by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
After 1.5 years of work, my book, The Best Hikes on the Continental Divide Trail: Colorado by Colorado Mountain Press is out! This book highlights 20 dayhikes and overnight trips on the CDT in Colorado. Hikes range from 2 miles to 30 miles with family friendly strolls...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Apr 6, 2016 | Hike, Trail
For many years, I’ve wanted to do the 30-mile long Wildwood Trail in Forest Park a day. But like Portland locals, I haven’t done it because the Wildwood requires a full day’s dedication, and (I justify) if I’m going to spend a whole day hiking, I might...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
Miles: 15.26 Starting: Multonomah Village Ending: Goose Hollow Neighborhoods Visited: Multonmah Village, Hillsdale, Corbett-Teriwlliger-Lair Hillsdale, Homestead,Terwilliger Parkway Healy Heights-Southwest Hills, Council Crest, Portland Heights,Goose Hollow After a...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
Last night, we stayed with my friend Heather, whose positive attitude turned around our day. We had dinner on what she called “Trendy-third street” (NW 23rd) where I actually chose not to get Salt & Straw Ice cream because the line was curled around...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Miles: 12.5 miles Starting: Grant Park Ending: Nob Hill Neighborhoods Visited: Grant Park, Irvington, Steel Bridge, Old Town, Chinatown, Downtown, PSU, Goose Hollow, Southwest Hills, Burnside Bridge, Morrison Bridge, Nob Hill So…for the 1st time in 7 urban...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Start: Beaumont-Wilshire End: Irvington Neighborhoods Visited: Hollywood, Laurelhurst, Downtown, Old Town, Chinatown, Pearl District, Eliot, Irvington Miles: 14.2 miles The day started with friends, food, and fun. Allgood and his dog Karluk joined us at for donuts at...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Northeast Portland has been the poster child for gentrification in a city that has been the poster child for gentrification nationwide. Today I hiked past the biggest examples of Portlandia today—the tiny house hotel, wooden high rises next to graffiti covered...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the first Portland rainy day of the hike, we left the Sunnyside neighborhood and headed to the northern Mt. Tabor area to hit up some neighborhood stairs that we didn’t catch on the day we walked through the park. My friend So Far joined us—a guide for Portland...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
This was the day I was looking forward to the most—an extremified version of the classic Portland urban hike, the 4 T Trail—a ~4 mile hike that takes travelers via trolley, train, trail, and tram in a loop through the west side of the city. In addition to...
by Liz "Snorkel" Thomas | Mar 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
A cool thing about urban thru-hiking is how easy it is for your friends to join you along on a trip. This morning, my good friend Allgood and his four-legged friend Karluk met us in the morning as we walked through the beautiful iconic Mt. Tabor neighborhood. Portland...
