Ramblings from Sam Jackson: May 2008 Archives

Central Oregon

Over the weekend Ingrid and I went over to Central Oregon to check out the John Day area. We were going to take the new van, but it's still in repair. But we got to use the new tent and it's really easy to set up and roomy.

Pics from weekend:

Central Oregon	Painted Hills
Barns and school	Photos from Yashica

Posted by Sam at 09:34 PM

Bike Week 8

Monday - Skyline

Posted by Sam at 10:01 PM

Beach

We went down to the beach for the weekend to get away from the heat in Portland. On Saturday we hung out and those with bikes did some time trials down to the end of Cottage Street and back. On Sunday, we went down to Hug Point to check out the tide pools.

Tabitha

Posted by Sam at 10:05 PM

Softball

Ingrid's softball season just started down in Oregon City.

Posted by Sam at 10:42 PM

Bike week 7

Monday - Mt. Tabor

Posted by Sam at 10:15 PM

Matt's birthday

Ingrid and Karen threw a birthday party for Matt at our house. Karen and her band played good music and we had burgers.

Karen and Keevin

Posted by Sam at 10:53 PM

Mt. Hood Classic

This week the Mt. Hood Classic was racing downtown and on Mt. Tabor. Tuesday they raced downtown on the waterfront and the winner averaged 37mph. I barely hit 32 on my way home. On Wednesday they did around 20 laps on Mt. Tabor, averaging a speed of 26mph. Matt and I rode 4 laps on the same route on Monday. I thought we did quite well and our best time was just under 4:10. These guys did 2:45 laps. While they raced a hundred miles the next day, we had trouble riding to work.

Downtown time trial

Posted by Sam at 10:31 PM

New Van

On Saturday, Ingrid and I went up to Olympia to check out an '85 VW Westfalia Weekender. It looked pretty solid with a newly rebuilt engine and a few issues that come with 20 year old cars. We got the Weekender as it does't have the kitchen sink and such, as we don't see ourselves cooking that much and it'd be nice to have the extra room instead. It's a pretty nice rig and actually goes freeway speeds. It's going to the shop for a few days to get things touched up. I just ordered a new poptop tent and hangers for the curtains that are being drycleaned. We also got a new futon ordered to replace the old bed in back.