Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
Emee and I overlooking Yaquina Bay, Newport, 14 August 2021. Olympus XA2/Kentmere 400 It's a little over three weeks since Emee and I wrapped up our Oregon Coast Tour 2021. This is a good amount of time to reflect on this trip. If I was going to give it a star rating, I'd say 3... Continue Reading →
Camp at Beverly Beach on the morning of Day 4, 14 Aug 2021. Olympus Pen EES-2, Fuji Sensia 100 Why yes, I took a bunch of photos during my most recent bike tour! And yes, most of them were on film. I decided to bring two of my smallest cameras along with me: my Olympus... Continue Reading →
Alright, I finally got around to scanning the Journal Comix I drew while on the Oregon Coast Bike Tour earlier this month. I'll have an upcoming blog post with photos, and probably a "reflections" post as well. Enjoy! https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/albums/72157719801330715
Hello friends! My first photo-zine, HALF-FRAME JOURNAL #1, is now here! I just received a box of these professionally printed zines and they look nice. This zine is about the Willamette Valley Bike Tour I completed in July. It contains black-and-white photos taken with my Olympus Pen EES-2 half-frame camera and journal comics. I've shipped... Continue Reading →
Cape Lookout State Park, from our 2018 tour. Yep, we'll be hitting up this awesome campground again on this trip! It's been a bit since I toured the Pacific Coast, three years ago to be exact. While biking US 101 isn't the bestest of on-bike experiences, the scenery makes it epic. After last month's tour... Continue Reading →
After doing zines for almost twenty-five years, bike touring for over fifteen years, and film photography (seriously, again) for over a year, I figure it's time to wrap all three of these things together! You remember that I took a li'l tour down the Willamette Valley last month, yes? I did some journal comics about... Continue Reading →
From Day 2, south of Monmouth. Pentax IQZoom 928/Fuji C200 I've gotten all my color photos from last week's Willamette Valley Bike Tour online! All of these pictures were taken with my Pentax IQZoom (Espio) 928 with Fuji C200 film. Enjoy! https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/albums/72157719618476020
Hey folks! I had a good li'l bike tour last week. And I actually journaled it, so I don't think I need to write an "official blog post", as the comics speak for themselves. So enjoy the report below. I should be posting the photos soon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/albums/72157719602005641
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