While I was running home on Wednesday after work I felt a little twinge in my right calf and hamstring with less than 1/3 of a mile to go. I managed to make it home and stretched everything out. However during the evening and all day Thursday it felt like a slight strain and was…
Category: Rides
McKenzie River Trail
Yeah, this one has been a long time coming. Mia and I have lived out here over 4 years now and I had yet to ride the famous McKenzie River Trail (MRT). It was time to remedy that situation. It’s only 2.5 hours from home too. Heck, anyone who spends any sort of time riding…
Changing Seasons
It’s that time of the year when the sun sets earlier, the temps slowly start to drop and the focus changes from bike rides to other activities. Mia and I have both signed up for November half marathons. That means it’s time to cut back on the pedaling a bit and start getting serious about…
St. Helens Epic 2017
The St Helens Epic is an 80 mile, single loop, mountain bike ride that takes in some of the best (and hardest) trails that the Gifford Pinchot NF has to offer. The word “epic” gets pretty abused/over used up here in the PNW, but if there is an event that I am going to deem…
A return?
Over 5 years since last post. Maybe I should do something about that. I think I have found the balance between family, work, and time for me to ride…it just involved getting up at 4:30am. There is a group of guys that have been meeting in Hopkinton for sometime now. What it took for me…
Waldo Lake Weekend
Mia and I have lived in Oregon for a bit over 4 years now. We have done some of the PNW classic mountain bike rides and hikes in that time, but there are still quite a few that need to be explored. Back in March I reserved a campsite for August up at North Waldo…
ON & OFF RHODES 