What felt odd only a few weeks ago is starting to feel like the “normal” routine now. Truth be told though Mia and I don’t feel like our day to day lives have changed all that much. We’re both actually working more the past 4 weeks than the previous 3-4 months. The obvious things like…
Category: Rides
Valsetz Loop
A few weeks ago I was playing around on mtbproject.com and just looking for new stuff to ride. I panned out on the Coast Range and saw a series of rides that connected into a couple potential loops starting from a few different spots. Turns out they weren’t mountain bike trails but a series of…
Something Old, Something New
If you needed proof of how much the cycling community in the greater PDX area is suffering from cabin fever today provided ample proof. Ricky posted about a ride on February 15th a couple weeks ago on the OMTM Google group and asked for RSVPs to get an approximate count. There was a decent amount…
Exploring
I’ve got a quick little loop from the house that takes in a little bit of everything as far as road surfaces go. However there are a couple offshoots that I was wondering where they went. The answer is nowhere or at least currently impassable may be the better description. I was stopped by a…
I’ll Take It
It’s been wet lately. That’ll come as no surprise if you’re one of my PNW friends. For my New England family and friends…..it sure beats the snow! It has rained out for some part (if not all parts) of every day for at least the past two week. Sometimes it is just hit or miss…
Not Too Shabby
It’s kind of nice when a ride plan comes together and way more people than you figured show up. I started Thursday with a text message to a couple friends about a gravel ride from my house and out to the Carlton area. That turned into a post on the OMTM google group and about…
ON & OFF RHODES 