Rood Bridge 'Water' Park in Hillsboro - wow!
Posted: March 18th, 2012, 7:21 pm
With all the afternoon sunshine today I decided to head out for a brisk walk in my neighborhood. part of the usual 'figure eight' loop that I do includes Rood Bridge Park. This is a fun park, great for families or those with kids especially. I like it because doing a loop or two through there breaks up the monotony of residential street walking.
I was very surprised to see the conditions at the park! The whole south end is completely under water. The water levels are higher than I've ever seen since this park opened.
Here are some pics I took with my iPhone 3GS, which (fortunately) I had with me.
This is the area where a large pond is located during normal water levels. Right now it has encompassed the whole middle of the park.
The park includes a boat launch, where people can drop into the Tualatin River for a nice canoe ride. Right now the entire boat launch area is under at least 10-15' of water!
This is a nice path that runs through the middle of the park. As you can see, the water from the pond has risen up to nearly cover this bridge area.
Another view from uphill, looking south towards the bridge and the pond (wow the pond is huge right now!)
At the southeast corner of the park there is a nice loop path through the forest. To get there, you head down this path, over a bridge, and uphill. Well... the bridge and the path are nowhere to be found. Totally under water! I'd guess that the bridge is at least 15' underwater.
I had a great walk today. Nearly two hours of walking as fast as I could move. And the sunshine was a welcome change! But I can't wait for all this water to go away so I can enjoy the rest of Rood Bridge Park.
I was very surprised to see the conditions at the park! The whole south end is completely under water. The water levels are higher than I've ever seen since this park opened.
Here are some pics I took with my iPhone 3GS, which (fortunately) I had with me.
This is the area where a large pond is located during normal water levels. Right now it has encompassed the whole middle of the park.
The park includes a boat launch, where people can drop into the Tualatin River for a nice canoe ride. Right now the entire boat launch area is under at least 10-15' of water!
This is a nice path that runs through the middle of the park. As you can see, the water from the pond has risen up to nearly cover this bridge area.
Another view from uphill, looking south towards the bridge and the pond (wow the pond is huge right now!)
At the southeast corner of the park there is a nice loop path through the forest. To get there, you head down this path, over a bridge, and uphill. Well... the bridge and the path are nowhere to be found. Totally under water! I'd guess that the bridge is at least 15' underwater.
I had a great walk today. Nearly two hours of walking as fast as I could move. And the sunshine was a welcome change! But I can't wait for all this water to go away so I can enjoy the rest of Rood Bridge Park.