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Portland Hill Walks: Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods
by Laura O. Foster
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Synopses & Reviews
Publisher Comments:
Portland Hill Walks is no ordinary guidebook. No restaurant ratings, no rehashed explanations of how the city got its name. Instead, in twenty meandering, view-studded strolls from forested canyons to cityscape peaks, this lively travelogue answers questions you may never have thought to ask, such as:
- What street used to be a row of floating homes?
- What eastside peak, with its "healthful air," was home to tuberculosis sanatoriums?
- What happened to the lake in Guilds Lake?
- What Portlander modeled swimwear in the U.S. Senate?
Review:
"Portland Hill Walks is an excellent guidebook celebrating Portland's landscapes and neighborhoods. Laura Foster's detailed walks cover every landscape and every section of the city....Foster details Portland history and offers anecdotes on some of the more colorful residents of Portland's past, setting Portland Hill Walks apart from ordinary guidebooks." The Oregonian
Review:
"...an excellent guidebook celebrating Portland's landscapes and neighborhoods. Laura Foster's detailed walks cover every landscape and every section of the city." The Oregonian
Review:
"Portland, Oregon offers wonderful views and fascinating places that await discovery....[T]he exciting terrain of Portland presents Foster with rich possibilities as she leads walkers around and through landscapes sure to keep even the most adventurous spirit happily engaged in exploration...Foster makes each entry come alive with historical background and keenly drawn observations." Booklist
Review:
"It's the little nuggets of history and mystery...Foster includes in each route that transform this book from a mere collection of local maps to a guidebook that leads readers and walkers into the weave of the fabric that makes Portland one of the most livable — and loved — cities in the country." Commerce: The Business of Oregon Building
Synopsis:
Explore Portland, Oregon's city streets, stairs, trails, and hidden passageways to discover stories and the spirit of a city rated among the country's most livable places. Includes 20 view-studded strolls from forested canyons to cityscape peaks.
About the Author
Laura O. Foster is an author and editor who specializes in writing about one of her great passions: Portland, Oregon. She also writes children's nonfiction books, including the award-winning Boys Who Rocked the World, and works as a freelance book editor. As a teenager, she left the Illinois prairie for the mountains of Wyoming, where she worked in Yellowstone National Park. It was there she discovered the joys of hill walking. After several years hiking and biking in the mountains of Colorado and Tennessee, Laura moved to Portland in 1989, where she found pedestrian nirvana: a city where you can combine a hike, a brewpub, and a bookstore in one afternoon jaunt. Like old European cities, it's possible to do all this in the space of a single afternoon walkabout, and she finds it remarkable to be able to do all three without driving.
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weekend walker, March 8, 2008 (view all comments by weekend walker)
We have used this book to explore Portland, and as recent transplants (one from LA and one from Eugene) find it a fun, useful resource. We have as much fun choosing which walks to do/repeat as we do taking the walks! So much research went into this book; it's impressive. Directions are clear (when we follow them!) and the maps are fairly accurate and helpful. When we don't follow the instructions and get lost, it's easy to find our way back. Ms. Foster's book was an unexpected and happy discovery.
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pdxdirect, January 8, 2007 (view all comments by pdxdirect)
A great example of how esoteric and magical Portland is. Like the review mention, there are so many beautiful off-the-beaten path areas of Portland that many people don't get to experience. The author has taken the time to carefully map out different walking tours all over the Metro area. These are not your average 'nature hikes'. Instead you'll get a real feel for the mix of urban and natural areas of Portland. Plus maps, parking directions, hidden stairways and geological information. Go explore!
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780881926927
- Subtitle:
- Twenty Explorations in Parks and Neighborhoods
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Workman Publishing
- Subject:
- Hiking
- Subject:
- Walking
- Subject:
- United States - Pacific - Oregon
- Subject:
- Oregon
- Subject:
- United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Copyright:
- 2005
- Edition Description:
- Trade paper
- Publication Date:
- April 15, 2005
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Y
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 9.06x6.10x.65 in. 1.24 lbs.
