Mia and I took Codi out to the Tillamook Forest Center for a repeat of his very first hike with us. We originally had hoped to head in the opposite direction on the Wilson River Trail, but not 400 yards from the Forest Center start the trail is closed in that direction due to some…
I Hate the Wind
I hate road riding in the wind. My default on super windy days has always been to get off road one way or another. If I have to race in it, so be it, but if I have a choice, I am going to use the woods as shelter. That is exactly what I did…
Singletrack Therapy
Woke up to see that the forecasted rain had been pushed out until the afternoon and the temps were quite reasonable. So after walking Codi, eating breakfast and catching up on an episode of the Walking Dead, I headed out to Rogers Camp for a little singletrack therapy. The Rogers Camp day use area was…
NH Invasion: Day 4
Life is a beach! That is the theme of the NH Invasion for day 4. On the way out to the coast we made a slight detour to check out the Jewell Meadows Elk Herds that Mia and I had driven by on our way back from Ft. Stevens. I thought it was pretty cool,…
NH Invasion: Days 2 & 3
Day 2 of the NH Invasion was pretty mellow. We ended up relaxing around the house, taking Codi for a couple walks, going grocery shopping (don’t ask) and having a belated birthday cake for James. Day 3 proved to be a bit more exciting. We did what is becoming the standard fare for visitors by…
NH Invasion: Day 1
Mia’s sister Martha, her husband Chuck, our nephew James and Mia’s mother Maggie are visiting us for a week. They flew in on Friday night around 9pm, beat from a day of travel, and when we finally got home close to 10:30 they were all dragging because it felt closer to 1:30 east coast time….
ON & OFF RHODES 