Portland
Nancy Russell, the “Guardian of the Gorge,” passed away late last month after a long battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Russell, a lifelong Oregonian, cofounded the famed preservation/conservation organization Friends of the Gorge in 1980 in an effort protect the I-84 corridor leading out of Portland and east across… Read the rest
I was with my mother years ago when I first experienced the paths of Portland, Oregon’s Forest Park. We hiked a portion of the 30-mile Wildwood Trail into the Rose Gardens at Washington Park and up to the exquisite Pittock Mansion. It was raining, of course, and coming from the… Read the rest
How to Slackline Across the Country
Step 1. Be a cartoon character. It’s so much easier to set a course and attach cartoon slacklines than real ones.
Step 2. That is all.
Below are the culmination of images from last summer’s cross-country slackline trip. I hope this inspires similar feats… Read the rest
Finally, beer and bikes go together–better than ever before. With this hand-stitched leather carrier, you can now go on a beer run (or shall we say, beer bike) without grabbing the car keys or cramming the entire six pack in your messenger bag.
The six-pack holder shown above is made… Read the rest
Last Friday officially marked the Northwest premiere of the critically acclaimed film, Bag It!… Read the rest, which is, in a pinch, about our society’s use and abuse of single-use plastic. And, it comes at the perfect time… when Oregon’s legislature is itself considering a statewide ban on single use plastic bags.
It’s Christmas Time in the City. That’s right, the day after Thanksgiving marks the beginning of Christmas celebration for many–so if you’re already itching for a way to begin the holidays, get a Christmas tree delivered to your door by TreesByBike.
TreesByBike is a unique local (Portland) collective of bike… Read the rest
If you live in Portland, chances are you’ve at least seen… Read the rest a B-line delivery trike equipped with a big, snappy yellow cargo box perched behind its rider. These pedal-powered wonders began zipping through the streets of PDX in February 2009, partnering with local businesses to take over their “close-in” delivery
The medals made from recycled waste aren’t the only eco-friendly aspect of the Vancouver Olympics. As was promised back in the early planning stages, Olympic officials have succeeded in creating the first carbon neutral Games — including the travel necessary for getting the 7,000 athletes, coaches and officials to British… Read the rest
If you crane your neck up towards the western facade of Portland’s main Federal building today, you’ll see nothing but 18 stories of concrete and glass. But if plans go ahead as expected, by 2013 you could look at the same building and see a sprawling garden over 200 feet… Read the rest
