I made a very quick trip home this past weekend because my parents are moving out of their house after 48 years. I wanted to see the house that I grew up in one last time before they sell it and some one else gets a chance to make memories there. Fittingly enough it was…
Echo Valley 60
It’s June and I have not done a single mountain bike race yet this season. Ambition from earlier in January has been replaced with a desire to “just ride”. Therefore things like the Oregon Stampede and other long or interesting rides that I have done so far this year. However I had all intentions of…
Some Like it Hot
Yes some do like it hot, and as I have expressed here before, I am one of them. I despise being cold! So, the past couple days have been really good for me. We’ve been in the upper 90’s and not a cloud in the sky. Humidity is low too, which makes the temps that…
Weekend Getaway
Traditionally Mia and I have almost always gone away for her birthday weekend. This year was no exception. Though this one was a bit last minute. We had not really planned on going away until about 2 weeks ago when Mia wondered if there was anything available to rent at the coast. We would normally…
Stampeded
This post could just as easily be called “Pete & Dean 1, Oregon Stampede 1”. The plan for this one started about 4 days after completing our first and successful attempt at the Oregon Stampede just about a month ago. I was laying in a hotel in San Diego, on a work trip, and Dean…
Dog (Codi) Mountain Hike
I spent most of last week in San Diego for a work thing, so last weekend was quite mellow. This weekend though we decided to finally hike Dog Mountain. People have been telling us since we moved here that you need to do this hike when all the wildflowers are blooming. We finally set aside…
ON & OFF RHODES 