Last weekend, the weather was nice and it was time to get the heck out of Portland. What’s a girl to do when she works until 2pm on Saturdays, only has a bike to get herself around, and needs to be back on Sunday night? Well, it turns out she …
You may remember the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway that I wrote about back in the day, a 132-mile, bike-friendly route from Champoeg State Park to Eugene. Well! It just came to my attention that Oregon Parks and Rec just opened five new scenic bikeways, ranging from an approximately 20-mile loop …
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 …
It’s been…oh, about four weeks since I started working for real(ish) and taking some classes at Portland State. Apparently, four weeks of schedule is about all it takes until I’m ready for the next adventure. This is somewhat troublesome when it comes to living what most might consider a normal …
