Human powered exploration. Bicycles. Touring. Camping. Film Photography. Portland!
It's been one year since I picked up my first SLR camera, film or digital. On a mild October Friday, I drove the Emeemobile into the depths of Clark County (Wash.) to meet a Craigslist seller in a suburban Fred Meyer parking lot. After a quick perusal, I handed the seller a Ulysses and had... Continue Reading →
The moon rises to the north of Mount Hood, 20 Sept 2021. Minolta SR-T 101/MC Rokkor 80-200 zoom lens/Lomography 800 PedalPalooza was over, but I wanted to keep the fun going. Apparently about 20 people were on the same wavelength as me! We all met up at Frazer Park at 6 PM, then departed after... Continue Reading →
Peter Skene Ogden State Scenic Viewpoint (Crooked River Canyon), 25 August 2021. Pentax IQZoom 928/Cinestill BWXX Last month Emee, her two kids, and I drove to Central Oregon for a bit of end-of-summer relaxation. We rented a cabin at Cove Palisades State Park on the shore of Lake Billy Chinook. This reservoir is where the... Continue Reading →
Sunset/Moonrise at Cully Park, 24 June 2021. Minolta SR-T 101, MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4, Lomography 800 Pedalpalooza, Portland's big summertime bike-fun festival has returned for 2021. After a "different" (read: self-rides) event for 2020, it's back with a vengeance: three months worth of group rides. We're almost to the end of the first month,... Continue Reading →
As I've said ad nauseum on this blog, I am not a morning person. My schedule is more a "stay up for Late Night With David Letterman if it was still on"1 that I cultivated in the later '80s. (What can I say? There wasn't much quirky/interesting television then, and the internet was just a... Continue Reading →
As a certified Gen-Xer, I do have a personal history with slide film. My dad definitely shot his share with his Nikon, and a family slideshow happened every once in a while. My fourth-grade teacher Ms. Roberts would share slideshows of her travels with the class. While for other students it meant a half-hour or... Continue Reading →
Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4 Film: Kodak Ektar 100 The Pacific Northwest is no Netherlands, at least when it comes to geography. (And try as we might, we are nowhere near Holland's bike culture.) But we do like to grow tulips! The Skagit Valley in Washington is the epicenter of... Continue Reading →
Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Lens: MC Rokkor PG 50mm f/1.4 Film: Kodak Ektar 100 Sunday April 11 was the beginning of a full-on "pseudo-summer" week in Portland. Temperatures would hit the mid-70s F (23-25C) by weeks end. This Sunday was pleasant but cooler at 60F/16C. Still, a great day to ride! Right about now is... Continue Reading →
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