adventures on ice!
One second you’re biking in flip flops along the Caribbean Sea… And the next you’re back in Portland slipping on the black ice on the way up to the zoo. Oh, the miracles of modern day travel:)
A wintery weekend ride to Astoria
Well, as promised, an explanation of the last post. Biking from Astoria to Portland doesn’t really comprise that much elevation gain, and yet here I was: (I did not expect snow on this road. Nor did I expect it later on the Banks-Vernonia trail) That’s why it might have been …
when a bike ride is not what you expected
Today would have been a much better day to, say, snuggle under a blanket with a book and some tea than it would have been to bike from Astoria to Portland. Just, y’know, theoretically. More later, maybe, once I wring out my entire wardrobe and thaw myself out:)
what does one do with old brevet cards?
I was surprised the other day to get an envelope in the mail with a return address of Oregon Randonneurs. First of all, I didn’t even know there was a rando mailing address; secondly, what could they possibly be sending me, anyway? It turns out it was the brevet cards …