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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 6

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 6

    The Sunriver Airport hosted a fly-in today
    Suzi with 100 miles
    Melissa joins the 100-mile club
    100 miles!
    Suzi starting our kayak ride
    Melissa and Heather
    Jamison and Ashley
    Melissa and Jamison
    Ashley and Heather
    Melissa, Suzi, and Jamison form the yellow kayak team
    I'm staying out of the sun
    Toes point the way
    Heather on her Lilly Pad
    Hi!
    Ashley converts her kayak to a sit on top
    Floating down the Deschutes
    Suzi taking a close look at some wildflowers
    Ashley relaxing
    Relaxing spot
    Jamison taking a snack break
    Houston, we have a problem
    Jamison heading through tall grass to fetch a flower
    Mmm... :-)
    Floating
    A wildflower for Suzi
    Melissa poses while Ashley watches
    Melissa
    Jamison powers off
    Jamison relaxes in style
    Melissa
    Heather refreshes her chapstick
    Melissa heads under the bridge marking the end of our kayaking
    The day ends

    Yesterday, I complained I didn’t take enough pictures and promised to make up for it. Today, I think I overdid it. These are just a few of the pictures (and I may yet pare them down).

    We started the day by bicycling (as usual). Suzi and Melissa joined the 100-mile club on our morning ride. Ashley, who joined us on Monday, still had a few miles to go. Jamison and I went on a second morning ride with Ashley, this time tackling the hill to Fort Rock Park to finish off her miles. Oh, the sweet, sweet ride back down the hill and into the wind — it felt so good! :-)

    After lunch, we headed into the village to start our kayak ride. They delivered us and our kayaks to Lapine State Park and sent us off. Three hours later, they picked us up where S. Century Drive crosses the Deschutes. We had so much fun! What a great way to spend the day.

    No one felt like cooking or cleaning, so we returned to the village to eat. As we finished, Slick Side Down was just starting to play. We listened for a few minutes and then walked to the lodge.

    We watched the sunset, then returned to Goody’s for our final ice cream and to watch Slick Side Down complete their set. Jamison and I “had” to get one of their CDs before we left.

    It’s so hard to believe that our vacation is almost over. Fortunately, we have so many good memories. We’re looking forward to our next chance to visit.

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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 5

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 5

    • We met an Ent while biking
    • Deschutes River from the foot bridge
    • Jamison shows off his cycle computer at 100 miles
    • Sunriver Marina
    • My cyclecomputer displays my 100 miles
    • The 100 mile club
    • Update: Heather joins the 100-mile club!
    • Update: The 100 mile club

    Today, Jamison and I reached our goal of bicycling 100 miles during our vacation. We’d decided to start out with the north loop, visiting the marina and the footbridge because we hadn’t yet this vacation. But no “it’s only a mile or so off the path” diversions today. We loaded up my pannier with water bottles and sports drinks and headed out.

    Jamison and I took the longer North Imnaha loop and let others lead the rest of the day. We entertained ourselves by not pedaling on any downhill slope. Pro tip: a tuck position looks a little silly on a mountain bike.

    Jamison hit 100 miles just after turning around at the stables. I had another mile or so to go. Of course, we took pictures so we could share our personal accomplishments with close friends and family, otherwise known as “bragging rights.”

    After lunch, the girls headed to the village for some sister (and shopping) time.

    When they returned, we all went tubing and then to the pool. It was later in the afternoon so the lines for the pool slides were short and tubes were always available. I even swam a few (couple?) laps. It was nice to be back in a pool lane. I wonder if the Olympics will fill up lap swim like New Year’s does.

    Suzi and Melissa left the pool earlier to prepare supper. And what a supper it was! They made gazpacho. Mmm…

    The kids got distracted with the Olympic opening ceremonies, so no evening ride tonight. Just as well. We’re all quite tired from all our playing. Don’t misunderstand — this is not a complaint. :-)

    Okay, one complaint: we didn’t take many pictures of what we did today. I’ll try to make up for that tomorrow.

    Update: I blew it! I didn’t realize that Heather also joined the 100-mile club today. We took some pictures to commemorate the event and I’ve added them above. Sorry, Heather. :-(

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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 4

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 4

    • Morning relaxation at Bellatazza Caffe
    • Suzi and me at Benham Falls
    • Benham Falls
    • Water
    • Sunset

    Ashley and I biked to Bellatazza’s Caffe for morning coffee. Ashley completed her job training while I read more of Patrick Lencioni’s The Advantage. I questioned whether I should be reading a management book on vacation, but maybe that’s the trade-off for not checking my work email today.

    After so much bicycling already this week, we decided to do a shorter morning ride, maybe just to Benham Falls and back. I said, “I think it’s only a mile or so off the bike path.”

