Some friends put together another gravel/mixed surface ride for this past Sunday starting out at the Bennett Sno Park near Mt. Hood Meadows. The word was that a mtn bike might be better for some of the sections, while at the very least 40c tires were the recommended tire size for cross/gravel bike. Out of…
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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…
Lost Lake
Waaayyy back in late March Mia was brilliant enough to book us a campsite at Lost Lake Campground for early August. She’d read that the sites booked super fast so the idea was to jump on it while the thought was hot. Well, total slam dunk on this one. We scored with an incredible weekend…
Twin Lakes
Another weekend, another hike with Mia and Codi. This one was all about getting out to some place a bit cooler. Temps for the PDX Metro area were calling for upper 90’s all weekend, so we wanted a hike with some water and some elevation. Mia picked Twin Lakes based on this hike being listed…
Elk Meadows and Mountain Hike
This was one of those weekends that you live for. Temps in the 90’s, sunny, dry. Just plain awesome! I took full advantage of it too. I did 40 miles with the Portland Velo Saturday Ride which went up Dairy Creek this week. On the way back down I hooked up with Mia as she was riding…
Ramona Falls Hike
The original plan for today had actually been to hike Dog Mountain in The Gorge, but for whatever reason we weren’t really feeling that one when we woke up this morning. So after breakfast and perusing some of our hiking books, we opted for Ramona Falls off of Lolo Pass. It was the right decision…
ON & OFF RHODES 