A Gorge Visit, Part One: Hood River, 16-17 March 2022

The view from Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River. 16 March 2022. Camera: Minolta SR-T 101 Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50 mm f/1.4 Film: Kodak ColorPlus 200 This past month Emee and I made two visits to the Columbia River Gorge, one of my favorite places to visit. We had a spring break trip for the...

Finding Lost Lake: 16-19 May 2021

Even after twenty years of living in Portland, there are so many places in the immediate area that I haven't seen. And it's not the "shades of grey" of living in New England, as there are very dramatic differences close-by. Within a two-hour (by car) radius) I can see the ocean, coastal rainforests, verdant valleys,...

A trip to the mountain: Mount Hood, Cooper Spur, and the Hood River Valley, 10-12 October 2020

White River Crossing, OR 35 on Mount Hood. 12 Oct 2020. Camera: Minolta Hi-Matic 7s. Film: Arista EDU 200. It's been a weird year for travel, obviously. Coronavirus and stay-in-place restrictions pretty much put the kibosh on travel from March (right after an eerie trip to Seattle, the then-epicenter of COVID in the US) through...

Pandemic adventures, Part One: Hood River, 29-31 July 2020

https://www.flickr.com/photos/urbanadventureleaguepdx/50220336398/in/album-72157715468138286/ Hood River Bridge across the Columbia River, 30 July 2020. Pentax IQZoom 928, Kodak Ultramax 400 film. After months of staying put, the urge to escape has hit hard. Emee and I have been going on some multiple night adventures over the past few weeks. Because summer is summer, gol darn it. We have...

Hood-Adams-Helens Tour, Day 4: Fri 13 July

Windsurfers at Hood RiverEven though I woke up relatively early, I still left the home of my Warmshowers host after 10 am. Ah, slowpoke I am. I rode down the steep hill into downtown Hood River, a town I always enjoy visiting but don't get to often. (I think the last time I was here...

Hood-Adams-Helens Tour, Day 3: Thurs 12 July

Mt. Hood looms over the Sandy River valleyApril and I made a breakfast of pancakes and coffee at Green Canyon campground and then head the 5 miles down the road to the junction of US 26 to the Zig Zag Ranger Station. April had to head back to town, so we bid goodbyes and I...

And yet another small bike tour!

Lolo Pass and Mt. HoodAs you read this post, I am on the road. You probably have figured out from this post that I took off on Tuesday July 10th to camp at Dodge Park. But hey! I don't have anything scheduled this week, why turn around so soon?So from Dodge Park I'm heading east...