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    Ridgewood Park

    3.7 (3 reviews)

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    13 years ago

    I love this park because it is where I have my community garden plots, hence where I grow a LOT of my food!

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    Willamette Stone State Heritage Site

    Willamette Stone State Heritage Site

    4.0
    (4 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    Every business, institution and home sits on land. The land is divided into lots, with lines drawn…read moreby surveyors and a whole chain of legal documents. How did those lines get there? I learned about this from my surveyor http://www.yelp.com/biz/chase-jones-and-associates-portland. They got there from here. The entire Oregon Territory, which includes Washington, was surveyed from this single point set June 4, 1851. Why the surveyor did not choose Council Crest is a mystery. The Willamette Stone State Heritage Site has a parking lot on the South, wooded side of Skyline. There is a paved path with steps at the end to a concrete pad. Set in the center is a stainless steel marker for the Willamette Meridian - the North - South line, and the Willamette Baseline, the East - West line. There are a few benches, some inset lines and a plaque explaining the surveying system devised by Thomas Jefferson and used throughout the country, including here. You might think with GPS we would not need surveyors. Not so, surveyors work to an accuracy of 1/10 inch and GPS is 50-1000 times less accurate. So no, you cannot survey your land with your Garmin. And yes, current laser survey equipment is very accurate. Those laser measurements are based off this marker. Think about this, every property line, building location, road, pipe, utility pole, every elevation, anything built by humans in Oregon and Washington is legally defined by this marker. This is not the most exciting park. The Masons would totally vibe on this spot. If children take an interest in surveying or the geometry behind it, maybe there is a teaching moment here. Or if children become interested in land use law, this is part of that. Certainly it is an historic location. Not the most wheelchair accessible spot. The paved path is a moderate grade with a few bumps caused by roots under the asphalt. There are a few steps right above the marker pad, which can be viewed from there. There is a gravel path which bypasses the stairs. The Willamette Stone is where the lines we draw on land began. It's Oregon and Washington's belly button. No rush to visit, it will be there as long as we are here.

    If you are looking for a beautiful hike in the woods, this is NOT the place to go. On the other…read morehand, if you're a history +/or geocaching geek, then geek out. The nearby cemetery is MUCH more interesting. Even better, the McCleay trail from the Pittock Mansion parking lot (the upper, corner of the paved lot), down to the Lower McCleay. Pros - Lots of parking - Historical Cons - Compared to other trails in the woods, this one is the pits!

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    X marks the spot, the exact spot.
    X marks the spot, the exact spot.
    At the parking area
    At the parking area
    Good information design.

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    Griffith Park

    Griffith Park

    5.0
    (1 review)
    1.7 mi

    Griffith park is super close to some of our quick grab and go food spots ( Noodles and Co., Qdoba,…read moreUwajimaya, Einstein's, Ki Coffee) and the former Coffee Rush with the gelato ( RIP) used to be kitty corner (an after swim class Princess tradition). Also my ex worked nearby for 5 years so we have been hanging out here on and off for years. We like it. It's a little triangular park near downtown Beaverton. There is on street parking with shade. There are nice big trees, picnic tables, usually there is soft green grass, there are trash cans, and sometimes when it's wet the middle part fills up with water and the ducks show up. There are not typically any sketchy things going on because Beaverton PD is across the street. Which is nice when the kiddos want to run around. Today I had pest control come to my new- built in 1967- expensive- crummy -bug infested- apartment. Elliott the furry beast and I need to hang out for two hours away from home. If you know me at all you can bet I got an iced soy vanilla latte and headed here to chill out with Elliott napping in his carrier. ( with the occasional outraged meowwwwwow). It is a perfect place to catch up on social media and people watch a little bit. Give it a try. I highly reccommend it. If the gelato would just come back it'd be an 11/10.

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    Across from DHS and Beaverton PD.
    Across from DHS and Beaverton PD.
    Pretty quiet little park in a sea of office buildings.
    Pretty quiet little park in a sea of office buildings.
    Get your coffee and come to the park.

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