An Ode to Portland

Posted on September 27, 2009, 3:27 pm, by Tarable, under good times, running, trips.

This was inspired by our recent 4-day excursion to Portland…and Brooke’s request to have her picture featured in a blog post. Not to mention my desire to drop some rhymes.

portland

Green moss, lush trees and bike lanes, oh my!
‘Tis a beautiful town, you cannot deny.

Tattoos are a plenty and the hoppy beer keeps a’flowin,
Roses are sweeter-all the rain helps them a’growin.

roses

Bridgetown, oh Bridgetown, with the parks and the art,
The streets full of character, hipsters and heart.

Strip clubs on every corner, promising a good night…
Your food carts delight and the coffee’s done right.

spanishcoffee

No sales tax, I was warned…shopping’s a breeze.
(And yes, the money did flow out of my wallet with ease.)

Our hosts, Brooke and Nic, showed us the best of the town,
We ate well, we slept well and generally, got down.

brookeandnic

Oregon showed us, like in Jersey, you can’t pump your own gas.
And just like in Colorado, a half-marathon can kick your ass.

Thank you to Portland for the West Coast adventure and fun,
Our late summer vacay was lovely–I’m glad there was sun!

racefinish

Tags: Adam, photography, Portland, running, trip out west
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greeblemonkey

My favorite is the pic of you two at the end. Awesome.

tarable

And how awesome that I couldn't even fake a smile?

That's just how exhausted I was...

Trek Light Gear

Spanish Coffee....mmmm.

tarable

As a Haber, I should have guessed that you would be familiar with Huber's. Spanish coffee is the perfect afternoon pick-me-up, no?

Trek Light Gear

Actually, my first spanish coffee experience came from a little dive bar/Mexican place in Cambria, CA when I was there for a wedding. 'Twas the night before the wedding and the bar was empty so we decided to ask the bartender if he had anything special he liked to make. Next thing you know he's lighting 151 on fire, grating fresh nutmeg, whipping fresh cream....needless to say it was the most unexpected thing you can possibly imagine given the surroundings. This is all in a little town that doesn't even get cellphone reception and a bartender that could have been the Dude if the Dude also surfed every day. It was one of the best nights ever and I'll always have a special place in my heart for that magic drink.

So, the first thing I did when I got home from that trip was google 'spanish coffee' to see if it even existed outside of this awesome bartender, so that's when I found about about Huber's. And yes, as a Haber I'm happy to see that a Huber is behind such awesomeness, I need to get out to Portland and check it out.

Soft Package

Iambic Pentameter?
Something like that..
How refreshing to see Ptown lit up in a wonderful mini photo montage with Nic and I included! Yay!It only gets better my dear, fall is coming, I don't think you have that up in Bouldertown, it's called a season.