    I was wrong. According to the map, it’s 2.3 miles one way from the bike path, and that might only be to the falls’ parking area. The actual falls is farther than that. And it was a gravel and dirt road. Suzi and Jamison with mountain bikes and knobby tires were okay. Ashley and I with mountain bikes and smooth tires had it a little tougher. Heather and Melissa with their comfortable city bikes had it worst of all. Still, Lilly and Sweet Pea made the trek safely — and in style. :-)

    Our total “morning” ride ended up being around 15 miles. So much for a shorter ride.

    Mid-afternoon, Ashley and Melissa headed to the pool and Jamison and I headed for the tubing hill. After our first run, we ran into our cousins and sent them into the pool area to find Ashley and Melissa. Jamison and I tackled the tubing hill five or six more times, then followed them into the pool area. We went down the slides a few times and it was time to head back to our cabin. Where did the afternoon go?!

    Predmores invited us over for a barbecue and diet cola and Mentos squirt. So much fun!

    Afterward, we biked back, watching the sunset over our shoulders, and stopping to take some snaps.

    Even with our “short” morning ride and no real evening ride, my odometer reads 89.7 miles — 20 miles for the day. :-)

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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 3

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 3

    • Jamison and me
    • Reflection
    • Sunset over Mt. Bachelor

    Jamison and I took a faster bike ride this morning, with fewer stops. We made quesadillas and headed to the pool to meet up with the Predmores for an afternoon of fun.

    This evening, we walked through the village, checking out the rock store, toy store, and book store.

    An evening ride rounded out the day. The sky was beautiful! And for some reason, a bird flew into the side of my head. Oops! :-/

    Just less than 70 miles on the odometer.

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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 2

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 2

    Mmm... :-)
    A doe with her fawns
    Taking a break
    Melissa, Jamison, Heather, and Ashley (maybe accidentally arranged by height?)
    A thinking chair
    Snag
    Melissa and Ashley
    Heaven on earth
    Heather and Lilly
    Geese on the green
    Clouds

    We had more fun on day 2 of our vacation: we bicycled in the opposite direction this morning, putting the hill at the beginning instead of the end of the ride. It might have also had us going downwind by the river — if there’d been any wind. Another shorter ride this evening put us at 49 miles, in total. We’re way ahead of schedule to hit 100.

    We swam at the pool, went down the slides, and soaked up the sun. I even read some.

    This evening, we visited Goody’s for milkshakes and ice cream. Mmm… :-)

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  • Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 1

    Sunriver Summer Vacation 2012, Day 1

    Blue sky!
    Woof!
    Peace, Heather (with Suzi in the lead)
    Indian paintbrush
    Heather and Jamison
    Melissa
    Mt. Bachelor
    A footbridge over the Deschutes
    Picking up Ashley in Redmond
    Sunset over the Deschutes
    River snag
    What a great day!

    Our first full day on vacation was wonderful! We started and ended the day with bike rides, surrounded by eating and enjoying Heather’s homemade creamsicle smoothies. Mmm… :-)

    Suzi and I picked up Ashley from the Redmond airport while Heather, Melissa, and Jamison enjoyed the new SHARC pool.

    The bike odometer shows 26.2 miles. We’re ahead of schedule.

    We hope your summer’s going great, too! :-)

    So far, no one’s called 9-1-1, so we’re doing better than last year.

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  • Biking June 2012 Recap

    Biking June 2012 Recap

    Another month in 2012 is over and my bike’s odometer reads 72,164, or a wimpy 87 miles in June and 406 miles this year. I rode more miles last month.

    Unfortunately, my odometer doesn’t track my “smileage.” My smiles per mile has been increasing as I slow down and enjoy the ride.

    Are you biking as much this year as you want? It’s never too late to start. :-)

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  • Biking May 2012 Recap

    Biking May 2012 Recap

    Another month in 2012 is over. During May, I biked 130 miles. That means I have biked 319 miles so far this year.1Not counting today…

    Woo hoo! :-)

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  • Goal: Zero Traffic Deaths

    Eliminate all pedestrian, bicycle, and overall traffic crash fatalities within 10 years.

    Chicago’s Department of Transportation released its “Action Forward” plan with a performance measure of “zero pedestrian, bicycle, and overall traffic crash fatalities within ten years.”

    Audacious or about time?

    Hat tip: NextDraft.

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  • Bike to Work Day

    Bike to Work Day

    Happy Bike to Work Day!1I rode my bike to work today. And Bike to Work Week!2I rode my bike to work all five workdays this week. And Bike Month!3I have ridden my bike to work about 10-11 days this month. :-)

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      I rode my bike to work today. ↩︎
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      I rode my bike to work all five workdays this week. ↩︎
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      I have ridden my bike to work about 10-11 days this month. :-) ↩︎

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