Memorial Day! This is frequently a weird holiday for me since though I often have some time off, I also often have a hard time getting psyched on it. I’m not sure why really — maybe cuz the snowpack is still usually kinda low, the camping weather is sometimes iffy,…
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…
The last three nights of my life have all included bike rides with friends while the entire world explodes in flowers around us, and it is THE BEST. I have no pictures of how glorious Portland looks in flower right now nor of my sweet friends on their bicycles nor…
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…