Snow Transforms Dunthorpe into Winter Wonderland

Families headed out with their sleds on Military Road.

Portland, February 8th, 2013. It was Portland’s biggest February snow storm since 1993 and kids around the city took advantage of the opportunity to go slip-sliding around. Portlanders in the Dunthorpe neighborhood took the street on foot to admire the layer of white stuff, at least 6-inches in some areas. Here are a few photos from out and about:

Kids headed to Mary Failing Drive, a favorite spot for sledding.

Lewis and Clark College under a blanket of snow.

Riverdale Grade School was a gathering place for friends.

Fresh tracks were quickly covered by a new layer coming down.

Walking the dog on Breyman.

And the mailman upheld the cred, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their … Rain or shine, snow or sleet, we deliver your mail!”

Elisa Klein

I’ve been a professional journalist and writer since 1987, (and long-time reporter for KOIN-TV.) As a nationally published reporter, with a Master’s Degree in Journalism, I love to report positive news and information. Journalism has also connected me with another non-profit where I served as a leader; the Northwest’s biggest writer’s organization: The Willamette Writers.