You may remember the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway that I wrote about back in the day, a 132-mile, bike-friendly route from Champoeg State Park to Eugene. Well! It just came to my attention that Oregon Parks and Rec just opened five new scenic bikeways, ranging from an approximately 20-mile loop …
Whenever I see a biker stopped on the side of the road, or walking their bike down the street, or bending down around some imperceptible thing on their chain, or really doing anything at all that seems like it might portend something bad for the rest of their commute, I …
Every summer, I inevitably catch a glimpse of my winter riding gloves and ask myself how I can possibly stand having to wear those things. From the glow of summer, I think back to days where even in all their insulated glory they failed to keep my fingers warm and …
What’s a girl to do with her time on a Sunday morning? If you’d asked me a few days ago, it was a fine time to go hunker down along the Esplanade by OMSI for two hours and keep a tally–in 15 minute increments–of who went by on the trail. …
