Our caching path lead us to the north part of Portland. It is north of the Hollywood area where we have been caching for the last few days. Today’s area wasn’t as refurbished as other parts of the Hollywood district have been.
There was a lot of history in the area, though. During World War 2, Japanese people were imprisoned in this part of the city. When the war was over, many of them stayed. They planted cherry trees as symbols of their strength. Many of the trees are still there today. It was a history lesson with a different twist.
Several of the other caches were at the sites of murals painted on the sides of buildings. They were beautiful to visit...colorful, full of history, and enjoyable.
We also went to the area’s newest park which chronicled the early days of the area. It was really interesting. The park was small, but beautifully landscaped. The pictures of the town at that time showed us just how much things have changed over the years.
We ate at Wendy’s before driving back across Portland to home. We found 14 caches today. Our number of finds has greatly increased since being in the company of Dwight and Sheila. They are an inspiration to anyone who is interested in geocaching.
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