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Category: Favorites

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Riverview Cemetery to Lewis and Clark or Tryon Creek

Riverview Cemetery is, I think, one of the best things to happen to biking in Portland. Not only does it provide a safe alternative to the shoulderless Taylor’s Ferry Rd, but with views of the Willamette River and Mt Hood, it’s also one of the more beautiful places you can …

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stasia March 16, 2011 February 22, 2013Commuting, Favorites, Portland how-to, Portland, route-finding 5

Hauling (or, how to use your bike to carry large loads)

One of the top things people ask me when they learn I don’t have a car is “how do you carry (insert anything large here)??” Oddly enough, people usually settle on “groceries” as the biggest, most bulky load they can think of–which is funny to me, since with very few …

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stasia March 12, 2011 February 22, 2013Favorites, Materials and Gear how-to, lifestyle, touring 3

the money breakdown

Being unemployed right now means that I probably think about money (and not having any) more than your average bear. Or maybe not, since I hate thinking about money. But either way, I was thinking about it as I biked around today, and I got to wondering how much having …

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stasia March 2, 2011 February 22, 2013Favorites, Materials and Gear biking reasons, cost, thoughts, travel 5

Don’t forget to stand!

A great article from The Onion: Department of Health and Human Services Recommends Standing at Least Once a Day. Alas, as ridiculous as that article is–like any Onion article, I guess–you know it’s only funny because there’s some aspect of truth to it. As exercise recommendations get downgraded from vigorous …

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stasia February 2, 2011 March 11, 2013Favorites, Fitness, Non-bike-specific Car-free Rambles fitness 2
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