Bigger adventures needing more than a weekend away from Portland
Well folks, I’m back from the North Cascades! And I know you’ve been worried about it since I posted about this, oh, back at the end of August, but I’m happy to report that backpacking by bike is possible! In fact, this is probably the bike trip where I’ve done …
Uhoh… a bike in my living room surrounded by a growing pile of camping gear can only mean one thing: impending adventure! (That backpack’s not coming with me, though: it’s a photobomb leftover from a walk I took this afternoon:) That giant map in the front? It’s Washington! For a …
I know, I know: it’s embarrassing how much I’ve been neglecting this blog. But for the last week, I’ve been backpacking for — get ready — for work, with a few of the kiddos from my crew. And it made me remember how much I like that other means of …
Let’s start right off with an ode to local Chambers of Commerce. If I could give any bike tourist — or really anyone traveling at all — one piece of advice, it would be to stop at every local visitor info center. I mean, do your research beforehand too, but …
