Urban Adventure League

Sometimes you can go back.

Last month, I noticed that

Although I am not the biggest wine drinker, I do love visiting the Willamette Valley Wine Country to the south of Portland. I’ve warmed up to the Willamette Valley in general, and do appreciate the beautiful landscape of the region. Emee and I make it down a few times a year. The last time w...

It’s been three months since I last checked in with you fine folks about my ever-expanding mechanical pencil collection. I’ve always dug them, but it ...

It’s the third and final month of Bikesummer/Pedalpalooza, and time to present my longest organized ride of the fest so far. I’ve done Old Library Branches a few times before, but this one will be hitting a bunch I did not have a chance to see during the NE/SE one

My camera stable is hovering at a dozen, which is on the high side for me. I typically feel more comfortable when it’s closer to eight. I sometimes have a fantasy of paring things down to a lean collection of five: SLR, TLR, rangefinder, zoom compact, and half-frame. But I’m ...