Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
I've been using a seat pad for a few years. I got my first one in 2017: Impressed by my friend's use during roadside snack breaks on tours, I figured I should get one for my first ever backpacking trip. Unlike bike touring, there wasn't going to be a picnic table at my campsite. It's... Continue Reading →
Horsetail Falls, 25 Aug 2020. Ricoh 35 ZF, Arista EDU 200. If you've been around here long enough, you know that riding out to the Columbia Gorge is one of my favorite things to do. It's close (within 30 miles of my front door) and features lots of great scenery. But the last few years... Continue Reading →
Crown Point from Menucha (NOT Women's Forum!), 14 Aug 2020. Pentax IQ Zoom 928 (Espio 928). Kodak Ultramax 400. If you've been here long enough, you'll know that my favorite "get out of town on the bike" destination is the Columbia Gorge. It's close-by (starts about ten miles from my door) and is unbelievably scenic.... Continue Reading →
Most of you probably know about my other blog over on Society of Three Speeds. But fifteen years ago I started another other blog, one that you most likely don't know about! On August 6, 2005, one day before my 30th birthday, I launched my Temporary Relocation Project blog. I had just created the Urban... Continue Reading →
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49799992881_74fef21208_b.jpg Despite the trip being a three out of five stars type of affair, my Bike Overnight to Barton last week was fun. And getting out there on the bike has gotten me excited about camping and touring again. I had been worrying that my desire to go on that trip could be chalked up... Continue Reading →
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50145842791_418174ebe5_b.jpg I bike camped this week. This shouldn't be a big deal to say here on the Urban Adventure League blog, since I've sort of wrapped my identity around bike camping and touring. But after a pretty minor 2019 bike camp/tour season and this whole pandemic we're living under, it's a bigger deal than it... Continue Reading →
NE 46th "Avenue", The Cully. 4 May 2020. Konica C35 EF, Kodak Ultramax 400 film. Memorial Day Weekend. For those of us in the US, this marks the "start" of summer. So what that Solstice is almost a month away? This is the time for good weather, for going on holiday. June is typically okay... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/ny81vcxTZQk The legendary British Tourist Ian Hibell on British TV ca. 1975. I love his kit! Those Carradice Bags are supposed to be custom nylon ones he got made. Unfortunately Ian was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Greece in 2008. It's a common practice for those who are into bicycle touring to think a... Continue Reading →
