Reminder: Sunset Moonrise Ride is tonight! (Tuesday June 14)

Hello! It's the first Sunset Moonrise Ride I'm doing in 2022! What can I say, a lot of full moon days have been wet and cloudy. But tonight should be good, sunny and a high in the mid-60s! Did you know that on the night of the full moon, sunset is usually right before the...

Pedalpalooza 2022 Kickoff Ride: Wed 1 June

The Kickoff Ride in The Fields Park, 1 June 2022. Camera: Minolta XD5 Lens: MC Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Film: Ilford HP5+ Pedalpalooza, Portland's annual summertime bike fun festival, is back. Since 2021 Pedalpalooza is all June, July, and August. (You can see the rides I'm leading here.) Pedalpalooza has traditionally started off with a big...

Reminder: Midweek Gorge Ride is this Wednesday June 15. Spots still available!

Hey folks! We still have spots available for my Midweek Gorge Ride this Wednesday, June 15th! This is a no-drop ride to explore the beauty of the nearby Columbia River Gorge. There are a few different options for length of ride, anywhere from 25 to 40 miles round-trip. Please note that I only lead the...

A May art update: More dip pen action

Esterbrook 356 nib, once used by Carl Barks (not this nib, but the nib in general) Hello folks. Last month I let you all know that I got back into dip pens. After pretty much avoiding them since high school, it's been fun to work in the true "pen-and-ink" medium. I started off with a...

A quick late May update

Mossy wonderland property, 24 April 2022. Camera: Olympus 35RD Film: Ilford HP5+ Home developed Ilfosol 3 1:9 @5:30 in Rondinax 35U Hello folks. Apologies for the radio silence on this blog last week. Emee and I were out of town from May 11th through 18th for the Lake Pepin Three Speed Tour and spent a...