HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Taking a little November ride

Written November 20th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Bryant Way and Bryant Drive is one of the nicest roads for a bike ride in and near Albany. That’s why I went there for a short jaunt before it started raining Wednesday afternoon.


Enjoying the open road on 2 wheels

Written November 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

From the photo you might be able to see why this is one of my favorite places to ride a bike near Albany, especially when the weather is nice.


Taking the scenic route as Queen Ave. is closed

Written June 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

The western end of Queen Avenue was closed for construction Tuesday, and the effect — added traffic elsewhere — was noticeable as the bike and I were coming back into Albany on Bryant Drive.


Close to town, there’s the open road

Written July 31st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

One of my bike routes from Albany goes out Riverside Drive and turns right on Bryant Drive for the return. I’m in town one minute and in the middle of the country 60 seconds later.


Our valley and its beautiful fields

Written May 16th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

One of the benefits of living in the Willamette Valley is the springtime splendor of farm fields all around us, like this field just outside of Albany, off Bryant Drive.


Sheriff: No evidence of homicide

Written November 13th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

There’s no evidence that a man found dead by the side of Bryant Drive outside of Albany died as a result of homicide, according to Linn County Sheriff Bruce Riley.


Pausing on a ride to watch …

Written April 26th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Pedaling along on a routine little bike ride on Tuesday, I hear this angry buzzing in the sky behind me and to the left. The video tells the story, more or less. Well, not the whole story, obviously. I couldn’t ask the pilot his name or whose field he was spraying, nor indeed the exact nature […]


 
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