today my parents left portland after a nice long visit. my mom came two weeks ago for a conference that was here and my dad joined her a few days later. during their visit we went for various hikes in and around portland, ate at a few of my favorite eateries, did a [...]
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parents in portland
13May09this past weekend was the first of a few winter storms hitting the pacific northwest. in the next few hours we will be getting a combination of a few inches of snow, some freezing rain, then some more snow again. this is an event that only happens once a year or so, but usually [...]
going for a run
03Jun08after moving out here to portland leaving my racing bike back in iowa, i knew i wouldn’t be able to do any triathlons. since moving i’ve had an itch to get back in a road race. tonight i registered for the portland marathon.
. . . stay tuned.
a full house
26May08last monday our good friends gabriel & jaclyn arrived in portland. they are in the middle of a grand road trip to alaska and are stopping in portland via the “long route.” first they stopped in denver to stay with a friend, then los angeles to go sailing for a few days with [...]
spring beer & wine fest
22Mar08today we took the max line over for a taste of some delicious beers and wines and the spring beer & wine festival. breweries and wineries from california, oregon, and washington joined forces along with a good handful of some local portland restaurants to fork out some good eats and tasty drinks at the [...]
rose garden run
05Feb08knowing from the traffic in and out of this site, approximately .6 of you a week show interest in my progress as i run around the streets and trails of portland. so i thought i’d show the .6 of you where these runs are and how they are coming along.
so this run is the [...]
happy new year!
12Jan08heres our new years letter.
hope you all had a beautiful 2007! enjoy!
