Coeur d’Alene Bike Trip - Day 4

Though I hadn’t planned on it, I did a 48 mile bike ride today. I was hoping to do a Portland Trolley Tour, which my cousin recommends, but sadly they aren’t being run on weekdays yet. So I got up early to ride my bike for an hour or so. I started by crossing the river that runs through Portland (the Willamette) on the Steel Bridge, then went south on a path that goes along the river’s east side.

Lots Of Bridges In Portland 

After a bit, a sign indicated the start of the “Springwater Corridor”, which I continued on until it seemed to end in a really nice residential area. Luckily I asked a passing bicyclist if the corridor continued south, and she said it went many more miles. She recommended riding it to a town called Boring. It sounded doable, and anyway how could I pass up such an exciting destination! 😀

The ride to Boring was indeed pretty swell. It’s another rail-to-trail path, so no hills! Because of this, there was some old railroad infrastructure now and then.

Two Unused Passenger Cars On A Spur Near The Trail

The Bell Station

The Linnemman Station

There are spots on the path where Mt. Hood can be seen in the distance.

Mt Hood Is Barely Visible In The Distance, Above The Trail; You Have To Zoom In A Lot

In Boring, I ate at a nice little restaurant called Keeks Cafe, then headed back to Portland. There must be a small grade in the path because the return ride seemed easier.

Back at the hotel, I rested a bit, then walked to Powell’s Books and got a book called The Indian Clerk, about the mathematicians Hardy and Ramanajan. After that, I had a nice  dinner at a place near Powells called Jake’s Famous Crawfish, and after the meal I headed back to the hotel to call it a night.