Portland to the Banks-Vernonia State Trail
The background: It’s been a while since I’ve taken a for-real bike adventure. So with yesterday’s free day, I jumped on the chance to check out the Banks-Vernonia State Trail, an old railroad line that was converted into a 21-mile bike/hike/horse trail. It starts in Banks, Oregon, and appropriately ends …
inspiration
This video… What Inspires Me from Laura Brown on Vimeo. …is perhaps the nicest thing anyone has ever done. I was going to say “done for me,” but even though it’s about me, she didn’t actually make it for me–it’s actually meant to be an example video for someone else’s …
waterproof gloves, anyone?
My poor gloves. Back in February, the universe conspired to help me get rid of two old pairs of gloves that had way outlived their usefulness but that I couldn’t quite get rid of. (If there’s anything I hate, it’s buying new stuff.) First, I dropped one of my gloves …