Ryan was our trusty park ranger. He worked 4 miles from Myers Flat and hadn’t seen the bumper sticker yet, yep I bought him one. The saying was so true yesterday but not as much today, if you grow marijuana. 10 years ago marijuana grown here sold for $5,000 per pound, today it can be bought for $600 per pound on CraigsList. The growers or ex-growers…..
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Category: BIKING
FINISHED BIKING THE OREGON COAST: FAREWELL OREGON
This is my farewell tour to Oregon, biking the coast I’ve been living in Slovenia for the past 3 years but felt the need to have a formal farewell. I want to move back to somewhere in the EU, maybe Slovenia. America doesn’t represent my values as much as the EU does.
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OREGON COAST BIKE TOUR: BANDON-CAPE BLANCO
I’m trying to post using my phone, WordPress has some (many), flaws.
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BIKING THE OREGON COAST PART II: Yachts, Florence, KOA, North Bend/Coos Bay.
To set the record straight, the Coast Bike Route on highway 101 on the Oregon Coast, is no holiday. The cars are fast and the shoulder is from nothing to 6 ft (9 meters). I will NEVER-EVER ride the Oregon coast again. I’m staying at campgrounds their max stay- 3 days, just to avoid getting back on the highway. I stop at all rock shops and most art galleries, I’ve been sending myself souvenirs all along the way. There’s a huge Methamphetamine and Heroin problem all along the coast, very sad. I finally got a hair cut.
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PORTLAND REVISITED, WHAT HAPPENED?
I left Portland in July 2015 and moved to Slovenia, permanently I thought. My tenant left town and I rented my house from him for 3 weeks. I’m back in Portland now and A LOT has changed. Housing prices & rent have sky rocketed, marijuana is for sale all over town, the food carts are still the place to eat, and so much more. My house with my pride and joy edible garden yard were way out of control. I trimmed for 3 days and hired a crew to clean-up the mess I made. I went to a Blondie/Garbage concert, camped at Oxbow Park, attended the Master Gardener show (I’m a master gardener too!).
OXBOW WITH THE VALHAUERS
HIKING TRAIL TO CAMPSITE
OXBOW CAMPING
PARTY RAFT AT SANDY RIVER-OXBOW
SHE WANTED ME TO PHOTO THE BREAST FLOAT- WHICH ONES?
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
MASTER GARDENER BIKE ART
DEBBIE HARRY OF BLONDIE
GARBAGE LEAD SINGER SHIRLEY MANSON
CONCERT T-SHIRTS
LOX AND BAGELS-AWESOME
EGG BREAKFAST WITH ASPARAGUS
THAT’S ME, CARRYING THE WORLD
I BOUGHT MY FIRST JOINT HERE
MANUAL TRIMMING IS OVER
THERE’S A BEER FEST OR 2 EVERY WEEKEND IT SEEMED.
THE LINE IS 3 TIMES AS LONG AS I REMEMBER.
FOOD CART WORKER
I got to hang with many of my long time friends. I enjoyed several nights of comedy, eating & drinking out almost every night. I went to the Water Front Blues Festival and saw Chris Issak-awesome. I rode the famous Sunday Parkways, my favorite bike event in Portland. I made the Blazers draft night party, free food and beer and it’s showing.
BEFORE THE COMEDY SHOW WITH MARY
HANGING WITH THE FUNNY GUYS
STEVE ENJOY STEAK AT THE A-CROP
SUNDAY PARKWAYS
ONLY IN PORTLAND, SOUP DELIVERED BY BIKE TO YOUR HOME
RED MY FAVORITE COLOR
BIKE ART
BLAZERS MC OF THE MODA CENTER
HAD TO HAVE THIS PHOTO
CHRIS ISSAKS GUITARIST IN THE CROWD
LOVE BOMB GO GO
PORTLAND’S FINEST
HANGING WITH (ON) MATT
JIM & HANMI ON OUR WAY WALKING TO DINNER
MY GOOD FRIEND ANDY
NO MORE VEGETABLES IN THE GARDEN
PORTLAND’S FAMOUS PAINTED INTERSECTIONS
SWIMMING WITH DRY ICE AFTER SUNDAY PARKWAYS
I did bike tours around Portland 2012-13, everyone commented about all the homeless camps. That was nothing, it’s become homeless heaven, they’re everywhere, I was a little shocked. I heard that the homeless websites, tell readers, “move to Portland”, that’s not helping the situation., They say 100 people a day are moving to Portland, only making securing a home even harder.
