Wanderlust is defined by Merriam-Webster quite simply as “strong longing for or impulse toward wandering.” I’ve got plenty of lust for wandering which may also be phrased as I have a tendency towards exploring new areas. This is especially true when I am new to an area. I knew the towns/roads/trails around my college town…
Category: Rides
Sure Beats Being at Work
For the most part the weather gods played nice this weekend. Last week’s snow covered trails at Stub Stewart where a mixed bag of snow and mud this weekend. The parking lot was pretty full by the time I arrived around 1pm. Looked like people were mostly hitting up the disc golf course from what…
Because I Can
I quite often hear the words “Why do you need so many bikes?” or something very similar to that. I usually answer with something along the lines of “each one has a specific use”. Hypothetically if I had to keep just one bike it would be my Independent Fabrications – Crown Jewel. I personally consider…
Return to Deschutes River Trail
I last rode the Lower Deschutes River Trail with Dean back in October of 2016. I wanted to head back and check it out because of the huge wildfire out there this summer. Based on other pictures that I had seen online the old railroad cars and farmhouse were completely destroyed which is a HUGE…
What is Normal?
I’ve almost forgotten what a “normal” schedule is for Mia and I. We sold our townhouse on August 30th and moved out to a temporary rental on September first. Going from almost 1,600 sq ft to a rental of 770 sq ft was tough, add to that our new house was delayed for 6 weeks. …
Kick Butt Weekend
Last year I convinced three friends to race the Oregon 24 Hr Mountain Bike Race. However a forest fire pushed the race out a few weeks into October and pretty much all of us had conflicts. Mike Ripley (the race director) allowed teams to move their registration to the 2018 event if you couldn’t make…
ON & OFF RHODES 