Ride Report: Creek Country Ramblers, 13 August 2022

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...

Ride Report: Sunset/Moonrise Ride, 11 August 2022

Camera: Minolta SR-T 101. Lens: Minolta Celtic MC 135mm f/3.5 Film: Lomography 800 Thursday August 11th was a long and tough day for me. I had to wake up at 6, and my morning and afternoon was dealing with transporting a stage (via UHaul truck) and setting it up/dismantling. This was all for my day...

My Pedalpalooza 2022 report, as we are in the final month

It's the final month of Pedalpalooza, Portland's summer-long bicycle fun fest. Last time we checked in I had went on the Kickoff Ride on June 1st, Tom Howe's Know Your Greenways Ride on June 8, and then the first two rides I have led: Sunset/Moonrise and the Gorge Ride. Since that report on June 27,...

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...

Exhaustion and frustration

A lovely view (at Open Meadow). 1 July 2022. Ricohflex Dia/Ilford XP2+ I just finished a week where I led three different bicycle rides. Three! They weren't all back-to-back, but there was only one "off" day separating the rides. (Ride-Off-Ride-Off-Ride) And I don't know why I decided to do it this way. Was it because...

Reminder: Sunset/Moonrise ride is TONIGHT, Wednesday July 13

Hey folks! It's going to be a nice day here in Portland, good weather for watching a moonrise. Bonus: Tonight is a Supermoon, and the "biggest" moon of the year! (The moon of course isn't actually larger, it just appears that way.) Why not ride with us tonight? Here are the full details: Wednesday July...

I Shoot Film Ride Report, 28 June 2022

Please note: This post also appeared on our sister site, the Bikes and Film Cameras Club blog. Ah, Portland, I love you. I thought I might be the only person to lead a "pedal bikes, shoot film" typed ride for this Pedalpalooza. But no, there was someone else leading one, someone I didn't even know!...

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...