Most people I meet in Europe, if tell me they’ve been to America it’s usually Florida or New York. People, the west coast is the only place to visit in America. The best vacation you can have of America from somewhere else is? Fly to Seattle, buy a vehicle and drive to San Diego stopping at Mt. Rainier, Portland, Oregon Coast, Crater Lake (my favorite), San Francisco, Yosemite, the beaches & so much more. Sell the vehicle in San Diego and fly home. Give yourself 6 weeks at the minimum and 2 months if you can pull it off. That’s the best way to see the best America has to offer, when you have limited time.
Portland is still the Berlin (hipster city) of America. It’s a bummer what’s happen to housing prices, but they’re just catching up to the other west coast cities, SF, LA, Seattle.
I’m currently in Newport Or. riding my bike to San Diego. This blog is my attempt to get caught up to today.
Thanks for Reading,
Jeff
LJUBLJANA TO RATECE (Italian border) ON THE “NEW” BIKE PATH. MUSEUM DESK SHOW (photos)
I try to ride my bike weekly from Skofja Loka to Ljubljana (25km). On one journey home I notice some new Red Bike Signs that directed you to “Kranj.”. I wondered what route it took and why there was no signs to Skofja Loka?
WHERE THE HELL IS VELENJE SLOVENIA? & WHAT IS THERE TO DO?
I volunteered to set up an Electric-Bike (E-Bike) testing area., during the European Mobility Week. I love to bicycle, but for transportation the E-Bike can replace your car, in lots of situations. We had 30 people test ride the E-Bike, all came back with huge smiles. One of the other participants also had an E-bike for testing. I talked with him and he said he was from Velenje (where?). He told me there are 60 km of separated bike paths in Velenje & you can get an E-Bike too!, I’m in. Continue reading “WHERE THE HELL IS VELENJE SLOVENIA? & WHAT IS THERE TO DO?”
SLOVENIAN KAMNIK ALPS LOOP BIKE TOUR with Stanley
I like my Blog to focus on bicycles and the positive contributions bikes can play in our lives. I had already ridden & written about the Kamnik Alps loop bike ride. MAP. I’ve been wanting to re-do the ride because of the nature and people this tour provides. Stanley wanted to visit Slovenia, so this was the perfect ride to show off Slovenia (& a little of Austria too). Continue reading “SLOVENIAN KAMNIK ALPS LOOP BIKE TOUR with Stanley”
MILAN with NEIL YOUNG AND TOURING WITH E-BIKE SHARE
There’s not a lot of music options in Slovenia, so going to Milan to see a concert is a must, if you want live music. Neil Young is 70 and I’m 60, it’s probably our last time together. Milan was the closest that Neil Young got to Slovenia, so I bought an online ticket (39 euro just for shipping ($45)). I meet some people on my weekly Lubnick bike ride, who were going to see Neil Young at Piazzol Sul Brenta, about 2 hours away? They added the show after I already bought the Milan ticket. I was driving by the day after the show, so I decided to leave a day earlier and catch the show. Yep 2 Neil Young shows. Continue reading “MILAN with NEIL YOUNG AND TOURING WITH E-BIKE SHARE”
DRAVA RIVER BICYCLE TRIP, THROUGH AUSTRIA/SLOVENIA
I spent this winter researching potential bike trips and discovered the Drava River Route. It runs from Italy through Austria and ends in Slovenia. The train can be used to start or finish the trip. From Toblacher, Italy, for 400 km along the Drava River, through East Austria to Ptuj in Slovenia. Continue reading “DRAVA RIVER BICYCLE TRIP, THROUGH AUSTRIA/SLOVENIA”
