Part 3 of the broken backpacking trip (Part 1, Part 2), early rain in the morning and grey skies and the Salsa loaded ready to go. Left around 10:00 and the ride all the way to Upper Camp Road was just perfect … 6 deer and 5 osprey along the way. But getting to Upper…
After a busted backpacking trip that never got started (Red Flag Warnings, T-Storms, rain, etc …), I hopped on the Salsa gravel bike and headed out on an OR scenic bikeway to Brownsville and then out east of town on Northern – a great ride out of Brownsville. I left home around 6:30 and traffic…
As the hot weather broke from low 90s to mid 80s, a good bike ride was top of the list, especially after the miles my feet and knees captured last week at Diamond / Crater Lakes. Salsa bike only had frame and handlebar food bags – a light gear kit compared to photo below. Gap…
While out riding along the Mckenzie River today, with the flowers blooming, the sun shining, and the wind blowing, a diving small raptor caught my attention. – truly out of side of eye as I was coasting down a hill. I wasn’t sure what it was at first – it dove, and then waveringly flew…
My bike buddy and I planned to get out bikepacking months ago, and this the first real trip after the recent shakeout. Oregon Scenic Bikeways are plentiful and well documented, and we did a variation of the Painted Hills and Old West, but mostly on Painted Hills and Journey Through Time. We chose to stay…
A typical June day in Oregon … started a bit hazy / cloudy and by noon blue skies and sunshine. To save more of my knees and feet while getting in a bit more biking to prepare for upcoming bikekpacking trip, a good local bike loop seemed like a good idea. I added water, food,…
With new gear and an upcoming bikepacking adventure, shaking out the gear for an overnight with my biking buddy started at Waterloo County Park outside of Lebanon, OR. As large ‘RV’ campgrounds go (120 sites total), the facility along the Santiam River was perfect – clean, super flat and of the 120 sites, there were…
As I age and the miles accumulate from 45 years of mid distance running (half marathons) and 1000+ mile / year hiking for the last 5+ years, moderation and diversity of activities are necessary … to keep my knees, feet and lower back happy – and to continue on! With great support and encouragement from…
