Darkness. Back when I worked at the zoo, I wrote a post here that still often swirls through my mind. It was about how much I loved the utter darkness of my commute through Washington Park after the sun went down. I think of that post often, especially in a …
As you know if you’ve read this blog recently, I spend an awful lot of time these days biking in the dark. Though the days are getting slooooooowly longer and the percentage of sunny vs. rainy days might be getting better, I, like many people here, still bike to work …
Did you know there’s a lighthouse on Sauvie Island? It’s one of two Oregon lighthouses that are not on the Pacific Ocean, the other being Willamette River Lighthouse — which actually burned down in the 1950s and doesn’t exist anymore. So that alone makes Warrior Rock Light kind of a …
You know what makes me happy? New bike-friendly infrastructure! And the other day while I was wandering around in the sunshine, I found some fun improvements on SE 34th between Clinton and Division. 34th here used to be a two-way street with parking on both sides, which left it feeling …
