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Sampling Serenity at Stratton Gardens in Hood River, Oregon
429 steps lead up from State Street to the heights of Hood River. They’re steep. So, starting out, you can’t tell that the first landing shelters a Lilliputian-sized park that tourists with climacophobia will never see. I call it the Hidden Haven of Hood; it’s name is Stratton Gardens. How can you put so much peace in a park the size of a squash court? By design: curving brick walks between rose beds converge on a circle with an enigmatic stone fountain. Wooden benches say: sit. The view of town and the Columbia River say, stay awhile. I expect magic things to happen here. I’m sure someone proposed and someone accepted right here. I also think people discover the meaning of life here. Which is: take a moment to sit. Here. Now. At Stratton Gardens.
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