*plunks on the DUNCE cap and perches on the stool with no argument whatsoever*

For quite some time, I've wanted to try walking all the way to my library, a distance of 3 miles. Which isn't too long, except that it's all uphill. It's the return trip that always gave me pause, for 6 miles is 1.5 longer than my usual ventures, and I'd be a zombie from fatigue the next day.

But with my current work level being so light, I could afford to lose a day and a half...and there's this convenient thing in Portland known as Trimet. Yes, it has the light rail trains, and the streetcar downtown, and it also has...BUSES. Hmmm!

( Now let me tell you of my adventure... )