Good rides in and around Portland. Or just good riding adventures, sometimes with the Oregon Randonneurs
There’s a new scenic bikeway in Oregon–and happily for those of us who live in Portland and don’t like the idea of driving out to a bike ride, it starts in Hillsboro! The Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway doesn’t “officially” open until September 16, but the maps are online and the …
I’ll give away the punchline: though Alex and I both rode the Death Ride today, both of us are still alive. Even if Alex went to bed at like 8:30;) This is a pretty darn amazing ride. For those of you who haven’t followed the link to it in any …
Wait, what?? A ride with the Oregon Randonneurs that I didn’t love? Well, I did love some things: being on my bike all day getting to spend some quality bike time with Asta, who I think is awesome and who is one of the few other ladies I know who …
On my way to Lake Tahoe last year, I had the chance to bike over Mckenzie Pass, one of Oregon’s Scenic Bikeways that stretches from east of Eugene over to Sisters, OR. It was gorgeous, an amazing climb up through Ponderosa forest to a lava-encrusted summit sparse in vegetation but …
