Family camping; Portland-style
Posted by Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor) on August 8th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
on the Springwater Trail.
(Photo: Todd Fahrner
When the Fahrner family (Todd, Martina, and son Carl) wanted to get away for a little weekend vacation, they did what many other American families do -- they packed up their vehicle and set out for the open road.
But unlike most families, the Fahrner's packed up a pair of Xtracycle-equipped, electric-assisted bicycles for their journey.
While browsing my contacts on Flickr the other day, I came across a great set of photos of their trip. The photos were accompanied by this description:
"193 miles, 13,000' climbing, 3 riding days, camping loads plus 6-year-old, stokemonkey electric assist on 2 longtails. wonderful."
For more details on their adventure, browse the photos and stay tuned to the Clever Cycles blog for a detailed write-up (Todd and Martina are two of the four owners of the Clever Cycles bike shop).
You can also ask Martina questions about biking with kids at the Bridge Pedal Health and Wellness Expo tomorrow (Sat, 8/9). She'll be on hand with a display of various family-biking set-ups.
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August 8th, 2008 16:32
Neat! :) I've been wanting to try something like this for a while.
August 8th, 2008 16:55
dang, scooped again by jonathan, and it's my own dern story. anyway it's carl, not karl.
August 8th, 2008 17:31
wow what a story, just as i was on my way to work this morning, BIG jacked up truck pulling a 5th almost swipped me it was going that fast,, ok enuff with that, I was thinking wouldn't it be nice if you could ride to your camp site instead of driving.
tooo cool :)
August 8th, 2008 18:48
todd, good to see the route info worked out for you. Look forward to reading the details!
Hey, those who'd like to do some bike camping this weekend instead of Bridge Pedal - come to Champoeg State Park tomorrow morning, leaving at 10am from VooDoo Too.
http://www.shift2bikes.org/cal/view3week.php#09-393
August 8th, 2008 21:17
Hahaha. Good one Todd.
Jon we kid. We kid because we love.
August 9th, 2008 10:57
ha... laughs all around.... flickr shows all. :)
August 10th, 2008 10:45
I just noticed those photos the other day, too. I didn't know if that was from a while back or more recent. Good to see you took advantage of the time off and enjoyed yourselves!
August 10th, 2008 20:24
wrote it up: Family bike trip: Portland to Breitenbush and back again