This is the time of year that every mountain biker dreads; the onset of the cold, wet Pacific Northwest winter. There are always rainy days, but in the late spring and summer, usually the rainy days are followed by dry days that allow the trails to dry out. Winter means rainy days followed by more … Read more
We use a couple GoProHD Hero cameras for some of our POV video footage. You can read a full review of these cameras HERE although this model is older, the current GoPro cameras are the Hero3 models. Anyway, after using the cameras for about three years without any problems, when I plugged one of the … Read more
The weather continues to be very nice, albeit a little chilly in the morning, the wind has remained mostly calm and the great salmon fishing on the Klickitat River in southwest Washington has continued. I had my best day of salmon fishing ever and probably one of the best days of freshwater kayak fishing ever … Read more
We’ve been fishing the Klicktiat River for Chinook salmon and steelhead for the past couple weeks. The weather has been great, getting colder, but it’s been clear, calm winds and sunny. We’ve done a little bank fishing using the mountain bike to get to some spots that don’t get a lot of fishing pressure, but … Read more
After more than a month off of the bikes due to a serious ankle sprain, today was the first day back on the mountain bike. The weather has been perfect for bike riding and winter is right around the corner, having to watch the nice days go by has not been easy. Injuries are a … Read more
The record numbers of Chinook salmon swimming up the Columbia River and it’s tributaries is making for some unbelievable salmon fishing. Usually, this time of year, the salmon runs taper off along with the fishing. While there have been a few days that were slower than expected, the salmon fishing is still going strong. We’ve … Read more
As most people interested in fishing probably know, the Pacific Northwest is well known for salmon fishing. While most fishermen may think salmon fishing is a solitary experience on some remote river, that is only partially true. Some of the rivers are pretty remote, but the salmon runs are well publicized and fishermen come from … Read more
It’s been a while since the last blog post, I’ve been busy and had an ankle injury that has kept me out of action, but I’m hoping to get caught up here in the next few days. I went back to Ohio to visit with my folks and do a little work around their house … Read more
Recent forest fires have been taking their toll on the local mountain biking trails, most of them being closed due to fire danger in the past week or so. The lower elevation trails on private timber company land are probably closed for the rest of the summer, leaving only the trails higher in the Cascade … Read more
The conditions were favorable for kayak fishing on the Columbia River so we spent a couple days fishing for smallmouth bass. The first day we went out, a series of thunderstorms and rain showers had passed through the area. The wind was calm but it was overcast as we launched the kayaks at Rowena, Oregon. … Read more