The insanely good late fall weather continues here in the PNW. It was 63 yesterday and at least 60 today. Mia and I have both been taking advantage of this weather while it lasts. The typical rain/drizzle and overcast days have yet to appear for any extended amount of time so far. Though long range…
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Oregon Stampede Route 2019
I’ve got a hashtag that I use on Instagram #Oregonisnotpdx. I like to toss it on things that I believe show the real Oregon and not the cliché idea that Oregon is only PDX, hipsters, craft beer and coffee shops. While the majority of the population lives along the I-5 corridor in the Willamette Valley…
I “accidently” bought a new bike (frame)
It wasn’t really an “accident” that I bought a new bike frame but I can always blame Mia for leaving me unattended the other weekend while she went to Napa to run a half marathon with her cousin….yeah, that is who’s fault it is…Mia’s and kinda Kristi’s fault too. I actually almost bought this exact…
What is Normal?
I’ve almost forgotten what a “normal” schedule is for Mia and I. We sold our townhouse on August 30th and moved out to a temporary rental on September first. Going from almost 1,600 sq ft to a rental of 770 sq ft was tough, add to that our new house was delayed for 6 weeks. …
Yamhill Gravel Exploring
Presidents Day is one of those holidays that a lot of us government employees get off, but not necessarily everyone else. I had tried to get a group of us together for a ride that Mark had planned out of Yamhill, OR. Unfortunately injury, weather, children or weather made it so that just Mark (Bogie)…
Hell of the North Plains v3
The folks over at Our Mother the Mountain (OMTM) sent word out for the first official “unofficial non-event” gravel ride of 2018, The Hell of the North Plains v3 loop was on tap. Pretty much the first half of this loop was the same last last year, but after we started the climb up Strassel…
ON & OFF RHODES 