Some Spring Stuffs

Silver Star trail run

Looking east towards the Dark Divide

Dog Mountain hike with Dr. B

Dog looking at St Helens

SUNSHINE!

Otto Miller Rd

Logie Trail descent. 

My better half climbing Otto Miller on a rainy, crappy day. Did I say crappy, I meant AWESOME.

Remember that one time it was sunny? Training at Hagg Lake.

En route to the Mosier Twin Tunnels

Climbing to Rowena after a Cherry of a Ride.

Descending 7 Mile Hill with friends... and scary dogs on the loose.

Pepperoni Pizza I love you so much. @ Double Mountain

Today's long slow run was not terrible!

April Goings On

The plan is to snowshoe to Barrett Spur. Bwah hahahhahah!

Dollar Lake burn zone

Barrett Spur from the road.

Looking through the trees at Barrett Spur, somewhere near Dollar Lake. We got off course and cliffed out on a strenuous snow slope nearing 2pm. We'll be back in a couple months when hiking to Barrett Spur is not clinically insane.

Winter Biking Scenes

Random Smattering Of Images To Show That I'm Still Alive

Crater Rock attempt. Great day but respiratory infection makes you prone to AMS, and I could walk maybe 20 feet at a time. MSR snowshoes worked great on the steeper parts but those damn straps drive me bananas. Partner made it to Triangle Moraine, where there was ice and wind. Allow 4 hours unless you're a BEAST.

Better than being at work. Practiced self arrest and had some mac n cheese.

Beach babe. Haystack Rock with out-of-town family.

Turkey day bike ride with the hubs, in which we were surprised to learn that after 1.4 million trips to Sauvie Island there are still things to discover.

Bay bridge at sunrise, Halloween. back again to take the WSET Advanced.

MSH

Cathedral bridge in No Po.

Back in business, hitting the trails again despite some ACL issues. I need a smaller cassette on the Cannondale - why don't I listen?

October Color Weekend

My recovery from the marathon was what I expected - I walked funny until Wednesday, and by the weekend I was more or less back to normal. Encouraged by a promising weather forecast, I joined my husband and his friend (who are both much better riders than me) for a butt-kicker Rock Creek ride. It was amazingly beautiful, and almost made me forget that I need to get a bigger cassette on my new bike. Oh, and the downhills? Pure fun!

On Monday I had the crazy idea to drive all the way to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness for a hike I'd already done... just to see some larches.I invited my summer hiking buddy, and we found the trail to be a frustrating mix of ice, slush and deep snow. Neither of us brought our trusty microspikes, and I struggled with my snowshoes throughout Headlight Basin. Nevertheless, it was a gorgeous day, and one that I didn't expect to have again this year. Almost enough to take the edge off ten hours of driving in one day.

Oh hey, I signed up for the 2014 San Francisco Marathon. No big whoop.

McKenzie Pass and Parkdale Weekend Rides

Starting off the 15 mile ascent to McKenzie Pass (highway 242) out of Sisters, Ore. Why, you ask? Wait.

Anticipating a harder climb, hitting the Hammer gels early.

Mostly pleasant climbing after 5 miles of false flat.

The lava fields are why you do this. That's Mount Washington and the flank of Belknap Crater off to the left.

Approaching the Pass.

Dee Wright Observatory ahead.

The Sisters, near where the PCT crosses 242.

I was so cold on the descent that I consented to wearing Dr. B's Raph-tard jacket. I am ashamed to admit that it is awesome.

Self-explanatory.

From Windy Pass, about 12 miles up.

Dr B's sweet ride.

I'm in there somewhere.

This ride gets the Charles Atlas seal of approval.

Day 2, riding from Hood River to Parkdale, with Mount Hood at the end of the highway.

Bitchin ride.

Feeling pretty badass right about now.

My compatriots like this "beer" stuff. I don't get it.