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A Rough Stuff Ramble to Parklane Park, 18 May 2025

SE Woodward at 138th, a very secret unpaved road, 18 May 2025. Canon Demi EE17, Kodak Portra 160 It was becoming one of those weekends. There were fun activities going on in the outside world (Filmed By Bike, Sunday Parkways, Blue Moon Garage Sale) but I had a lot on my plate with school and an art assignment. Plus, I was going out of town the following weekend and wanted to get as much stuff…

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Pedalpalooza 2024 Report: My rides, so far

Hello folks. We are in the third and final month of all-summer long Pedalpalooza, Portland’s annual celebration of bike fun. There’s a lot of events, probably close to 1,000 individual and unique rides put on by members of the community. This fest was a lot easier for me to follow when it was a couple weeks in June and 100 rides. There’s no way I can go on everything. And the event has changed…

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Societe des Rambleneurs Ride, Monday 15 July

I’m back in Portland (yay) and the heat wave has dissipated (double yay), though it’s definitely summer. The high for Monday is 88F/31C, but the day’s heat will have crested by the time this ride departs. Why not enjoy a nice summer night with other fine folks on bikes, exploring some hidden nooks and crannies on the east side? Time to get off the beaten path on a weeknight adventure! Join us…

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Ride Report: Societe des Rambleneurs, 2 Sept 2023

Down behind Dharma Rain, 2 Sept 2023. Olympus XA/Kodak ColorPlus 200 It was the ride that I rescheduled not once, but twice this summer, so I was glad that Saturday September 2nd wasn’t wet like the preceding (and proceeding) days. We got a half-inch of rain on Thursday, a relief after months of dry, but not conductive to a ride like this. It would be a warm’un, with a high of 88F/31C, but that…

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Fall Rides 2023

Hello, friends! This is the full schedule of rides for September and October–I’ll be taking a break in November in December. Please check this website the day before/of any ride for for important updates or cancellations. Societe des Rambleneurs Saturday 2 September 2023, 11 AM Meet us at 11 AM at Normandale Park, NE 55th Av and Wasco St. We depart at 11:30. Time to get off the beaten path on…

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Another SW (and Beaverton) Ramble, 22 May 2023

Bridge over Hall Creek in A.M. Kennedy Park, Beaverton, 22 May 2023. Olympus XA/Fuji C200 I’ve lived in Portland for twenty-two years, and it’s taken me a long time to warm up to the west side suburbs. I didn’t regularly interact with them until 2005, four years in, when I had a crappy holiday phone catalog sales job in Hillsboro. I was pretty full of piss and vinegar about the west side back…

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August Events: Rough Stuff Ramble (Sun Aug 4) and Sunset Moonrise Ride (Thur Aug 15)

August Events: Rough Stuff Ramble (Sun Aug 4) and Sunset Moonrise Ride (Thur Aug 15)

Hello friends! I decided to take July off from leading events. After all I did for Pedalpalooza, I needed the break. But now I’m back with some rides for August!

Sunday August 4th: Rough Stuff Ramble. Meet at 4:30 pm at Beaumont Market, 4130 NE Fremont St. Depart at 5 pm. A ride evoking the spirit of the Rough Stuff Fellowship, a UK based cycling society dedicated to getting off the beaten…

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