Today started out with a plan. It ended up quite differently, but still it was a good day. The original plan called for an 80 mile loop at a fairly pedestrian pace. Nate Jones, the owner of Ride Yr Bike put this ride together. It sounded like fun, so I was up and on MAX…
Category: Rides
Slight Detour
As Gandalf once said “You Shall Not Pass!” I was out for a 2-3 hour ride on Saturday, trying to take advantage of a break in the weather. We’ve gotten well over 13 inches of rain in the PDX area in December, it’s the 3rd rainiest month on record. Needless to say, this isn’t normal. …
A Bit Soggy Lately
So apparently we’ve broken a record for rainfall here in Oregon. I think the number being tossed around was 11+ inches of rain in the month of December so far. Because of this there has been quite a bit of flooding around the PDX area. Even some mudslides and a sinkhole too. It’s a bit…
A Return to Reehers Camp
The weather forecast for Saturday was stellar. Turns out the weatherman was totally correct. I’ve been dying to go mountain biking for a few weeks now. I haven’t actually ridden my mountain bike since early June. Everything since then has been road bike (IF or Niner) or touring (Fargo) bike related. So needless to say…
Scoggins Valley Road
Call it what you want, “gravel grinder”, dirt road ride, multi-surface exploring, I just call it a bike ride. If 2014 was the year of the fat bike, 2015 seems to be the year of the “gravel grinder” bike. Honestly I don’t like that term. I prefer anyroad, which has probably been trademarked by Giant,…
Smoky
So, Mia and I went out on a short ride yesterday. As we were getting ready it smelled faintly of smoke, kind of like your neighbor was having a bonfire or similar to the remnants of your campfire from the night before. It was a mild smoky odor. When we got outside we automatically assumed…
ON & OFF RHODES 