Sub 24 Overnight

A sub 24 overnight is basically a bikepacking trip that lasts less than twenty four hours (duh!). I didn’t do a single bikepacking trip in 2024 and hadn’t been camping in a tent for quite some time. I get this itch to sleep outside that needs scratching. The whole #vanlife thing is fun and definitely…

Tom, Dick and Harry Hike

The last time Mia and I hiked up to Tom, Dick & Harry was back in September of 2013. We had only been living in Oregon for 3ish months at that point. Back then we were still in an apartment, had no dog and were just trying to get to know the area we had…

Double Nickel

Somebody in the Rhodes household hit the double nickel (55) birthday recently. As has become almost an annual ritual we headed over to Sisters, OR to celebrate with a combination of camping and rental house for a week. Mia and I took Friday off from work so we could beat the holiday weekend traffic. We…

Deschutes State Park Weekend 2025

Surprisingly, the weather has been fairly decent back in the Portland metro area this spring. That is not always the case and when planning out trips a couple months in advance, you need to go with the probable not the possible. It was with that mentality that I booked a late April weekend at Deschutes…

Will Travel for Pastries (or snacks in general)

There is little doubt that Mia and I are always looking for those little gems on our road trips/vacations. While I definitely have a penchant for mom-and-pop donut shops we also are on the lookout for bakeries, sandwich shops or just something “different”. We have our favorites like Sisters Bakery, Sisters Coffee, Joe’s Donuts, The…

Something a Little Bit Different

I may or may not be “retired” from bike racing but that is a totally different story. With that being said Mia and I were looking for a 2025 spring challenge, something to keep us occupied and focused on for the winter months. I don’t remember which of the two of us stumbled upon the…