COVID-19 Wk 5: Can’t Fix Stupid

Oregon is wrapping up it’s 5th week of “lockdown”. There have been countless news stories about flattening the curve by staying home and if you have to go out being socially distant. However there is apparently a portion of the population that is either just really stupid or really selfish. I can’t quite decide which…

COVID-19 Wk 4: New Normal

What felt odd only a few weeks ago is starting to feel like the “normal” routine now. Truth be told though Mia and I don’t feel like our day to day lives have changed all that much. We’re both actually working more the past 4 weeks than the previous 3-4 months. The obvious things like…

COVID-19 Wk 3: Feeling in Tents

We’re in week three of “stay at home” and “social distancing” as we all try to “flatten the curve”. All of these phrases will hopefully die a quick and painless death in the next few weeks. I hope to never utter them again. Well, except for maybe “stay at home”. Anyways! Still dealing with the…

COVID-19 Week Two

Here in Oregon we’re entering week two of the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020. Cases are continuing to rise along with deaths. Washington County where Mia and I live is leading the charge which makes me slightly nervous. Both Mia and I have been deemed essential by our employers and much of what I have had…

COVID-19 One Week In

It’s been just over a week since the proverbial shit hit the fan. Mia and I spent a few days little more than a week ago at Cannon Beach while the final touches (well at least we thought FINAL) of the repair from the Great Laundry Flood of 2019 were being done. Coronavirus news was…

Valsetz Loop

A few weeks ago I was playing around on mtbproject.com and just looking for new stuff to ride. I panned out on the Coast Range and saw a series of rides that connected into a couple potential loops starting from a few different spots. Turns out they weren’t mountain bike trails but a series of…