Westside Explorations

My view of the "west side", the suburban land-mass of Portland that starts in the West Hills (Tualatin Hills) and continues westward until it peters out before the Coast Range, has definitely evolved over the years. I was definitely in the "hater" territory when I had a holiday temp job in Hillsboro in 2005. But...

A Fanno Creek Ramble, 13 March 2021

Camera: Olympus 35 RD. Film: Fomapan 200. Hello friends! It's another installment of "Attempts to explore the Westside more". This time we'll be heading to a pretty popular trail: Fanno Creek. This path follows the namesake creek from Beaverton to Tigard, a distance of about five miles one-way. I've been on it a few times...

Adventuring in the Western Suburbs

This past Wednesday found Emee and myself in the western suburb of Beaverton. The purpose? We were going to dinner at a fancy dumpling restaurant at Washington Square Mall, which is technically in neighboring Tualatin, but whatevs.* The westside suburbs is a place that I don't find myself in that frequently. If there's any suburban...

More Blog Mentions, and Yes, Tomorrow is a Holiday

Hello friends! Seems like the Urban Adventure League is getting a bit of internet attention this week! First it's the Old Three-Speed Gallery. And today I found out that Adventure Cycling talked about some photos I uploaded to their Group Pool. Highlighted is this piece of bike touring graffiti found atop Loup Loup Pass in...