A cyclist (not me) riding up Terwilliger drive in the patchy fog, sunlight shining through the trees behind

森林浴

Published 2022-03-08

A few days ago I mentioned my usual habit of summiting Council Crest as a “forest bath.” For at least 15 years I have been saying “my commute is a bike ride through the woods.”

For posterity: photos from the back half of yesterday’s commute.

Foundation of the Norris House on Terwilliger Drive

Foundation of the Norris House on Terwilliger Drive

Figures carved from a tree stump in the Hillsdale neighborhood

Figures carved from a tree stump in the Hillsdale neighborhood

Three old trees in Council Crest Park with a void between them — probably where, in former days, a larger tree central once stood

Three old trees in Council Crest Park with a void between them — probably where, in former days, a larger tree central once stood

View toward the Stonehenge tower at the south end of Council Crest Drive

View toward the Stonehenge tower at the south end of Council Crest Drive

Northwood Drive Trail aka “little Arenberg”

Northwood Drive Trail aka “little Arenberg”

View from Sellwood Park, across Oaks Bottom and Oaks Park, toward the Stonehenge Tower on Council Crest. The morning clouds are burning away, wisps of mist cling to the hillside

View from Sellwood Park, across Oaks Bottom and Oaks Park, toward the Stonehenge Tower on Council Crest. The morning clouds are burning away, wisps of mist cling to the hillside