Well, 2 weekends now and 2 races. I can say at the very best, I am achieving mediocrity. I keep reminding myself that it has been at least 5 years since I had a focused cycling season, and it is very apparent I am not yet at the level that I was. I say “yet”,…
Author: Onrhodes
Commuting Life
3 weeks today and I have had the luxury of commuting via a combo of trimet and cycling. It’s about 300 miles of driving saved. I am definitely hoping to continue this as much as possible. The cheap accountant in me loves saving the money and wear and tear on my car. Hopefully a more…
Snow and PDX don’t mix
So, apparently it doesn’t snow very much in the greater Portland, OR area. Today proves to me without a doubt that Oregonians have no idea how to drive in snow. While there are some pretty rough conditions today (gusty winds, snow, cold) it is nothing that most of New England doesn’t get every winter. The…
Trillium Lake Snowshoe
I’ve been talking about snowshoeing with one of my coworkers for a few months now. We’ve been waiting for the snow to fall up in the Cascades, but apparently this is a very non-typical winter so far. Mt Hood has gotten very little snow compared to a “normal” year. After last weekend though that changed…
Steel Cut Oatmeal
Welcome to 2014! 2013 was quite the year for both Mia and I. Moving from New Hampshire to Oregon was a HUGE undertaking and quite the adventure. My racing suffered this year in part from the move. Getting into a routine took awhile. I think 2013 was the least amount of races I have done…
Cape Lookout and Whales
Mia and I headed out to Tillamook, and more specifically Cape Lookout to hike out and see if we could spot any gray whales. Apparently the next several weeks are when all the whales head south from Alaska to the California coast. According to what Mia read, you may see “up to 30 whales per…
ON & OFF RHODES 