Daily biking in Portland
For those of you who don’t know, Vera Katz was the first woman Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives as well as mayor of Portland from 1993-2005. Since 2003 there’s been a statue of her sitting along the side of the Eastbank Esplanade: There are often various additions to …
It may not be that warm or even that consistently sunny yet. But. The daffodils, camellias, and cherry blossoms all say it’s time for spring. (Not sunny. Not warm. But–flowers!! And the steel bridge) I’ll admit that I’ve been finding an excuse to bike past the waterfront cherry blossoms every …
Okay, this isn’t about biking, but it is a carfree adventure, so I think it belongs. If you’re in Portland and haven’t ever explored the 4-T Trail, it’s probably time. What is the 4-T trail, you ask? Well, it’s a multi-modal loop that takes you around some of the loveliest …
Seriously, y’all. If you ever commute by bike in Portland, rearrange your route so that on the last Friday of every month you go over either the Hawthorne or Steel bridges between 7 and 9 am. Your reward will be free coffee, donuts, bananas, treats, sometimes even bacon or oatmeal–whatever …
