Mia and I welcomed 2015 in glorious fashion. I was in bed by 9:45 and asleep by 10:15! In other words it was pretty quiet. I had been up since 5AM, worked a full day and was pretty pooped out by the time 9pm hit. We both pretty much loafed around on Thursday, watched some…
Speed
As I was walking across a timed crosswalk last night, something occurred to me. You see I was walking across 4 lanes of traffic, so probably about 80-90 feet of roadway. The crosswalk was timed at 30 seconds and it took me about 13 seconds to cross. Back in High School I ran the 100…
Alternatives
My rides predominantly head north and/or west from our house. This quickly gets me into quiet(ish) back country roads and out towards the hillier terrain too. Sometimes though the wind is pretty strong, and living in the valley between the Coastal Range and Tualatin Moutains can make heading east or west (depending on the winds)…
Cabin Camping At Stub
Cyclingwild did another trip up to LL Stub Stewart State Park this past weekend. During our last trip we were camping at the walk-in sites, this time we had the luxury of staying in the “deluxe” cabins. I was expecting 4 walls and a ceiling with some plywood bed type items. What we got instead…
Thanksgiving 2014
Mia and I were invited to Bend, OR for Thanksgiving this year. Our friends Juston and Laurel had rented a house, and Laurel’s parents were flying in from West Virginia for a week too. There was no way we could say no. We’d received a 17lb turkey through our CSA (community supported agriculture) and it…
Mountain Bike Hagg lake
Finally got around to mountain biking the 13 mile loop around Hagg lake today. It was a mix of leaves, pine needles, with frozen and soft ground. Anything that was in direct sunlight was super slick/tacky mud for like the top 1/4″ or so and it packed up wicked bad on the back wheel. I…
ON & OFF RHODES 