Another unbelievably nice winter day here in the Pacific Northwest, so outside we go. Got the 2011 kayak fishing season off to an early start with an outing at the local trout pond. It was partly cloudy with the sun peeking through every now and then, temperature in the mid forties, about the same as … Read more
The weather has remained nice, the trails are drying out, so out into the woods we go. I missed out on a ride yesterday because I had some computer work to do, but today was a ride day. It was sunny in the morning, then clouded up in the afternoon, probably due to a storm … Read more
The 2011 bike riding season has begun! Thanks to the unusually warm and surprisingly dry weather here in the PacNW, I was able to get out for a quick ride before a rainstorm blows in. The weather here in Washington has been unseasonably warm and rainy, usually January is a snowy, cold time of year. … Read more
It has been raining for almost a week, the snowpack is melting and all that water has to go somewhere. Off the mountains, down the valley and into the river. Creeks that are dry or just a trickle in the summer are raging torrents. There is a lot of water headed downhill today.
The weather around here has been pretty sad. It’s really warm for the middle of January in the PacNW, but that’s not necessarily a good thing. The snow is melting and we have record rainfall, which means avalanches and flooding. I am going to try and get out tomorrow and take some photos of the … Read more
Sorry for the lack of posts here in the past couple weeks. To be perfectly honest, not much has been happening outdoors-wise. Since I was blackballed at Mt. Hood Meadows last season, there won’t be as much snowboarding coverage as last year, so sorry for that. Odds are I’ll be in a better spot next … Read more
Recently we put up a Cycling Product Review page on the WatermanAtWork.com website, we’ve added a Bike Shop section that will have bike maintenance and repair information and procedures to help keep your bike in top condition and keep you from walking home on your next ride. Check it out.
We have enough snow and the backcountry season is ON! We are just getting going so we start out on the smaller hills that we are very familiar with. There was 6-8″ of fresh, light powder and we have been waiting to carve a few turns all summer long; our tracks cut all the way … Read more
We’ve posted a POV video of one of the best local downhill mountain bike trails. Known as the “Evergreen Freeway”, it’s the way I get to town from where I live. A little over three miles long, it’s a roller coaster ride downhill and a solid workout peddling back up. Click HERE for the video.
In preparation for the upcoming backcountry snowboarding season, I took the new snowshoes out for a shakedown cruise today. It’s been a while since I humped around the woods on a pair of snowshoes; my last pair of snowshoes was made from hardwood and rawhide, these are “western” style snowshoes; aluminum frame with neoprene and … Read more