Mystery Connections

Wanderlust is defined by Merriam-Webster quite simply as “strong longing for or impulse toward wandering.”  I’ve got plenty of lust for wandering which may also be phrased as I have a tendency towards exploring new areas.  This is especially true when I am new to an area.  I knew the towns/roads/trails around my college town…

Sure Beats Being at Work

For the most part the weather gods played nice this weekend.  Last week’s snow covered trails at Stub Stewart where a mixed bag of snow and mud this weekend.  The parking lot was pretty full by the time I arrived around 1pm.  Looked like people were mostly hitting up the disc golf course from what…

Because I Can

I quite often hear the words “Why do you need so many bikes?” or something very similar to that.  I usually answer with something along the lines of “each one has a specific use”.  Hypothetically if I had to keep just one bike it would be my Independent Fabrications – Crown Jewel.  I personally consider…

Return to Deschutes River Trail

I last rode the Lower Deschutes River Trail with Dean back in October of 2016.  I wanted to head back and check it out because of the huge wildfire out there this summer.  Based on other pictures that I had seen online the old railroad cars and farmhouse were completely destroyed which is a HUGE…

New Year’s Eve Hike with the Dog

Mia had to go to work for a couple hours and I had the day off.  What better way to spend the morning than hiking with Codibob. CB and I didn’t have all day to travel to a hike since Mia and I had afternoon plans.  So we decided to stay fairly local and head…

What is Normal?

I’ve almost forgotten what a “normal” schedule is for Mia and I.  We sold our townhouse on August 30th and moved out to a temporary rental on September first.  Going from almost 1,600 sq ft to a rental of 770 sq ft was tough, add to that our new house was delayed for 6 weeks. …