Metolius River Loops Scenic Bikeway

I mentioned last time that if you’re in the Sisters/Bend area, you have all sorts of different Scenic Bikeways to choose from. Many of them are just one route, from point A to point B, or, like the Twin Bridges bikeway, a loop. If you want a ride with lots of different options, though, including [...]

Twin Bridges Scenic Bikeway

(dramatic weather over the Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon) The background Ever since I went to the Scenic Bikeway conference back in April, I’ve been itching to ride around on the bikeways I haven’t seen yet. Combine this with a recent intense desire for adventure and newness and open roads and non-mechanized space, and you [...]

Ronde PDX: Portland hillstravaganza!

Who likes hills? This chica does! And if you do, too, I sure have a ride for you. It’s an amazing ride. It will take you up all the Portland hills that you never knew about. It will try to break you with the steepest of the steep. It’s amazing. And, pardon the coarseness, but [...]

It’s not about the bike

Okay guys. I’m still in California, but this made me so happy I decided I couldn’t wait to write about it. I’m back in Sacramento now, but for the last few days I’ve been hanging out with my aunt, uncle, and cousins in Morgan Hill, CA, just south of San Jose–I’ll admit that I couldn’t [...]