Bikes and Biking Year in Review: 2022

North Beach, Orcas Island. 5 August 2022 Looks dreamy, but this serene image was hard-earned from a challenging day biking the island. Olympus XA2/Fujicolor 100 Hello, friends. As another year comes to a close, it's customary for me to look back at the past year and reflect on what's happened, then ponder what may come...

A quick update on rides for the rest of summer and into fall

New Urban Hieroglyphics, 8 July 2022. Pentax IQZoom 928 (Espio 928)/ Fuji 200 Hello there, fine folks! I just want to remind you that I have two rides coming up this month. Sunset/Moonrise does not require registration, Creek Country does--and there's a decent amount of slots still available! Thursday August 11, 7 PM: Sunset Moonrise Ride. Meet...

A Sunset/Moonrise Ride added for July 13th, plus other Pedalpalooza rides for July (and August)

Hey folks! Since I will be in town for full moon on Wednesday July 13th after all, I've decided to add another Sunset/Moonrise Ride to the calendar! Here are the full details: Wednesday July 13th, 7:45 PMSunset/Moonrise RideMeet at Mt. Hood MAX Station (Red Line, near airport) Did you know that on the night of...

Pedalpalooza is all summer long! Here are the rides I’m leading

Editors Note, 8 July 2022: This blog post will not be updated if events are added, removed, or changed. Go to my Pedalpalooza page here for the most up-to-date info. It's anniversary time for Pedalpalooza, Portland's annual summertime bike fun fest. Starting in 2002 as the all August long BikeSummer, it morphed into the first...