Comments on: 1000 Acres, or Hiking With My Were-Dog http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/ Trees, dogs, music, houses, friends and rain. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:39:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: morganpdx http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-672 morganpdx Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:19:58 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-672 Thanks Carol! I agree, I don't worry much about getting a little horse hoohaa in the water supply, since it's all just vegetable matter. Dogs are quite a bit different. Thanks Carol! I agree, I don’t worry much about getting a little horse hoohaa in the water supply, since it’s all just vegetable matter. Dogs are quite a bit different.

]]> By: Carol http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-669 Carol Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:32:37 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-669 Great photos, by the way! Thanks for sharing! I have a few also of my dog in 1000 Acre park - but he is rarely so close to me as to be recognizable in a photo as...my dog. He becomes a distant speck in the grass against the horizon. Have not been there in the rain with the puddles - that would be a disaster for the interior of my car. Glad also to hear that someone else is driven by guilt to get out of bed on weekends - albeit in afternoon not early morning - and seek out 100 Acre. It's a 20 minute drive for me but worth every minute for the happy unfettered frolic and super exercise resulting for my dog. Great photos, by the way! Thanks for sharing! I have a few also of my dog in 1000 Acre park – but he is rarely so close to me as to be recognizable in a photo as…my dog. He becomes a distant speck in the grass against the horizon. Have not been there in the rain with the puddles – that would be a disaster for the interior of my car. Glad also to hear that someone else is driven by guilt to get out of bed on weekends – albeit in afternoon not early morning – and seek out 100 Acre. It’s a 20 minute drive for me but worth every minute for the happy unfettered frolic and super exercise resulting for my dog.

]]> By: Carol http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Carol Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:27:44 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-668 Maybe the difference between horse and dog droppings is that horses are vegetarians. All horse manure is biodegradable-if you leave it on the trail long enough it becomes dirt. Horse manure is recycled grass. It makes roses bloom (after a suitable curing period). The microbes and parasites in dog feces are filtered through soil when it rains. At 1000 acre park, the doggie droppings my be somewhat filtered by the soil, and may not reach the groundwater, but they could reach the rivers. From there, it makes its way into other local waters -- streams, lakes, and the ocean. If you ever go to the beach or eat shellfish, there’s your incentive to clean up. My dog and I love 1000 acre park. picking up the poop is small price. Maybe the difference between horse and dog droppings is that horses are vegetarians. All horse manure is biodegradable-if you leave it on the trail long enough it becomes dirt. Horse manure is recycled grass. It makes roses bloom (after a suitable curing period). The microbes and parasites in dog feces are filtered through soil when it rains. At 1000 acre park, the doggie droppings my be somewhat filtered by the soil, and may not reach the groundwater, but they could reach the rivers. From there, it makes its way into other local waters — streams, lakes, and the ocean. If you ever go to the beach or eat shellfish, there’s your incentive to clean up.

My dog and I love 1000 acre park. picking up the poop is small price.

]]> By: James Taylor http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-566 James Taylor Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:17:15 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-566 I love the 1000 acres but why do they have a law for people with dogs to pick up there dogs poop and when you walk on the trails there is horse crap all over the trails they need to pick up there horse crap too dogs will try to eat it and it could kiil them who can i contact about this problem? I love the 1000 acres but why do they have a law for people with dogs to pick up there dogs poop and when you walk on the trails there is horse crap all over the trails they need to pick up there horse crap too dogs will try to eat it and it could kiil them who can i contact about this problem?

]]> By: Erineight http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Erineight Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:05:30 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-245 Thanks Morgan! I'm excited, think I'll head out there tomorrow!! Thanks Morgan! I’m excited, think I’ll head out there tomorrow!!

]]> By: Morgan http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Morgan Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:50:40 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-241 Just take I-84 East from Gresham. Take the exit for the Lewis and Clark State Park. I believe you turn right at the stop sign, and drive on into the parking area. Unleash and enjoy! Just take I-84 East from Gresham. Take the exit for the Lewis and Clark State Park. I believe you turn right at the stop sign, and drive on into the parking area. Unleash and enjoy!

]]> By: Erineight http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Erineight Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:34:31 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-240 How do I find this place? I live in Gresham, really close to Troutdale and would love to take my pup here!! How do I find this place? I live in Gresham, really close to Troutdale and would love to take my pup here!!

]]> By: djtv http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-110 djtv Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:33:43 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-110 It was part of the Confluence Project meant to commemorate the Corps of Discovery of Lewis and Clark....though two sites ended up in Vancouver and one at the 1000 acre wood...none in portland... http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2007/10/maya-lin-and-co.html It was part of the Confluence Project meant to commemorate the Corps of Discovery of Lewis and Clark….though two sites ended up in Vancouver and one at the 1000 acre wood…none in portland… http://chatterbox.typepad.com/portlandarchitecture/2007/10/maya-lin-and-co.html

]]> By: Morgan http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Morgan Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:10:25 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-108 Aha, so that's what that was! I encountered it for the first time this last trip. We usually head further north, and the bird blind is at (I think) the east end. I should go there with my "real" camera one of these days... Aha, so that’s what that was! I encountered it for the first time this last trip. We usually head further north, and the bird blind is at (I think) the east end. I should go there with my “real” camera one of these days…

]]> By: djtv http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-107 djtv Sun, 04 Jan 2009 20:59:29 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-107 Just discovered the 1000 acre wood myself. I like the new Maya Lin Bird Blind at the end of the hike. Just discovered the 1000 acre wood myself. I like the new Maya Lin Bird Blind at the end of the hike.

]]> By: sharon http://www.morganpdx.com/2009/01/1000-acres-or-hiking-with-my-were-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-105 sharon Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:07:33 +0000 http://www.morganpdx.com/?p=377#comment-105 Hah! Nice photos and awesome post. She's quite the hound, that one.... Hah! Nice photos and awesome post. She’s quite the hound, that one….

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