Fall is a couple days away, time to get as much riding in as possible, especially rides in the higher elevations where it will soon be raining and, yes, snowing soon. Off to a part of the area that’s a little off the beaten path; Nestor Peak and Buck Creek Trail. Buck Creek Trail is … Read more
The grass is brown and the days are mostly sunny, but there is no doubt that change is in the air. The days are shorter, nights cooler and the leaves have begun to turn from green to yellow. Even as the smoke from late summer wildfires hangs in the air, summer is quickly coming to … Read more
Sorry for the long gap between blog posts; there’s been some things going on and haven’t been able do much in the past couple weeks, but we are back on it now. Been doing a little traveling around the western United States, the one thing that seems to be everywhere is fire. A long, wet … Read more
It’s the dog days of summer and the fruit trees of the Hood River Valley are just about ready for picking. The Red d’Anjou and Bartlett pears are getting plump from constant irrigation with water from the nearby Hood River The tree branches are heavy with fruit and need to be propped up with long … Read more
The July Mountain Bike Oregon in Oakridge, OR was a little on the moist side, but this past weekend’s event was beautiful, warm and sunny with clear skies day and night. Daytime temperatures were in the high seventies and low eighties, at night it was in the mid fifties; perfect for riding, camping and having … Read more
I lost a little riding time because of the eighty hour work week on the organic garlic farm so I’m trying to get a little form back before the August MBO this weekend. I’ve only got a couple days to get some serious riding in so today was as good a time as any. I … Read more
Finished up the review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 and worked most of the day editing photos and video. Had to get out for a little while so I took a quick ride around the west side of town. The west side of town is pretty much like the east, south and north sides of … Read more
After leaving my digital camera on the roof of my truck and driving away from a mountain bike trailhead, I found myself looking for another camera. I have a nice Canon DSLR, but it is too big and heavy to carry around when I’m riding bikes or traveling light, so I needed a camera that … Read more
There are three things you’ll find nearly everywhere in the Pacific Northwest; water, forests and farms. For the past week or so, I’ve been learning a bit more about organic farming; specifically organic garlic farming. I did a little “hands on” research at a local Hood River organic farm. The ready for harvest garlic was … Read more
Nice sunny day today, off through the woods headed toward the county backroads. Started off with a little singletrack through the local forest Exiting the woods, I headed out towards Mosier, OR on county backroads. A county road is a little different around here than most county roads in the United States; many of them … Read more