Twas the day before the night before Christmas (Christmas Eve Eve) and all through the valley the wind was gusty and the temps were falling. Needless to say the thought of doing a road ride was very low. There is nothing quite as motivation killing for me as cold and wind. I don’t mind cold…
Category: Rides
Cold Dose of Gravel
The weather has been chilly but exceptionally dry lately the weekend forecast was for more of the same so I sent out a request earlier this week to see if anyone wanted join me on a Klickitat Trail ride. I was lucky enough to be joined by Mark and John for this little journey. We…
Step Creek Trail
Mother nature gifted us with 48 hours of dry weather this weekend. Pretty rare for a November here on the “wet side” of the cascades. Not wishing to look a gift horse in the mouth I took full advantage of it with some short(ish), but nice rides. Sunday was a bit cooler and breezier compared…
Running Sucks!
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…
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…
ON & OFF RHODES 