So apparently we’ve broken a record for rainfall here in Oregon. I think the number being tossed around was 11+ inches of rain in the month of December so far. Because of this there has been quite a bit of flooding around the PDX area. Even some mudslides and a sinkhole too. It’s a bit…
It’s December
It’s our 3rd December in Oregon. Sometimes it feels like we’ve been here longer and other times it seems like we just moved here a few weeks ago. That being said, I feel we’re definitely growing some roots now. I really like where we live and the social circle, while small is slowly growing. We’ve…
Hiking the Salmonberry Corridor
Mia and I decided to #optoutside (Yeah REI!) on the Friday after Thanksgiving. It took some convincing from me to Mia for us to hit up the Wolf Creek Trestle Hike out in the Tillamook Forest. This rail line was abandoned in 2007 after the devastating storms known as the “Great Coastal Gale” and resulting…
Ft. Stevens Hike
It’s been a bit of a lazy November so far. Mia told me that Codi wanted to do a longer hike this weekend since it had been awhile since we had taken him out. We settled on Ft. Stevens out near Astoria, OR. The weather forecast was cool, clear and sunny with some winds. We…
Silver Falls Half Marathon
Today was my chance to run the Silver Falls Half Marathon. I’d heard about this race after we had hiked the main loop during our first fall here in Oregon. It was definitely on my must do list. I started out with a ton of motivation for this race back in late July. Training was…
Halloween 2015
I seldom write about work here. Mostly because it’s “just a job”, granted it’s a good job and I get to deal with stuff that I find interesting….for those of you not interested in government finance functions, I’ll just stop there. I’ve been involved in government accounting now for over 15 years and I’m pretty…
ON & OFF RHODES 