Video Date: 
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Every holiday season, the Christmas Ships parade down Portland's Willamette River. Episode aired on Oregon Field Guide on November 19, 2015.
Portland's Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade.
Weekend parking for the Eastbank Esplanade beneath I-405.
Interpretive signs communicate the human and natural history of the area.
This section of the Willamette is home to many paddle and rowing organizations.
The distinctive Benson Bubblers are Portland icons.
A bronze statue of Vera Katz, to whom the Eastbank Esplanade was commemorated in 2004.
The paths are wide enough to accommodate runners, pedestrians, and bikes.
A nautilus-style path connects the Eastbank Esplanade with the Morrison Bridge.
Downtown Portland from beneath the Morrison Bridge.
"Love locks" along Portland's Eastbank Esplanade.
The Easbank Esplanade dives down beneath the Burnside Bridge.
The floating walkway section of the Portland's Easbank Esplanade is the nation's longest.
Looking east toward Portland's Old Town and the White Stag sign from the Easbank Esplanade.
Downtown Portland and the Steel Bridge at sunset from the Eastbank Esplanade.
Looking south and upstream on the Willamette from the Steel Bridge section of the Eastbank Esplanade.
The Steel Bridge's lower walkway absorbed $10 million of the Eastbank Esplanade's $30-million total cost.
Water taxis and the public have access to the docks along the Easbank Esplanade.
The Eastbank Esplanade's floating walkway section north of Portland's Burnside Bridge.
A MAX Trimet train makes its way across the Steel Bridge.
Downtown Portland's city lights reflect on the Willamette just below the Eastbank Esplanade.