Well, everyone. I’m about to head off for two weeks of adventure, and here’s the crazy part: I’m not biking there, I’m not taking my bike at all, and I don’t even have any set plans to bike. What?!? Honestly, I’m not sure how I’ll hold up. heh. Luckily, I’ll …
Did you know there’s an awesome lake not too far from Portland? It looks like this… …and this… …and at the north end like this… It’s a pretty rocking place–not only beautiful but also complete with many picnic areas, running/hiking/mountain bike/equestrian trails, a few boat ramps, fishing, swimming, and all …
Okay, I know there are only so many posts about spring and flowers and other frou-frou I’m-so-excited-about-life shit that you can put up with, but bear with me for a few seconds. Because yesterday, while I was biking around in the crazy sunny-raining-sunny-hailing-darkdarkdark-sunny spring weather, I realized something. It was …
For those of you who don’t know, Vera Katz was the first woman Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives as well as mayor of Portland from 1993-2005. Since 2003 there’s been a statue of her sitting along the side of the Eastbank Esplanade: There are often various additions to …
