Photowalking

[olivermoss]

Normally, I start these post with some pics I think are eye-catching to help lure people into clicking that cut tag... Not this time. This time I am starting with a visual explanation of 'navigating Alameda Ridge at night'. This is not the only way though, but the ways without stairs are nearly as steep in parts so this is the easiest and most direct way:







If you like urban hiking, you can do the Alameda Ridge Route where you hit all the stairs deliberately. I've done it a few times, but not recently.





Plot continues to thicken at my neighbor's











This is not a good picture, but it might suit the vibe of the subject?















A lot of walking, but some keepers.

Comments

[peaked]

Love the attitude of the cat! The stand encouraging people to celebrate the ones they love is so cute.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, that cat is definitely going in my 'cats who think I should keep walking if I know what's good for me' folder.

[oracne]

Those are beautiful - I love the Baldwin quote.

The stairs are Peak Halloween, IMO.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, that quote is awesome.

Thank you :)

[mistressofmuses]

I really like the pictures of the stairs! They look like hell, but they're very cool looking.

And yay for the decor next door!

I do like the steampunk-y box.

And I really do like "There is enough if we share."

Kitty!

Bench skeletons!

You got lots of great pictures!

[olivermoss]

Yeah, a good haul this week! I think that 'if we share' piece has been there a while but it was hidden under layers of flyers that just collapsed under their own weight. I am pretty sure I'd seen that one there before a while back.

I shot the stairs in spring years ago. I should really play with them more. I have a book of stairs in Portland, including that hike and other random, steep public stairs. We kind of have a lot.

[mistressofmuses]

I like the "if we share" piece. I also kind of like the idea that the peeling layers of flyers re-reveal older art pieces that had been covered over.

The stairs are neat! Portland seems like a city with a lot of elevation change, haha.

[olivermoss]

Most of Portland is flat, but we have some weird ridges and other things. We seem to have a lot of pedestrian stairs for just various random reasons. We have 20 that are over 100 steps and it look like I've done the two longest (282 and 280 steps) and about half the others on this list. I may make a project out of this just to shake up my shooting a bit.

[mistressofmuses]

I guess even a few ridges or major hills can create quite a lot of stairs, haha. 280+ steps sounds CRAZY to me. I mean, I go on hikes with a fair amount of elevation change and all, but it's not usually that many actual STAIRS.

But your stairs there DO look very cool, and I'd love to see more pics of them.

[olivermoss]

I kind of weirdly like doing stairs. I've found then tricky to shoot in the past, but all the more reason to given them another stab.

... and honestly spending so much time walking around nice houses and seeing other people's porches and stuff just... I could use a break from it.

[mistressofmuses]

I think the pictures of these turned out very nicely. That second one in particular gives a good perspective of the distance up.

I can definitely understand that, too. :/ Periodically Alex and I go through a "let's drive around and look at fancy houses/neat yard decor/pretty gardens/etc." phases. It's enjoyable, and involves looking at things that I love to see... but personally it gets to be a bit much on the "I wish I could have that and probably never will" scale.