Back in October I had my commuter bike stolen from a secure Trimet bike locker at Hatfield Government Center. It totally pissed me off to say the least. I was also very underwhelmed by the help and response I received from Trimet. As a government employee myself there is nothing that upsets me more than…
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…
I Don’t Want to Choose
It’s fair to say that every now and again I get a little homesick for New Hampshire. There are the obvious things like……that is where most of our family is. There were some of the little things though that I was missing off and on the past couple years. For example while living in both…
Black Friday Hike
Mia and I are not Black Friday shopping people. In general the further we are away from any retail establishment on the day after Thanksgiving the better. In keeping with past tradition we headed out for a hike and avoided all the crowds. As REI would say….we #optoutside Reehers Camp is conveniently located not too…
ON & OFF RHODES 