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City / State:
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Portland, OR
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Event Name:
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Kenton - From Old to New
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Event Type:
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Year Round Walk
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Event ID:
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117490 2021/Y0847
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Distance - Trail Ratings:
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10KM/6KM - 1A
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Description:
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Enjoy a part of Portland built as a company town. Now a zany, historic district, we view the old hotel and fashionable homes before strolling along a waterway and into a nature park. Return through New Columbia, the redevelopment of a neighborhood originally built to house defense workers. Available 7am to 11pm, daily.
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Amenities:
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Strollers: Medium | Wheelchairs: None | Pets: Yes | Restrooms: Yes
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Special Programs:
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Little Free Libraries, Rockin' Around the Clock
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Start Times:
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7am to 11pm Daily
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Location:
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Fred Meyer Store
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Start Point / Driving Directions:
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7404 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR, at the corner of N Interstate and N Lombard. I-5 NORTHBOUND: (Exit 305B Lombard West Exit) RIGHT on Lombard (West) a Short distance to the Fred Meyer Parking Lot on LEFT. I-5 SOUTHBOUND: (Exit 304 Rosa Parks Way) Right on Rosa Parks Way to Interstate. Right on Interstate to Fred Meyer Entrance on your Right, just before the Traffic Light at Lombard St.
PLEASE PARK IN THE BACK AREAS OF THE PARKING LOT!
Go to the Customer Service Counter and ask for the "Walk Box", it is a black file tote box.
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Awards & Fees:
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IVV Credit Only
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Comments:
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Ask for the Walk Box at the Customer Service Counter.
Challenges: AVA - Centurion & Fifty States. WOC - Engines, Entertainment, Historic Homes, Palm Trees, Park, Pedestrian Bridge, Playground, Railroad, Roses, Statues.
WASHINGTON STATE CHALLENGES: Restaurants (Mexican) & Schools
Walking Companions (Pets) are Not Allowed in the Fred Meyer Store.
THIS IS A "MAIL-IN FEES ONLY" WALKING EVENT!!
Public Transit Info @ www.trimet.org
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Host Club:
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Columbia River Volkssport Club
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Contact:
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Ed Hainline
(See the my.ava.org Event Listing for further contact information.)
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Website:
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www.walking4fun.org
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