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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 →
It's been a while. Too long. My last bike camping excursion was in mid-October to Oxbow, and that was under less than optimal conditions, as I was getting sick. We've had some choice weather this past March, but it seemed like a lot of the good days (warm and sunny) also were really windy. To... Continue Reading →
Ah yes! Another month, another bicycle overnight camping trip. As has become almost a tradition in March, the destination was Ainsworth State Park in the Columbia Gorge. (We seem to go here in March because it's the first month it's open for the season.) Five of us total made it out there. I've written about... Continue Reading →
Hey there! A few of us are planning on camping out at Ainsworth State Park in the Columbia River Gorge on Tuesday March 24th. And we're planning on booking a site or two in the walk-in area in advance. While there is a "hiker/biker" area, it's not hammock friendly. (The walk in sites ARE hammock... Continue Reading →
Hello all! It's another year of the Coffeeneuring Challenge put together by Mary over at Chasing Mailboxes. One coffeenuring ride a week for seven weeks, to be done on one's weekend. Since I don't have a traditional weekend, I get to choose one of my mid-week days off. And why not start out with a... Continue Reading →
If you've been around here long enough, you know that I like to go bike camping. And I do get my share in during the summer months. But there's a special urgency when it comes to a nice "weekend" in October. (I use weekend in quotes, as my days off fall in the middle of... Continue Reading →
It was hard to tell what the weather would be for departure for the Ainsworth bike camping trip on Tuesday, as it seemed to change with every new forecast. When I initially planned the trip, the weather forecast called for Tuesday to be clear, but each subsequent day had rain creeping in ever closer. Sounds... Continue Reading →
UPDATE 3/17: PLEASE READ BELOW. OK, I've been threatening an overnight camping trip for a little bit, now it is time for action! I've got Tuesday and Wednesday off next week, and right now the weather looks to be decent, dry and highs in the upper 50s F. What better time than now? And Ainsworth... Continue Reading →
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