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Category: Rides and Randonnees

Good rides in and around Portland. Or just good riding adventures, sometimes with the Oregon Randonneurs

Vancouver Lake and Frenchman’s Bar (or, riding after osprey:)

This, ladies and gentlemen, is an osprey: (picture from Wikipedia) They hang out and breed in Portland during the spring and summer, then head south come fall like I want to do sometimes. They’re pretty amazing birds with my favorite fish-grabbing dive ever, and as winter turns spring-like I make …

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stasia April 5, 2015 April 5, 2015Rides and Randonnees 2

Battle Ground Lake with Cycle Wild

Sometimes, you make plans to go bike camping and everything works out: the sky is blue, the air is warm, the wind is at your back. You have an idyllic ride to your destination, set up camp and explore the beautiful world, maybe hanging out around a fire when the …

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stasia March 16, 2015 March 16, 2015Local Camping, Rides and Randonnees 0

Chehalem Range Adventure (or, a sunny Saturday loop ride:)

Saturday! Valentine’s day! I’d planned to spend the day biking, since I thought I would ride the Oregon Randonneurs’ 200k route. But when I looked at the route they had planned, I noticed it was an out-and-back on many roads that I’ve already ridden on a bunch, and I was …

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stasia February 17, 2015 February 17, 2015Rides and Randonnees 0

The importance of buddies for change–
Or, getting back into randonneuring

Remember randonneuring? That thing I used to do sometimes where I’d get on my bike and ride for miles and miles and miles? No, I don’t mean normal life when I just ride for miles and miles and miles because of the sheer joy of it, I mean those semi-organized …

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stasia January 3, 2015 January 3, 2015Random Thoughts, Rides and Randonnees 0
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