Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
Johnson Creek at Johnson Creek Park. Olympus XA2/Fujicolor 100 I love exploring Johnson Creek, the waterway that marks the southern boundary of the city of Portland. I've featured it on several rides I've done. But I've never made the creek (and several of its tributaries) the focus of a ride. So I was excited to... Continue Reading →
Southwest Community Park, 23 April 2022. Olympus 35RD, Kodak TMAX 400, developed with Ilfosil 3, 1:9 solution at 6:20 in a Rondinax 35U tank I'm really happy that PDX Coffee Outside has moved from the "weekday morning at 7 am" template that many of these types of events have, instead landing on Saturdays at 9... Continue Reading →
Secret trails in Reed Canyon just west of SE Cesar Chavez Blvd, 10 Mar 2022. Minolta Freedom Zoom 160/Fuji Superia Xtra 400 One of the things I love to do is explore this place I call home. Over the past twenty-odd years I've spent a lot of my free time on a bike or transit,... Continue Reading →
Ascending Powell Butte, 20 Nov 2021. Olympus 35 RD/Kodak ColorPlus 200. I've ridden my Brompton A LOT since I got it in the middle of October. It makes sense: I want to become familiar with it, and the only way to do so is by riding it a lot. Plus, it's a fun bike. Oh... Continue Reading →
Dilapidated homestead next to Southwest Park, 17 March 2021. Olympus 35RD/Kentmere 400 As the weather warms and a hoped-for touring season is on the horizon, I've been wanting to get in longer rides. I haven't gotten much of anything north of 20 miles in lately, so I want to up the mileage a bit, aim... Continue Reading →
The Robin Hood by Johnson Creek off the Springwater Corridor. 20 Feb 2021. Olympus XA2/Kodak Ultramax 400 It was a week since the Winter Storm. After a week of being cooped up and mobility-limited, I was itching to get in a decent bike ride. The question was: What kind of bike ride could I do?... Continue Reading →
It's pretty boilerplate, as far as rambles go: I head down to my post office, then south towards Johnson Creek, then east. Boilerplate, but good. And come Wednesday December 23rd, much needed. December was decently wet, at least the two weeks in the middle of the month. This Wednesday was dry and sunny, so I... Continue Reading →
The weather has gotten very summery this week. We are not completely "out of the woods" as it comes to rain, as the forecast for Saturday and Sunday promises wetness. But the dry season will start soon, and we'll see highs from the 70s to 90s F and little in the way of precipitation until... Continue Reading →
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