Sunday was the kind of day you enjoy when you ride a bike for fun in the Willamette Valley: Sunny, mild for December and, out on Bryant Drive, absolutely still.
Old east Albany: Continuing the tour
Written December 5th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
I wanted to complete my little cruise of Albany’s Willamette Neighborhood and learn a bit more about it. So here it is:
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany neighborhoods, Census Tract 204, Willamette neighborhood
Tags: Albany neighborhoods, Census Tract 204, Willamette neighborhood
On Sunday night, discovering downtown
Written November 29th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
If you want to ride your bike around perfectly smooth city streets without any other traffic for as long as you want, try downtown Albany on the Sunday night after Thanksgiving. Or any Sunday night.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Christmas windows, downtown Albany, Shops at Christmas, window displays
Tags: Christmas windows, downtown Albany, Shops at Christmas, window displays
A mystery crop, but only to me
Written November 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
To a lifelong city dweller like me, almost all the things being grown beyond the outskirts of town are mystery crops. And so it was when I went on a short neighborhood bike ride before the Thanksgiving meal.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: canola, farming, North Albany fields, Oregon crops, rapeseed, Thanksgiving ride
Tags: canola, farming, North Albany fields, Oregon crops, rapeseed, Thanksgiving ride
Out on the bike as night falls …
Written November 23rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
On Monday I got a late start on my bike ride. Which explains, at least in part, why I was out here in the dark.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, Albany walking routes, CARA lighting project, Dave Clark Riverfront Path
Tags: Albany cycling, Albany walking routes, CARA lighting project, Dave Clark Riverfront Path
Being grateful for good cycling roads
Written November 20th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
In November, sunny days are not routine in Oregon’s Willamette Valley, so you have to grab them when they occur. Which is what I did when I got the chance on Friday afternoon before the fog rolled in.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Linn county roads, November sunshine, Oregon cycling, Thanksgiving
Tags: Linn county roads, November sunshine, Oregon cycling, Thanksgiving
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One dead end on my riverfront beat
This is the north end of Harrison Street in Albany’s Willamette Neighborhood. Beyond the guardrail there’s Bowman Park, but don’t try to get there this way.
Tags: Albany cycling, Bowman Park, Harrison Street, Willamette River