It’s been one hell of a week! There is really no other way to put it. Between the Oregon Wildfires, COVID and the death of Justice Ginsburg 2020 continues to hands down be the winner of suckiest year of my lifetime. Air quality was so horrendous this week in our area that our garbage service…
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COVID-19 Wk 26: Smoke & Fire
It’s been six months since Oregon declared a state of emergency for COVID-19. Half a freaking year! Many of us were thinking that things would last a few weeks maybe a couple months. Seems awfully naive in hindsight. One would think that it would take a major event to remove COVID-19 from the headlines. Well……this…
COVID-19 WK 25: Something Worth Celebrating
Given the complete and utter craziness of 2020 there is definitely one thing to celebrate this weekend. Mia and I have been married for 16 years! Considering prior to meeting Mia my longest relationship was about two and half years, the longest I had the same job was about the same too. Being with Mia…
COVID-19 Wk 24: Vacation
Normally Mia and I would have spent our vacation taking a trip someplace. More than likely up to the Methow Valley to hike, bike, swim and chill. This year however we decided to stay closer to home and do day trips and at the same time try to get some little things done around the…
COVID-19 Wk 22: The Heat is On
We’ve been living with COVID-19 restrictions for five months now. I’m pretty sure that everyone knows this isn’t something going away in a week or two now. Sure there are the minority of people who still think it is fake but there are also people who don’t think the Earth is round. As my old…
COVID-19 Wk 21: Getting Away
This was supposed to be the summer-fall of multiple short bikepacking trips. I was hoping to do a couple weekend, a couple 3-4 day rides and one week long ride. Yup….COVID-19 screwed that all up. This past weekend Dean and I got out for a relatively short (but far from easy) overnight bikepacking trip. Commonly…
ON & OFF RHODES 