Today was a great day outside with good friends. Lee came all the way from Hillsboro, he met up with Don in Cascade Locks under the Bridge of the Gods, we met up in Hood River and headed out to Eagle Caves in The Dalles, OR. Eagle Caves is a place only locals know about, … Read more
Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky, not around here. The sun came out first thing this morning and it was a nice, crisp spring day. The rain yesterday was pretty light and the storm front was followed by windy and dry conditions so the trails didn’t get too muddy and had a chance … Read more
It’s been raining on and off for the past couple days, today the sun was coming out between storms, so after a quick look at the weather radar, I decided to try and get a ride in between storms. It started out sunny, but stormy weather could be seen in the distance starting to filter … Read more
Back in the PacNW and back on local trails. Today was overcast, but almost 70°! The weather has been pretty nice for the past few days but with rain in the forecast, had to get out for a ride. The trail closest to my house is on the top of a ridge that leads all … Read more
Just like the Johnny Cash song says, “I’ve been everywhere”. My wild west Texas adventures have wound down and it’s on the road across America back to the Pacific Northwest. I left Texas on a warm, overcast spring day. All along the way, spring wildflowers were in full bloom In a couple weeks, these beautiful … Read more
The combination of work, rainy weather and short winter days have been cutting into the outdoor activities, so no photos or stories for the blog lately. Thanks to more summer-like weather, the time change to Daylight Savings Time and longer days means we can get out a little more, that’s what we are doing. The … Read more
There’s been a little stretch of wet weather here in Central Texas; thunder, lightning, even a tornado, but before it got here, we managed to spend another great day at Reveille Peak Ranch riding mountain bikes. It was a cloudy, but mild day, perfect for riding. Across the cattle guard and on the trail! Reveille … Read more
Another brutal winter day here in Central Texas; 75º and sunny, so why not grab the bike and hit the trails? Today was another trip to Reveille Peak Ranch outside of Burnet, Texas. We’d been there before and had a good time, it’s a good place to ride. It was a nice morning, perfect for … Read more
Austin is a bike friendly city, to be sure. As far as mountain biking goes, most of the riding is done on private ranches, metro, county and state parks. One of the more popular mountain biking spots, Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park is within Austin city limits. The trails have been adopted by the Austin Ridge … Read more
Been a bit of a slowdown in blog entries lately; the holidays, bad weather and things like work taking a chunk out of the fun and games. We’ll try and get things rolling again in the new year. Here in central Texas hill country, there are a lot of open spaces, but most of it … Read more