about us brian (country mouse) is from new hampshire. karel (city girl) is from the new york metro area. in summer 2008 they are driving across the US and moving to portland, oregon. here are their adventures, photos, and observations.
I apologize to everyone who has been checking daily for another post by me and found nothing. This is still new to me and I easily forget things that I haven't made a habit of. At least I remembered on my own this time and didn't need to be told which is an accomplishment. I had a nice weekend out in the great sunny skies. Karel and myself went on a bike ride Saturday afternoon and it was nice. We ended up riding a bike path that follows Interstate 205 and eventually ends up at the Columbia River. Although we didn't make it to the river this time because of the distance we still enjoyed ourselves riding. Karel has made great improvement in her biking ability and confidence in a short time. All should be proud of her. Today (Sunday) I made another trip out to Post Canyon in Hood River which is about 55 miles away and about 1 hour drive time. I went with a new friend I met recently in Mt. Tabor park which is a few minutes north of our house. We had an incredible time riding there and we got an extensive workout. It took us 2 whole hours riding uphill to the point where we were able to connect with a different trail that lead back to my truck. The ride down took about an hour and a half! There was a LOT of riding and I'm happy! I get Monday off because the guy (Mike) I am riding with at work has a usual shift of Tuesday - Saturday and I'll have nothing to do tomorrow. I will have to be busy so that I don't waste the extra day off I have. Unfortunately I haven't had any recent success with getting photos of any new birds but I have seen a couple. They were too quick and shy to come out for me and let me get a picture. Oh well, I need to dedicate a whole day on the weekend for that and hopefully come up with some nice shots. Enough for now, I am tired and sleep is needed to rest my exhausted legs. I will try harder to comment here more often than once a week, I promise. -brian-
posted by brian at 11:18 PM
3 Comments:
Donna said...
So glad you have someone to go mountain biking with!
Hood River is where I went to watch the wind surfers...were you near the river to see any? Sounds like you had a great time and I am happy for you that you someone to go bike riding with. Proud of you on your biking Karel.
hey Brian, glad you are out biking - just make sure you are not causing trail erosion!
look forward to seeing your birds. it is dragonfly id season so that is what i am into right now. remember Megarhyssa? well i have been watching a similar looking wasp called pelecinid in the yard. really cool - long abdomen http://bugguide.net/node/view/93351
3 Comments:
So glad you have someone to go mountain biking with!
Hood River is where I went to watch the wind surfers...were you near the river to see any? Sounds like you had a great time and I am happy for you that you someone to go bike riding with. Proud of you on your biking Karel.
hey Brian, glad you are out biking - just make sure you are not causing trail erosion!
look forward to seeing your birds. it is dragonfly id season so that is what i am into right now. remember Megarhyssa? well i have been watching a similar looking wasp called pelecinid in the yard. really cool - long abdomen http://bugguide.net/node/view/93351
keep up the good adventures. love ya
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