Mountain bikes with 29″ wheels have been out for some time now, they are no longer just marketing hype by bicycle manufacturers to sell more bikes, 29ers are being ridden by some of the best mountain bike racers in the world to World Cup and Olympic podiums. It’s hard to get an idea how a … Read more
It’s the time of year when the salmon and steelhead run up the tributaries of the Columbia River making it one of the best places for fly fishing in the United States. It’s been a long time since I’d done any fly fishing and was hoping I could get back in the swing of things … Read more
Summer is drawing to a close here in the Columbia River Gorge, that means it’s time to harvest the fruit that grows throughout the Hood River Valley. The fruit trees are full of fruit, the nights are getting cool with hot days and the air is full of smoke from nearby forest fires. The orchards … Read more
Been out of town for awhile and have been busy since getting back so the blog was temporarily without any new material. That will change in the next few days; plenty going on and lots of photos and commentary will be uploaded to make up for past few weeks. We’ve been out making photos and … Read more
This past weekend was the final edition of Mountain Bike Oregon for 2012 and as usual, it was a great experience; fantastic mountain bike riding, carousing with old friends and enjoying the small mountain town of Oakridge, Oregon. The weather has been hot and dry in the Pacific Northwest and the hot weather continued through … Read more
After a great day of kayak fishing for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River yesterday, we were out there before sunrise again today, hoping for more midsummer bass fishing action. Paddled out to the spot where we caught the two biggest bass of the season yesterday, hoping for more big ones. Didn’t take long before … Read more
It seemed the smallmouth bass fishing may have been over for the summer, but today was one of those days that goes to show that it’s almost always worth giving it a try. The weather forecast called for calm winds so we headed up to Lake Celilo at Horsethief Lake first thing in the morning. … Read more
The smallmouth bass fishing on the Columbia River has been pretty good lately, so with calm winds and temperatures in the 90’s we hit the Columbia for a couple days of bass fishing. With the weather hot and dry, there is a huge demand for water, both for crop irrigation and to produce electricity to … Read more
It took me twenty eight years, but I finally scanned and edited photos I took at of a few cycling events during the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles, California. There’s photos from the mens and womens road races, where Americans Connie Carpenter-Phinney and Alexi Grewel won gold medals in exciting, down to the wire … Read more
It’s mid summer, pretty hot, water temps are up and the water level in the Columbia River is low; not an ideal situation for smallmouth bass fishing, but with light winds and a sunny day, why not give it a try? It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm with light and variable winds, although … Read more