The Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation District has many very neat natural areas and parks. Those natural areas have many beautiful features, including the wildflowers on Cooper Mountain and the secretive deer at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park.
But I have yet to find a tree quite as cool as the one in Hyland Forest Park. Viewed from just the right angle, it looks exactly like the head of a giant Ent of Tolkien lore with clearly discernible eyes, mouth and a twiggy head of hair.
This old fellow already has a very cool name. Can you tell me what it is?
We had a great time at this year's Party in the Park, THPRD's largest, free public event of each summer. More than 7,000 people showed up to look at the classic cars, participate in the Family Triathlon, ride ponies, listen to music, and watch the K9 unit demonstration by the Beaverton Police Department.
Plus there was lots of other stuff. Watch the following video to get a taste.
My favorite part is usually a toss-up between the dogs and the cars. But my 3-year-old was all about the ponies and the giant inflatable bouncy things with slides.
I also particularly enjoyed Aaron Meyer, the rock violinist. He was accompanied by guitarist Tim Ellis. To me, it was one of the highlights of the event.
The food was great, and the people were great. Hope to see you there in 2011!
