Our Travels

White christmas

Fri, 2 Jan 2009 19:35:14 -0800

We got a little snow on the 15th and then several days of snow right before christmas. It had all melted, however last night we got another 2inches and rain and hail today! Here is the album.

Phoenix Trip

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:26:54 -0800

I had to go down to Marana for work and I did a 1.2mile hike up camelback mountain just north of phoenix in Scottsdale. 1,264ft elevation gain. Here are some a few more photos.

Pacific City

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 10:31:10 -0700

Bear with us, people, as we post the photos from our many summer trips. First up, Pacific City, where we spent a relaxing weekend with Mike and Melody’s friends at a little cabin on the beach.

Northern California

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:42:27 -0700

We loaded the pups in the car and headed off to Northern Cali for a nice weekend of camping and bike riding. We visited the Oregon caves, got locked out of the car in Eureka, cycled down the Avenue of the Giants with a screaming dog in tow, had our food stolen by an opportunistic rat king, and avoided talking to Paul Bunyan. Click the photo for more fun.

B.C. (no, not “Before Christ”)

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:22:04 -0700

After all of the Colonialist/Economic Crisis/Religious Right bull honky we’ve endured in our 28 years, Todd and I and have finally fled across the border to the saner Yukon territories. Kidding! We did take an extended weekend there a few weeks ago, though. We brought the bikes and stayed at a couple of B&B’s and had a marvelous time. Todd fixed his first bike flat! We toured the city by bike like the locals! We ate fabulous (and not so fabulous) vegan food! We braved the Grouse Grind! We ditched the car and cycled 32 km from the ferry to Victoria! We soaked up the culture at the Royal BC Museum! Click the photo for more, and watch for a video...coming soon!

San Francisco

Sat, 6 Sep 2008 07:54:38 -0700

We spent an extended weekend in San Francisco a few weeks ago and threw together a nifty little video. Why don’t you check it out?

Hand-made bicycles from Oregon

Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:57:18 -0700

Check out the awesome display of handmade bikes on display at the Portland airport. If you come visit you can see these in person!

Homo Yard Sale

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:55:46 -0700

Apparently, they’ll have puppies.

Mississippi Street Faire

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:50:38 -0700

We walked the dogs down to Mississippi Street to take in the music, booths, free food, and blistering heat. As usual, Oliver was afraid of an inflated statue and Daisy took every opportunity for a dip in the kiddie pool.

Dog Mountain

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:43 -0700

This morning we embarked on Dog Mountain, a 6.4 hike with pretty wildflowers and spectacular views of the Gorge. The strenuous hike exhausted the dogs (shocking!) and Daisy had to be carried inside from the car. Photos are here.

Sunday Parkways

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:46:42 -0700

Today six miles of road were opened to bikers/walkers/strollers/skaters for six fabulous hours. Live music, food, and events were offered every couple of miles at parks along the route. Here we are enjoying the good times at the Peninsula Park & Rose Garden.

Nature knows no boundaries.

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:37:28 -0700

Poor Todd. Those irritating little puffs of pollen refuse to ease up. He’s currently propped up in bed, a frozen bag of corn attached to his face, miserable as all get out. What the photo doesn’t convey is that the meat of his eyeball is swollen up over his iris. Yes, it’s disgusting. And painful. Poor guy.

Carfree Culture

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:50:30 -0700

This depaving project happening two blocks from our house will transform a parking lot into a community garden. It’s a little thing I like to call sheer awesomeness. Photos of the completed project coming soon.

Indian Point

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 21:07:55 -0700

We did a quick day hike up to Indian Point in the Gorge. With an altitude climb of 2.800 feet, it was the perfect day for blisters.

Cirque du Cycling

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:44:34 -0700

Pedalpalooza has begun, and while we may not be found at tonight’s nekkid bike ride we did catch the freak bike parade (too much lame, not enough freak) and the Criterion, a fast-paced urban road race spanning a few blocks with rapid turns repeated ad nauseam. Check out the photos. Or our Criterion video.

Dogs on Bikes

Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:34:16 -0700

We spotted this makeshift doggie pedicab the other day en route to wherever.

Ladytron

Sun, 25 May 2008 09:21:55 -0700

After enjoying the open bar at a friend’s wedding, we caught the Ladytron show at the Wonder Ballroom.

Earth Day 2008

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:43:35 -0700

Though it was supposed to snow, this year’s Earth Day turned out to be a beautiful, sunny celebration. There was no electric car display (at least not while I was there), but there was an eclectic abundance of green booths, including vegan chiropractors, communal farms, animal rights groups, radical green grassroots orgs, SCRAP, Friends of Trees, and many others. FOT was there giving away free trees, which is just lovely. One of my favorite parts of Earth Day are all the little kiddos, because what’s more exciting than a child learning to love and respect this planet? That said, the interactive worm booth in the Kid Corner was one of the best booths there. Click for pics.

The Break Up

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:46:52 -0700

AmeriCorps Symposium is right around the corner, and as a first-year alum, I can contribute. The Break Up is a video my friend Josh and I made last weekend when he and his sweetie were down from Olympia. I also resubmitted my creep show VISTA Promo video (for those of you who want to relive the terror, you can find it in our archives), so we’ll see if that makes it this year.

White River Canyon

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:38:41 -0700

We skied on some fun ungroomed trails in White River Canyon today with the pups. My Magic 8 Ball suspects we’ll be back, as Todd saw much promise for exciting downhill adventures.