Did you know there’s an awesome lake not too far from Portland? It looks like this… …and this… …and at the north end like this… It’s a pretty rocking place–not only beautiful but also complete with many picnic areas, running/hiking/mountain bike/equestrian trails, a few boat ramps, fishing, swimming, and all …
Okay, I know there are only so many posts about spring and flowers and other frou-frou I’m-so-excited-about-life shit that you can put up with, but bear with me for a few seconds. Because yesterday, while I was biking around in the crazy sunny-raining-sunny-hailing-darkdarkdark-sunny spring weather, I realized something. It was …
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 …
