The photos of the 2009 Mt. Hood Cycling Classic are up on the WatermanAtWork.com website. I’ve posted the photos of the June 5 Gorge Time Trial, I’ll have the Wy’East Road Race and Downtown Crit photos up in a day or two.
Bicycle riding is big here in the Pacific and this weekend was pretty big. The Mt. Hood Cycling Classic was this week. One of the most challenging stage races in the continental United States, this year’s race did not disappoint the PacNW cycling fans. A tough prologue, followed by a road race sponsored by Mother … Read more
After a great couple days of fishing in the backcountry, I needed to unwind. The best way to do that is to saddle up the mountain bike and head into the Washington boonies. Don and I hoodwinked an unsuspecting J Sully into a “mellow uphill” ride which was actually the bottom end of our standard … Read more
Last week the weather was so bad I could not get out on a favorite back woods trout pond. Headed up there tonight right after work for an evening session, little bit of a campout and dawn patrol the next day. Weather should be nice, looking forward to some great trout fishing.
Sunday, Don and I headed up to Meadows for the last day of boarding of 2009. Weather report called for rain below 5000′; a couple inches of snow above that. We got there to find lots of fresh snow; 2-6″ in many spots off of Cascade chair. Great runs off the cat track; not exactly … Read more
The weather here in the Pacific NW has been typical of springtime in this part of the country; nearly eighty degrees one week and barely fifty the next. There is less and less rain, which is a sure sign that summer is just around the corner. Along with the last of the spring rains comes … Read more
The excitement is building for the trout season opener tomorrow. Weather should be partly sunny and in the mid fifties. Wind will be light in the morning and pick up later in the day so it’s a dawn patrol for sure. Scoped out the kayak launch sites yesterday afternoon, saw lots of birds diving on … Read more
Sunday was a beautiful spring day; a perfect day to kick off the 2009 fishing season. Did the usual scramble to get all the gear together and made sure the kayak was still seaworthy. Sweet dreams of a new fishing season. Even though it would be 75F later in the day, at 5:00 AM I … Read more
Springtime at Meadows