So, this week was basically “mellow” by my standards. Did some recovering from last weekend’s race on Monday and Tuesday and then a couple good rides exploring the local area and some alternative commute options for riding home after work. Turns out I can turn my 9 mile commute into almost twice that (17ish) if…
Category: Local Stuff
Painted Hills
Not that I need a reason to head to Bend, OR for a weekend, but it does help to have a reason to also get Mia to come along. I had signed up for the Up The Crooked River Duathlon in Prineville, which is about 35 miles from downtown Bend. All I had to do…
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…
Birthday Weekend
birthday weekend, a set on Flickr. Had some visitors from NH this past weekend. One of them being Paul, so we got to spend our birthday weekend together. Here is a whole bunch of photos from the weekend
Wet Weekend
The whole Pacific Northwest has been getting hit with the remnants of a typhoon this weekend. Needless to say……it’s been wet, and windy, and wet! So, even though it has been wet, Mia and I are trying to embrace the Portland mentality. It’s only rain, and it’s going to be some sort of wet for…
What’s SUP in Bend
Mia and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary this past week. I wanted to surprise Mia, so I had the idea to take her SUPing (stand up paddleboarding). Mia has wanted to try it for quite some time and my interest has grown over the past year or so too. So, I did a little research and found Tumalo…
ON & OFF RHODES 