reflections in the window outside Stumptown on 34th and Belmont.

Playlist:
Neil Young - Prairie Wind
Ryan Adams - Cold Roses

Yesterday, after a long day at work, Blake and Ryan met up at my place for a ride. We didn't have a plan of where to go so we just headed west across the river into northwest Portland. We eventually hit highway 30 and continued to pedal on until we got to the St. Johns Bridge where we stopped for a short break then headed across the bridge and rode through north Portland back to southeast. The ride was about 30 miles and lasted a couple hours. We celebrated our conquest with cheap tacos and Mexican beer late into the warm night.

listening to: T.Rex - Unicorn Switchblade - IV

There isn’t better way to end a long bike ride better than your favorite café or coffee shop. As this awesome blog post put it “A bike ride doesn’t end at the sprint finish - it ends after some good food and a few coffees are consumed at your favorite cafe.” (seen here). It’s true. And this post-ride tradition is where many friendships have been formed over cup of coffee or a few cold pints of IPA. I’m going to attempt to catalog, not only my rides, but also the places, new and old, where I refuel.

This last Saturday I rode with a friend to St Honore Bakery off on Thurman Street off 23rd ave in Northwest Portland. If you haven’t been I highly suggest you try their selection of amazing pastries and Sandwiches. It’s a perfect location for a mid-ride pit stop.

This past Sunday I stopped into Stumptown on 34th and Belmont for some wake up juice and to read the paper. Not to my surprise, I ran into Clay, Olaf, and Darrell who were caffeinating themselves before riding their bikes to the blacktop at Sunnyside. After finishing our coffee we rode to the blacktop and I was able to snap a few photos.

On Saturday night i went down to Branx and shot a few photos of Amanda Blank. Sometimes I forget how much i love taking photos of live music.