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| My kiddos: Jon on left, Cole on right |
Lilly K Johnson (153rd ave and Division in Beaverton, Or) is a new hike for me. I don't actually think you could call it a hike though... From one end to the other, it's .18 miles. I found this path while delivering on Scotty's mail route on Saturday. I saw the sign and thought I would explore it with my kids today. The sad part about this path is that I'm sure it used to be longer, but was not kept up and the path goes to about 6 inches wide and covered in fallen trees and vines at the .18 in. I really do feel bad about this one because it's a beautiful area. Even at 89 degrees outside, it was shaded and felt wonderful. It does follow along between backyards, but there are enough trees to make you forget how close you are to the actual neighborhood.
Easy terrain- very few light hills, no hard hills, super short
Path: Dirt
Not really a hike. Probably used to be. If you want a hike and don't mind having no trees around you, take the power line trail just west of here.
Dog friendly
Quiet- No road noise
Note: This is not a hike... Not recomended
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| Lilly K- beginning |
So that little "hike" was fail enough that I told my kids we'd go to another park. We had been to Lowami Hart Woods park (Hart Rd and just west of 152nd ave) and it was acres of fun. Unfortunately the entrances I know of are closed for reconstruction for the rest of the summer. (Insert sad panda face here.)
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| There's a path somewhere under there (Lilly K where we turned back) |
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| Sasha knew where to go even without the leash |
That made me come to the final decision to take the kids to Hyland Forest. I love this park. I think it's great. But you know what ruins parks? People like me and people unlike me. We all have our downsides and upsides, never agreeing on which is which because we just see it all differently. But here's where I feel that 99% of the human population is on my side: WOMEN WHO FREAK OUT ABOUT NOTHING ARE IDIOTS. We started off the trail with both of my sons up front, Sasha in the middle, and then me. When we would come up to a split in the path, whoever was first in line would pick which direction we were going and then move to the back of the line. Jon went, Cole went, I went, and then we let Sasha choose. I blame myself for letting her get a little too far ahead of us. I could still see her, but I was letting her go whichever way she wanted because it was her turn to choose. I heard the shriek of horror before I saw the woman. There's trees everywhere, so Sasha knew she was there way before I would have. Did Sasha rush at her? No. Did Sasha bare her teeth at her? No. She literally sauntered (not running) up to where the woman was and sat there. But before she was even to the woman, the women let out this shriek that I'm sure attracted every serial killer in the area. It was a Hollywood worthy shriek. She then turned to me and said "God! ****ing dog scared the **** out of me. Dammit, lady, put your dog on a leash!" To which I apologized. I did. There are leash laws here. While I find them stupid for well behaved dogs, laws are laws. But I really wanted to chase the woman out of the park with a sharp pointy stick and show her what a person should actually scream about. That pretty much ended our hiking today. We set back in the direction of the car and headed home. Next time I'll remember the leash. It makes me sad that when I was a kid, your dog could explore next to you and be your friend like in the Buddy movies and Old Yeller and Hachi... even Beethoven got to get off leash, and he wasn't a good dog half the time. But some dogs attack and some owners won't admit when their dog could hurt someone, so I honestly do understand the leash laws. It's just sad the good dogs go punished with the bad ones.
Can we all at least agree the woman is an idiot for shrieking like that?
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| BUT I STILL LOVE THIS PARK! (Hyland) |
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