor is so cool. This hike passed a couple little waterfalls and then ended with a larger one. I was trying to give Jose's ankle a little break with this hike, but we found another one that connected to it, soooooo. . . .
*Highline Trail:
Just over 3 miles and about 1,000ft elevation gain.
We didn't finish this trail because we cut off where our condo was located, but we did a good portion of it. I can't believe we didn't see anyone, this trail was really nice for a hot day!
We cleaned up a little and then headed to the river! The COLD river, omg. I've never felt water so cold in my life 😂 But, it was good for José to ice his ankle.