PDX Coffee Outside at Mt. Tabor Park, 29 April 2023

Olympus XA2/Kodak MAX 800, expired (unknown expiry), metered at ISO 100 I do love me some coffee outside action! And our chapter of Coffee Outside is pretty active, meeting Saturdays at 9 AM. This is much more civilized than other Coffee Outsides who meet on a weekday morn at 7 AM. (To be fair, ours...

Spring preview adventuring, 17-18 March 2023. (Plus, coffee outside.)

Country bike ramblin': Against the fence on SE Martins St at 41st, Woodstock. 17 March 2023. Olympus XA/Fuji Superia 400 After a not-really that cold, but fairly wet winter, we got our first taste of spring in these parts. And it has been much appreciated. You may wonder what exactly constitutes "spring-like" in these parts,...

Coffee Outside at Columbia Park, and a ride to Kelley Point, 11 March 2023

Coffeeneuring Station at Kelley Point Park. That's an Esbit stove/pot kit with Solo brass alcohol stove. 11 March 2023. Minolta XG-7, Rokkor MD 50mm f/1.7 lens, Cinestill 400D It was obvious: I needed a good ride. After almost two weeks off the bike, a few short rides were not going to do the trick. And...

PDX Coffee Outside at South Waterfront Park, 11 Feb 2023

The set-up. No, I didn't bring the Coleman stove nor the cast-iron. Olympus XA/ORWO Wolfen NC500 Saturday February 11th was shaping up to be a beautiful day in Portland. It started a bit gloomy but mild, then got very sunny and about 50F/10C. I was leading my Bikes and Film Cameras Club Ride that morning,...

Coffeeneuring 2022 Challenge Wrap-Up

Enjoying my coffee at Berrydale Park at sunset. 10 Nov 2022 Olympus Pen EES-2/Kodak Portra 160 Hello, friends. I finished it on the last day possible, but finish it I did: I have completed this year's Coffeeneuring Challenge. Yay! I've been doing it since 2013, which means next year will mark 10 years. I've participated...

Coffeeneuring 2022, Rides 6 and 7: Houston!

One of the things that I try to do with each Coffeeneuring Challenge is "make it spicy". I like to do a ride or three that's different than my others. The easiest way to make it spicy is by doing a ride in another location that's not Portland. Doing it in another state, and especially...

Coffeeneuring 2022, Ride 5: Coffee Outside plus Oracle Coffee, Sat 12 Nov

Well, I might be able to finish out the Coffeeneuring Challenge after all! Ride 5 is pushing me into that direction, even though as a ride it was a mixed bag. It was another dry and sunny, but cool day here in Portland. #pdxcoffeeoutside was taking place at Sellwood Riverfront Park, a spot that they...

Coffeeneuring 2022, Ride 4: Futura Coffee, Thurs 10 Nov

Last time we checked in with you fine folks I was complaining about the weather, how after a hot and dry first two thirds of October we moved straight into winter. It was a good three weeks of much rain. Yeah, there were a few breaks, but dark and damp dominated. We basically got all...