The bike I almost bought, or Bike Crazy Part Umpteen

Currently the Urban Adventure League fleet stands at five bicycles. A large number for some, though paling in comparison to others. Five is near the upper limit of comfortability for me, as I like to keep them maintained. More than that and it becomes hard. But of course, that's not to say I wouldn't like...

Move by Bike, 25 Feb 2018

On Sunday Emee and I participated in a good ol' fashioned Portland style Move By Bike. What is that, you asked? Well, it is what it sounds like: move house via bicycle rather than truck or van. Since no known cargo bike is going to have the hauling capacity of a UHaul, it's a group...

The unexpected late season snow

Portland's snows are usually not big, and not frequent. We had snow around Christmas that lingered for a couple days. Since then, we hadn't seen snow, and temps got pretty mild, even scraping 60F/16C. But this last week, it got cold, and the unlikely happened: it snowed again. In the past seventeen years here, the...

Three Speed Get Together, Sunday 25 February

Hello folks! As spring continues to march its way towards us, now is the time to have a Society of Three Speeds events. Not a ride just yet, but a get-together! Join us on Sunday February 25th at 6 PM at venerable Velo Cult Bike Shop Thing plus Tavern Type Thing, 1969 NE 42nd Ave...

A quick before work ramble, 14 February 2018

While my Monday Ramble wasn't exactly the bestest, I did have a moment of clarity where I realized that I needed to "bike just for the sake of it" more. And it's hard to do that in the middle of winter, with all the dark. But now as we creep towards spring, it means more...

Trying to be in the moment: A ramble to Kelley Point Park, 12 Feb 2018

Things have been a little stressful here at the Urban Adventure League HQ. At work, we got a new reservation system that I'm still trying to figure out. In my personal life, I have a lot of projects to tackle. Like most fully employed "regular job" folks, I get two days off a week, typically...

A West Hills/Council Crest Hike, 7 Feb 2018

As I said previously, the beginning of the week of February 4 was a "hell week" for me in regards to work. Wednesday February 7 came around. I still had a 9 AM to 1 PM training in NW, but I was free after that. Despite the urge to just go home and collapse, I...

Coffee Outside, 2 Feb 2018

Well, the groundhog must have seen its shadow on Friday February 2nd, because I went to Coffee Outside! Yes, Portland Coffee Outside has been running for almost two years now, every Friday morning at 7 am.* I've been to it many a time, as has been well documented here or on my Instagram. But I...