Thu, 11:35: Birth Week Viewpoint #10! Reservoir Number 5, Mount Tabor Park, Portland
Elevation: 423 ft (129 m)
Even better view than the Portland Aerial Tram? Maybe! Slightly disappointing with the bit of haze this morning, but the view remains spectacular.
Plus the park, which I had never been to, is beautiful—and is now on my list for my next trip to Portland, for further exploration when we have more time.
Also: wait what? Portland is the only major city in the U.S. with a volcano within its borders! (Inactive, thankfully.) Actually, that’s not correct—Diamond Head is a volcano in Honolulu. It would be more accurate to say Portland is the only major city in the *contiguous* United States with a volcano in its borders. That tablet was installed in 1952 though and Hawaii was admitted to the Union in 1959 so we’ll give The Geological Society of the Oregon Country a pass. https://t.co/34AX2ugk5q
