So, I’ve whined (bitched?) about not being able to mountain bike from my front door like I used to in NH. However, just a short 10 miles away is the start of some pretty spectacular gravel roads that can lead you up into the logging roads of the Tualatin Mountains. I’ve talked about Dixie Mtn…
Category: Rides
Not too bad a start
As I pointed out last week, I do much better when I have goals and a plan to get there. This past week was the “official” start to my 2015 goals. I was planning on 9 hours of exercise, and ended up with 10.5. Run my required runs for the half marathon training and was…
Hello 2015
Mia and I welcomed 2015 in glorious fashion. I was in bed by 9:45 and asleep by 10:15! In other words it was pretty quiet. I had been up since 5AM, worked a full day and was pretty pooped out by the time 9pm hit. We both pretty much loafed around on Thursday, watched some…
Speed
As I was walking across a timed crosswalk last night, something occurred to me. You see I was walking across 4 lanes of traffic, so probably about 80-90 feet of roadway. The crosswalk was timed at 30 seconds and it took me about 13 seconds to cross. Back in High School I ran the 100…
Alternatives
My rides predominantly head north and/or west from our house. This quickly gets me into quiet(ish) back country roads and out towards the hillier terrain too. Sometimes though the wind is pretty strong, and living in the valley between the Coastal Range and Tualatin Moutains can make heading east or west (depending on the winds)…
Mountain Bike Hagg lake
Finally got around to mountain biking the 13 mile loop around Hagg lake today. It was a mix of leaves, pine needles, with frozen and soft ground. Anything that was in direct sunlight was super slick/tacky mud for like the top 1/4″ or so and it packed up wicked bad on the back wheel. I…
ON & OFF RHODES 