Month: November 2010
Welcome to Planet Degobah and Portland
Last night I slept on Planet Degobah. Though I didn’t crash land like Skywalker, and though I didn’t seek the Jedi Master, I was deep within that lush, wet, mossy forest. The ground was so soft my feet sank an …
Eric’s Breakfast
On day one of this adventure my escort, Eric Ross, had me start with a long hard climb. Today would be the same; a long slow climb out of the Gorge back to route 14. In honour of such suffering, …
Motel livin’ never felt so good
Day two riding along the Columbia River Gorge. Although slightly better scenery than yesterday, it was again, cold, wet and windy. Oh yeah, and the climbing never seems to abate. One thing I have noticed along this stretch is the …
Sonova Staple
With my belly full of home-fries and coffee, I left my Wallula camp-site to begin two days of riding along the Columbia River Gorge. Although not actually raining, the humidity was at least 100% with the temperature about 5-7deg. cel. …