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Month: October, 2007

Up & Running

20 October, 2007 (15:40) | Uncategorized | 1 comment

I really want to get back into running again. I miss the running routes I had in Boston and all the miles I used to do. I ran this morning in the heavy rain, then went and bought a new pair of running shoes and got a new battery for my heart-rate monitor. If [...]

Mt Adams Hike

13 October, 2007 (08:12) | Uncategorized | No comments

I’ve finally got around to sorting out some of my hiking pics from the summer. I climbed Mt Adams in WA state on July 4th which was great. Fantastic weather and scenery. Eight of us did the climb, well it’s not technically a climb but it’s not a hike either. We camped out at 5,500 [...]

Steel Bridge

7 October, 2007 (13:10) | Portland | 1 comment

One of the coolest bridges ever is the Steel Bridge here in town crossing the Willamette River. There were thousands of runners crossing it today during the Portland Marathon. There’s a lot of bridges crossing the river, but this is my favourite.

Hawthorne Blvd

2 October, 2007 (15:30) | Portland | No comments

Another day without work but a nice enough day to ride my bike around town and nip to Stumptown at 34th & Belmont for a hell of a strong cup of coffee. I took a few photo’s today too.
The shot below is at 42nd & Hawthorne Blvd, about 8 blocks from where I live. There’s [...]

A New Day, A New Blog

1 October, 2007 (21:46) | Portland | No comments

So what does a person do when they have no work? They drink beer. Well that’s what I do. At least that’s what I’ve been doing today, well a little bit. Spent the morning drinking Americano’s in one of the many great cafes of Portland and then drinking beer in my home while setting [...]