Yellow Tent Adventures

Alright. A week-long bicycle journey in the city limits of Portland with no hotel reservations. How did we do it?
Sunday:
Crashed on the floor of a delightful couple we met on the river trail.
Monday:
Camped on Sauvie Island. Camping costs $17, but it’s $12 if you arrive by bike.
Tuesday:
Camped in the backyard of our old Beacon [...]

While riding down on the train for our bike trip within the city limits of Portland, Kat and I read Clive Thompson’s article Are Your Friends Making You Fat? in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. The article goes into great detail about how our social networks influence us. Obesity, smoking, happiness and loneliness [...]

Citizens of  Portland  on occasion have taken it into their own hands to calm traffic in their neighborhoods. We  rode our bikes over a hand-painted traffic circle at a wide and inviting intersection otherwise unmarked. Further along Alberta is a playful house with whimsical shapes painted on the street. I have no idea if this [...]

Our goal is to spend a week traveling in Portland with camping supplies in tow, and see what happens. No hotels. No hostel.
This is easy out in the countryside or in small towns, but cities can be lonely places crammed with lots of people.
“Are you Willie?” I turned to see a tall, young man asking [...]

Every bike trip I’ve ever done begins with landing in a city … and getting out as fast as possible. The trip doesn’t really begin until you get out into the countryside and set up your tent.
But what if rather than having a city as a starting point, the city WAS the adventure?
We are setting [...]

No Box Required
Riding a bike is a joy. Traveling with a bike can be a major hassle. Once you stop pedaling, a bike can be a traveling liability. Most buses, trains and airplanes in the US require you to box your bike. But times are changing. More and more city buses have bike racks. You [...]