Three Speed October 2023: Patches are on the way

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A weekend on the coast: Manzanita, Cannon Beach, and Garibaldi OR, 16-19 Feb 2024

Hug Point Falls, 18 Feb 2024. Ricohflex Dia/Cinestill 400D We've been going to the Oregon Coast on President's Day Weekend for several years, specifically to Manzanita and the area around it. Emee’s son’s birthday is around this holiday weekend, so he brings a gaggle of friends to “the beach house” and we act as chaperones....

The best 35mm cameras ever made? (And why do you choose the cameras you do?)

Last week, Andrew over at Shoot Film, Ride Steel cheekily titled his latest blogpost "The best 35mm cameras ever made". The post itself is short, as it's primarily an avenue to his recent YouTube video. In the video, Andrew declares the Nikon F2 and the Leica M2 as the best 35mm cameras ever made. I...

On randonneuring and inclusiveness

My history with the "sport" of randonneuring, where one rides a specific route in a specified amount of time, is fleeting. After hearing about it for several years, I did not attempt my first one until November 2011, the Verboort Populaire hosted by our local group, Oregon Randonneurs. Despite being conditioned for long days in...

You may not value what I do, but I value what I do

Master of this home. Montavilla, 9 Feb 2024. Olympus XA2/Harman Phoenix 200 Recently while digging through my email, I came across an exchange I had ten or so years ago with somebody at Portland's Bureau of Transportation. They were putting together a walk and wanted to know if I had a map of palm trees....

On blogs I used to follow, revisited (with some good news)

Smiling sun. Mt Tabor, 12 Feb 2024. Olympus XA2/Kodak ColorPlus 200 Lately, I've been on a kick to lower my "following" count on Instagram. The whole "following a number of people that is not practical" happens with most social media, but seems to be acute on the 'gram: See a post or two that looks...

An Urban Expedition to 3-Creeks Natural Area, plus Coffee Outside at Laurelhurst Park. 10 Feb 2024

The Bantam, in the mystery Clackamas County property, 10 Feb 2024. Olympus XA/Kodak ColorPlus 200 There's something special about nice days in February. While Portland can still be damp in the shortest month, the wettest days are generally (generally) over and the number of dry, mild days ratchets upward. And I just love how early...

The decade bike

My Schwinn Heavy Duti right when I got it in October of 2014. I've been recently thinking about my Schwinn Heavy Duti and where it fits into the stable. I made noises at the end of last year that I might sell it because I don't think I need it anymore. Well, I've come to...