After another long wet and cold spring, that looked a lot like winter, we are ready to get the kayaks back in the water and catch some fish. El Niño, La Niña, whatever, the winters have been really hanging on here the past few years. Today the temperature finally hit the mid 70’s, the next … Read more
After a few days of on and off rain, some light sprinkles early this morning and then the sun came out. Still some clouds around, but the sky was mostly blue. Decided to take the mountain bike up the hill and check the trail conditions. The fruit trees in the valley are just about at … Read more
A typical spring day here in the Colombia River Gorge; sunny, raining and cloudy, sometimes all at once. If you wait for a sunny day to get out and do something around here, you won’t be doing much. Too wet to take the mountain bike out on the muddy trails, so out on the wet … Read more
It’s been a pretty good run of nice weather, so we’ve been out riding the mountain bikes. Managed to get one more good ride in today before it starts raining again tonight, who knows how much it will rain? If there is significant rain, the trails turn to mud again and it’s back on the … Read more
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