Bike Camping, Battle Ground Lake, 27-28 January 2017

It's been three months since I camped. Last time it was on Lopez Island as part of my Islands tour. Since then, the weather seemed either too wet, or too cold and snowy to pull off camping. But after all the rain in October and November, and the snow and cold in December and the...

Is touring season over?

I probably mentioned this before, but one of my favorite aspects about working at the hostel is running into touring cyclists. Unfortunately this year the number of touring cyclists that have stayed there has been abnormally low. Now it's not because there are less touring cyclists, but because the hostel (and most lodging facilities in Portland)...

Bike Overnight to Champoeg: 10-11 February 2015

After a pretty rainy weekend, I saw that my two days off, Tuesday and Wednesday, were going to see some good weather, so it felt like time for a bike camping trip! I almost wanted to bail as Tuesday approached because I didn't feel as into it as I thought I should, but that's probably...

Bike Overnight at Oxbow, plus a ride to Women’s Forum: 20-21 January 2015

A bike camping overnight a month. Intriguing concept, eh? I've definitely thought about doing a camping trip a month before, but after getting in a trip nine of the twelve months last year, I felt that would be a good goal again for 2015. Then along comes The Path Less Pedaled. On Monday, they threw down the gauntlet:...