Expecting a Baby Girl — A Maternity Story at Hoyt Arboretum

Hoyt Arboretum isn’t just any park — it’s a living museum of global trees, featuring over 2,300 species and more than 6,000 individual trees and shrubs from all around the world.
With 12 miles of hiking trails, ridge line views just minutes from downtown Portland, and an atmosphere that ranges from redwoods to delicate maples and magnolias, the Arboretum offers changing natural art for every season.
For a couple expecting their first daughter — and with a shared love of music — this kind of environment offers calm, intimacy, and visual poetry. The mix of soft forest light, natural textures, and generational strength of trees mirrors the feelings of growing love and anticipation for this next chapter in their lives.