Hoyt Arboretum

Craig and I have been wanting to find nice places to go hiking on quick weekend trips, not too long and not too short and with not too much skill involved. By the suggestion from a friend we were pointed toward the Hoyt Arboretum, which is near the Oregon Zoo and Childrens Museum. Actually, it's near quite a few places of interest: Pittock Mansion, Rose Gardens, Japanese Gardens etc... With the area being 321 acres, you can imagine how many things are "nearby!" On Sunday we took the dogs there and just wandered around, checking out all of the various trees - we ended up walking roughly five miles over the course of about three hours. About half way through our time there Bender was pooped, Craig was actually dragging him at times while Ginger maintained her ball of energy personality the entire time. It was a nice way to spend part of our day and the dogs sure enjoyed the outing! We will definitely be back there again - we hardly made a dent on the trails and I would love to see what the place looks like in the Fall after the leaves have changed!

Enjoy the pictures!

Taking a break.

Craig and the pups.

View toward the City.

Happy hiking family in Portland!