A quick rant on how NOT to run a race……. On October 12, 2013 I drove up to Vancouver, WA for the Great Bacon Race. There was a full day of festivities planned with a 10K, 5K, 5K walk and even a kids race. The website mentioned that this was the first year for this…
Oregon Coast Gravel Epic
Best way to start this post is to simply say…..OUCH! The folks at Dark30 Sports said this was going to be an “Ass Kicker” and they were not kidding. 73 miles and approximately 10,000′ of climbing. In the back of my mind I was hoping for a finishing time in the 6 hour range…..I was…
Wet Weekend
The whole Pacific Northwest has been getting hit with the remnants of a typhoon this weekend. Needless to say……it’s been wet, and windy, and wet! So, even though it has been wet, Mia and I are trying to embrace the Portland mentality. It’s only rain, and it’s going to be some sort of wet for…
Timothy Lake Hike
Another weekend and another hike. Mia’s been on a roll and picked out Timothy Lake for a 13 mile jaunt this weekend. To add to the excitement we started at Little Crater Lake, which is kind of in the middle of nowhere and a very cool little feature to see. The forecast for the Portland…
Mirror Lake & Tom, Dick & Harry
After a couple weekends of big travel and adventure, we decided to keep this weekend a little closer to home. While I was doing some much needed bike cleaning and tuning, Mia was searching through 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon for something close. Mia picked the Mirror Lake and additional Tom, Dick & Harry loop…
What’s SUP in Bend
Mia and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary this past week. I wanted to surprise Mia, so I had the idea to take her SUPing (stand up paddleboarding). Mia has wanted to try it for quite some time and my interest has grown over the past year or so too. So, I did a little research and found Tumalo…
ON & OFF RHODES 