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...

Ride Report: Old Libraries Ride N/NE, 11 July 2022

Peering through the window of the old University Park branch, 11 July 2022. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Kosmo Foto Agent Shadow 400 Monday July 11th was a hot day, with heat much like we've seen in the week I am typing this (July 27): a high somewhere between 95 and 100 F (35 to 38 C). It's...

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...

Ride Report: Old Library Branches Ride, Sat 26 Feb 2022

After the COVID-imposed drought of rides, I've been fairly eager to lead rides again. But most of the rides that I've led since June of 2021 have been repeats: rides I've led in the past. The only exception was the Train History to St. Johns Ride, but I co-led that with Dan Haneckow, who did...

Reminder: Old Library Branches Ride is this Saturday, February 26!

Hey folks! Just a reminder that I'll be leading my Old Library Branches Ride this Saturday, February 26! This is the first time I'm leading this ride, though it was originally scheduled last summer. And there are still spots available! Portland is a city of libraries! There are currently 14 active branches of the Multnomah...

Reminder: Old Library Branches Ride this Saturday, August 21

Hey folks! My last Pedalpalooza ride of 2021 is this weekend! And there's still spots available. Join us this Saturday the 21st! There are currently 14 active branches of the Multnomah County Library within city limits (plus Central). But there have been many more branches that have come and go. Some of these branches moved...

Pedalpalooza 2021: The low-down

Spotted on South Waterfront, 12 June 2021. Minolta Hi-Matic 7s/Silberra 100 Hello, folks. Pedalpalooza, Portland's annual Bike-Fun Celebration, is back! After COVID drastically altered it last year, we are now back to group rides, but with precautions, like masking up. And this year it's June, July, and August vs. just the month of June. As...