Macleay Park

Our homeschool group had a walk in Lower Macleay Park.  The trail begins at the unassuming dead-end at the western end of Upshur St. in NW Portland,  near 29th Avenue, just a few blocks from the bustle of the Pearl, under the Thurman Street Bridge.  It gets dramatically lovely right away.   The children found the creek cool and lovely and full of hidden crawdads, newts, and fish.  They peeked under rocks and fallen logs for creepy-crawlies, and admired wildflowers and mushrooms.  They clamored all over the mysterious ruins of a stone building.  They got very dirty and really lived it up!  More about this lovely park here:  http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=246&action=ViewPark