Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Winter Time Palm Tree Ride in Portland














































After meeting at the Hawthorne Hostel, and enjoying a vegan breakfast of O.J., coffee, biscuits & gravy, and a tofu scramble, we spent about three hours on Sunday cycling around East Portland visiting all of the city's palm trees and other tropical or exotic non-native evergreens. Led by our guide Shawn of the Urban Adventure League, thirty of us pedaled around to view these little gems and get a taste of the tropics in the dead of winter. I truly enjoyed the company of everyone on the ride, and intend to participate in more events sponsored by the group that consists of all kinds of people from physicians to vagabonds. Check out their schedule of events at http://www.urbanadventureleague.blogspot.com/. This was an interesting ride that I look forward to participating in for years to come!

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