Good rides in and around Portland. Or just good riding adventures, sometimes with the Oregon Randonneurs
Surprise! Today was a holiday for me, so with a full day off, I decided to ride out to Sauvie Island, one of my favorite winter places. It’s just far enough that I don’t do it that frequently, but I try to go at least once or twice a year, …
Magic is taking myself on a solo adventure to Hood River, a gift from past stasia to present stasia, a gift of several days just to explore, wander, be. . (sweet little bikey at “The Hook” in Hood River) . Magic is a bonus two miles of bike path that …
This past weekend I had a long, full, busy, and lovely work thing up in North Bend, Washington. I hadn’t even thought to bring my bike until a coworker of mine told me that he was bringing his and that we should ride bikes together. So, I rather precariously balanced …
In what was perhaps the best idea ever, on Friday last week, a totally gorgeous day, I opted to bike rather than drive the work truck to a trail. Usually I can’t really do this, since the places I might go for work are pretty far-flung, all over Southwest Washington …
