Had to take the road bike out and go for a ride up towards Mt. Hood. The road is fairly busy, but it has pretty wide bike lanes and drivers are used to seeing bikers work their way up the mountain. Started in Hood River and rode up through Pine Grove and passed by Odell. … Read more
Today started out clear and sunny, but by the time I had taken care of some business and got ready to head out on the bike, clouds appeared in the sky and there was a little bit of drizzle. Showers were on the way to the Gorge. In the Pacific Northwest, when they say there … Read more
So thankful that summer actually seems to be rolling around with some nice, sunny days. Still super green from all the spring rain, but now the skies are blue and the sun is out. Riding conditions are great. Mountain bikes are pretty amazing vehicles. They take a lot of abuse and there’s not a lot … Read more
The photos from the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic are up on the WatermanAtWork website.
Looks like the sun has decided a few nice days was enough and has disappeared once again. Today was very windy and cool, especially at the top of the local mountains and there was an occasional light shower. Not a terrible day. The trails ranged from damp to total quagmire, the mud making it very … Read more
After a week or so of road riding with the mountain bike down for repairs, it was great to be back on the dirt again. It was another nice day, not as sunny as the past couple days, but warm and hazy. Riding up to the top of one of the ridges that surrounds the … Read more
It’s easy to complain about the weather here, it’s pretty dismal for most of the year. In return, we get a few months of summer that is absolutely unbeatable. Yesterday was nice, today was like real put on the swim suit and sunscreen, get out the BBQ and have a cold beer summer day. Eighty … Read more
Much of the year, the weather in this part of the country absolutely sucks. On the other hand, when the weather is nice here, it is spectacular. After a long, wet, dreary spring, we are not going to let a single nice day go by, so out on the local roads we go. The mountain … Read more
Today was the Prologue of the Mt. Hood Cycling Classic stage race. It was a pretty nice day; sunny, cool and windy, pretty typical for around here. The Prologue was held on a road that is just about a mile or so from my house so I rode down there with my camera gear to … Read more
I’ve uploaded a video coming down Fir Mountain Road off of Fir Mountain in Hood River. Pretty healthy climb up and fun downhill. Check that downhill speed, no guard rails.