Portland, Oregon to Westport, California — OnlyTwoWheels The husband went on a motorbike trip while I stayed home, worked, didn’t get a puncture in my tire, and watched cheesy movies with the cats. Enjoy his writeup!
local exploring in Oregon and sometimes Washington
A Weekend In Hood River
We took a little overnight trip to Hood River this weekend as a shakedown for our upcoming trip to Nakusp in August (hooray! It’s been too long since we’ve made it to a Horizons Unlimited meetup). We had really nice weather, sunny and a little breezy. My new Mosko Moto Backcountry 30L duffle worked great […]
Stop To Smell The Flowers
F is for flowers…and F660 GS
A little loop of Sauvie Island
Since I work from home, I don’t always get to ride nearly as much as I’d like. I’ve decided to rectify that by doing Sunday rides. My inaugural ride was today, and I decided to go somewhere completely and entirely new today. I ventured to Sauvie Island, the largest island in the Columbia River, and […]
A Little Ride To St Helens
A girl and her bike…
Day Trip Through The Gorge
True to fashion, Memorial Day Weekend in Portland has been a mixed bag, weather-wise. Some sun, some wind, some rain. Perfect day for a ride, right? We decided to head east to Hood River, which is renowned for wind surfing and beer. We enjoyed neither today, but we did have some absolutely delish fish and […]
Day Trip To St Helens
Just got back from a lovely brunch run up US 30 to St Helens (incidentally, I discovered that St Helens was one of several filming locations for the first Twilight movie). We checked out a new (to us) restaurant, the Klondike, in old towne St Helens. The crab omelette was superb, and the ride was […]
Learning Offroad Skills
Practicing sand riding skills at a women-only offroad skills class in 2010.
Well Hello There
Self-portrait at a road construction stop somewhere on the Alcan in 2010.