This morning we took our bikes down to the Portland waterfront (where there's all sorts of stuff going on…navy ships, dragon boat races, carnival rides, food booths, music, tons of people kayaking and paddleboarding…oh right, it's Rose Festival!) We parked under the Hawthorne Bridge and headed South along the Willamette…
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Yesterday we had a lovely breakfast the Lobenhaus B&B where we were staying for the weekend, in Carlton, Oregon. There were belgian waffles with fresh-picked strawberries, an egg frittata, sausage, juice and coffee (I probably forgot something). Everything was delicious! Lobenhaus is a fabulous home base for exploring this area…
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Yesterday (May 3) was my birthday (yay, birthdays!). Kevin told me on Friday that he had a surprise planned starting the next morning. He also told me to pack a bag for a couple days that included biking stuff and something to wear to a nice dinner out, and to…
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Portland is such a great city for biking. I know, this is not a newsflash. Portland has Platinum level status as a bicycle-friendly community (one of three Platinum communities in the United States) and Oregon is #3 in the rank of bicycle-friendly states in the U.S. Pretty cool. Anyway, we…
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Today we rode our bikes out to Cartlandia for lunch, via the Springwater Corridor Trail. Cartlandia is a pod of food carts in Portland out at SE 82nd and the Springwater Trail. Perfect bike-to-lunch (or to the Voodoo Donut truck) destination. We parked down near the Portland Opera offices on…
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On Saturday we decided to see if the new bikes would fit nicely in the Cirrus, so we planned a flight up to Friday Harbor for lunch and a ride. This photo on takeoff is blurry because my camera focused on a dead bug on the windshield instead of the…
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Yesterday afternoon we took our bikes downtown to check out the Springwater Corridor Trail in Portland. I didn't take any photos until we were on our way back and the sun was setting…look at that sky! This is a great trail and a whole different way to see the city. We rode…
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I wanted to share this pretty cool iPhone food photo with you guys, and tell you that if you're ever in Portland and want to splurge on a spectacular meal, go check out Justin Woodward's creations at Castagna over on Hawthorne. We ordered the chef's tasting menu and it…
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I really REALLY like hiking in the snow. I think this means we need to get ourselves some snow shoes so we can do it more often (for more than three days a year) up at Mt. Hood! Today's hike looked like that (above) and hiked mostly like this (below)…
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(I know, "Yawn" from all you people in the North/Northeast…sorry. It's rare here in Portland.) 🙂 The road inside the arboretum where we hike most mornings: We went on our hike before breakfast today — four and a half miles this time (in my Bogs!). The main road from our…
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