Sunset Moonrise Ride for tomorrow is CANCELLED

Yeah, the scheduled Sunset Moonrise Ride for tomorrow, Wednesday September 6 has been cancelled for the obvious reasons.😞 Okay, to elaborate: This smoke and ash may still be around tomorrow, and I'd rather not have a "fun" ride in it. And even if it did clear up, looking east towards a burning Columbia Gorge just...

Backpacking trip to Indian Heaven Wilderness, 28-29 August 2017

It's done! I have finally accomplished something that I was worrying that I'd never do: an overnight backpacking trip. Yes, I know what you're going to say: "Isn't that...barbaric?"  Yes, the beauty of the bicycle is that it becomes your pack mule, rather than you becoming a pack mule. And it's not like I'm giving up...