Much more important things have kept me from writing something down for a couple weeks. After Mia and I got back Paulina Lake things were normal for about 24 hours. Then I was scrambling to get back to NH as quickly as possible. My father passed away on July 7th, 2016. It wasn’t a complete…
Category: Rides
Paulina Lake Weekend
The quick and dirty summary of the weekend can be summarized quickly as: Stayed in a volcano (technically a caldera) Took a dip in a natural hot spring Hiked around Paulina Lake Mountain biked the rim of the caldera Saw the sunset from 8,000 feet Spent time with my beautiful wife Live music while lounging…
Echo Valley 60
It’s June and I have not done a single mountain bike race yet this season. Ambition from earlier in January has been replaced with a desire to “just ride”. Therefore things like the Oregon Stampede and other long or interesting rides that I have done so far this year. However I had all intentions of…
Some Like it Hot
Yes some do like it hot, and as I have expressed here before, I am one of them. I despise being cold! So, the past couple days have been really good for me. We’ve been in the upper 90’s and not a cloud in the sky. Humidity is low too, which makes the temps that…
Stampeded
This post could just as easily be called “Pete & Dean 1, Oregon Stampede 1”. The plan for this one started about 4 days after completing our first and successful attempt at the Oregon Stampede just about a month ago. I was laying in a hotel in San Diego, on a work trip, and Dean…
Oregon Stampede Route
A couple weeks ago I get a really simple text. Dean – “Hey, want to do the Oregon Stampede Route on April 23rd?”. Ironically I had just been researching it recently as the 2 day option. Dean was suggesting 1 day, and after about 15 seconds of deliberation I replied with a simple “Yes”. I’ll…
ON & OFF RHODES 