Boise trip: The photo report

Camel's Back Park, Boise. 16 September 2021. Olympus XA2/Kodak ProImage 100 The last time I flew was in November of 2019, a visit back to New Haven. Not only was this trip pre-COVID, but it was pre-film (or post-pre-film?) I of course wanted to bring a film camera or two to document my Boise, Idaho...

Boise Trip: The comix report

Hello folks! I'll be posting the photos from my Boise trip soon. In the meantime, here is the journal comix report. Enjoy! https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/albums/72157719867558717

The Three Speed October 2021 Challenge starts NEXT WEEK! It’s not too late to register.

Society Of Three Speeds

I’ve been hosting the Three Speed October Challenge since 2016. The concept of the challenge is simple: Ride your three speed during the month of October! Here are the basic stipulations of this challenge:

1. Ride athree speed bicycle
2. Three times a week
3. At leastthree miles(5 km) each trip
4. Forat least three weeksduring the duration of the challenge
5. During a five-week period that centers around the month of October

This year the challenge will happen from Sunday September 26 to Sunday October 31st. Just like 2020, the challenge will be done by mail-in reporting. When you register you’ll be sent an Official Reporting Journal. You’ll record your rides in the journal and send it back to me (you pay postage for shipping to me). You’ll get the journal returned to you when I ship the prize pack.

And now is a perfect time to register for…

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Sunset/Moonrise Ride Tonight!

Hey folks! After a wet weekend (very much needed) we have a nice and dry Monday. The full moon is tonight, so it's time for a Sunset/Moonrise Ride! Meet me at Frazer Park, NE 52nd and Hassalo at 6 PM. We depart at 6:30 PM on a 5 mile ride to our mystery sunset and...

A Central Oregon trip to Cove Palisades and Smith Rock, 23-26 August 2021

Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint (Crooked River Canyon), 25 August 2021. Pentax IQZoom 928/Cinestill BWXX Last month Emee, her two kids, and I drove to Central Oregon for a bit of end-of-summer relaxation. We rented a cabin at Cove Palisades State Park on the shore of Lake Billy Chinook. This reservoir is where the...

Boise!

Photo of Boise from flickr user Eneko Bidegain. As you read this blog post, I am on my way to the capital of Idaho, Boise, a city I have never been to. Perhaps you may find this surprising, as Idaho is just the next state over. But "next state over" means something different here in...

On the number of bikes I own

You may have noticed that over the past few months I reduced the number of bikes in the stable by two. First, realizing that after almost nine years of tweaking, my Raleigh Crested Butte was never going to fit, so I sold it. Then the issues of using a "donor" frame bore bad fruit with...

Shop Update: New buttons, and cameras with Bikes and Film Cameras Club

Hello, friends! I've got fresh and new 1" buttons in my Etsy Store! I've been selling these types of buttons for over 15 years, and this is the first time in a long time that I've done a total refresh. No old designs remain, the 12 buttons I now stock are all new. You can...