Consistent crappy weather has not deterred us lately. We have had one or two actually nice days interspersed here and there. Luckily one of those nice days my first mountain bike race of the season, it was held in almost perfect weather. The record setting rains seem to have subsided and a more on and…
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Cottonwood Canyon Hike
I told (begged) Mia on Tuesday that on Saturday we were going to keep driving east until the rain stopped! The forecast for the PDX metro area was for more of the same….RAIN. A co-worker told me that we have received almost a year’s worth of rain in the past 4-5 months. Needless to say…
Another Overnight
After the last overnight at Stub Stewart in the snow, I booked another cabin for this past weekend. I wanted to get in one more trip before the next few months focus more on training rides and races. I convinced Michelle, Dean, Tom & Cassie, and Shawn to join me for this one. Being winter…
Deschutes River Old Railbed Trail
After the Klickitat Trail ride a couple weeks ago, I was committed to riding the old railbed trail out of the Deschutes River State Park . I wanted to hit it up before the end of 2016. The weather here in the PDX area this October has been best described as crappy. I saw on…
Camping with the dog
I didn’t spend enough time sleeping in the woods lately, so Codi and I took off for one last adventure before Mia returned from a trip back to NH. Codi has seen plenty of car camping, house rentals and a couple hotels since we got him two years ago. Until this point though he hadn’t…
Wapiki Lake Hike
Once again the Washington Cascades score big. Every time we head up into Washington to hike or ride I am totally blown away with how great it is. Don’t get me wrong, the Oregon Cascades are spectacular, but like I have said numerous times, there is just something about the Washington Cascades that I totally…
ON & OFF RHODES 