A few months ago I had pegged the first weekend of August as a good time to do the Timberline to Town trail. I had hoped for a group of friends to do it but for various reasons as the date approached it ended up being just me. Last year when Paul, Noah and I…
#Vanlife Roof Maintenance
Mia and I have owned Clifford the Big Red Van for almost four years now. As with most things as they age there is some TLC/maintenance that needs to be done to keep things running in tip top shape. I’m not talking oil changes, tire rotations or anything like that. That is normal vehicle stuff….
Birthday Getaway
Somebody in our household celebrated the 25th anniversary of their 29th birthday recently. To mark that special occasion, we booked a rental house in Sisters, OR so we could play, relax and attend the Sarah McLachlan concert in Bend. We arrived late afternoon on Saturday the 25th. The wind was whipping out of the west…
Railing It
I spent the weekend exploring two rail trails. Both, I have done more than once each. The super popular Lower Deschutes River Trail and the lesser loved, more rugged, Klickitat River Trail. Back in January I started booking campsites with the idea of a once-a-month trip. Mia and I are not planning any sort of…
A Multitude of Tasks
There has been this reoccurring conversation at work lately about having a bunch of little things that need to be done outside of the normal scope of work. You know those tasks that take 15-30 minutes? But what happens when you have a dozen or more of them? Finding time, 6+ hours of time, to…
Bread, Bikes (and Skis) & Bend
In 2023 Dean and I did a trip to Bend over the long Presidents Day Weekend. I reached out to Dean and some friends for a return trip in 2024. Unfortunately, nobody else could make it and Mia had to work on the Monday that I had off from work. Not to be deterred by…
ON & OFF RHODES 