A lack of late night coffee shops

Portland's a great city with a lot going for it. But even after all these years, there's something still lacking: late night coffee shops. And by "late night", I mean past 6 PM. While some shops close earlier than 6, you are still guaranteed to find something open until this time. After 6? The pickings…

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Coffeeneuring 2018, Ride 5: Some inside coffee, some outside Rocky Butte. 6 Nov 2018

I had a relatively early (9 AM)* meeting on Tuesday November 6th. I met at Grand Central Bakery in the Beaumont neighborhood with Doug of Alameda History where we talked about doing some history rides in 2019. So look for something interesting in the near future! Despite being there for an hour-and-a-half, I still had…

Coffeeneuring 2018, Ride 4: Two Stroke Coffee, Sun 4 Nov

It's been awhile since the last of my 2018 Coffeeneuring Challenge rides, but there's still time! I did intend on doing something last weekend when we were out on the coast. It would have been interesting to do something with those janky cruisers, whether head to a coffee shop nearby or bring the Coffee Outside…

Coffeeneuring 2018, Ride 2: To Golden Pliers, 18 Oct

Most of last week was spent being worn down with the flu. By Thursday I was getting itchy, I had been inside my house for 72 hours straight. I needed out. How about a little coffeeneuring adventure? Many of you have heard about the closure of Portland's venerable bike shop cafe, Velo Cult. I am…

A bike overnight to Oxbow, plus Coffeeneuring Challenge 2018, No. 1: 14-15 October

How about that weather? Right now we've had a persistent ridge of high pressure since about last Tuesday (Oct 9). It looks like it will persist until at least next Tuesday. Two weeks of dry with no rain in sight. Ridgezilla. I remember the last time we had a persistent ridge like this in October.…

Coffee Outside, 2 Feb 2018

Well, the groundhog must have seen its shadow on Friday February 2nd, because I went to Coffee Outside! Yes, Portland Coffee Outside has been running for almost two years now, every Friday morning at 7 am.* I've been to it many a time, as has been well documented here or on my Instagram. But I…

A foggy slough and Couve ramble, Wed 28 Dec 2016

Wednesday was a day off, and the weather was supposed to be okay. So a perfect opportunity for a little bike ride! As I stated previously, the Columbia Slough is "my jam" so I decided to aim that way, since I didn't want anything too ambitious. The big problem though was a persistent fog that…

Coffeeneuring 2016, Ride 6: Fri 4 Nov, or #pdxcoffeeoutside again

We're nearing the home stretch of Coffeeneuring! Just a few more rides to do before I "win" and get my patch! Well, the dudes behind #pdxcoffeeoutside put out the notice on Thursday November 3 that they would be at the "Dog Bowl" at 7 am on Friday morning. The Dog Bowl is the most popular…