What’s to love about Portland? (Through the eyes of Willie Weir)

Author, columnist and “adventure cyclist” Willie Weir recently rolled through Portland. While here he soaked up our bike culture, interviewed locals, and snapped some fantastic photographs. The result was a feature article in Adventure Cycling magazine and a nifty audio slideshow that shows Portland through the eyes of an experienced traveler and unabashed bike lover.

Since Sunday is Valentine’s Day and many of us are still feeling the bike love following yesterday’s historic adoption of the Bike Plan, I thought I’d share Willie’s video. Watch, Portland: What’s to Love?, below…

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor)

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hanmade
hanmade
14 years ago

I liked his article. Thanks, Willie!

babylearning
14 years ago

Haven’t been there…But as I can see it in the picture, would love to go biking there…

anonymous
anonymous
14 years ago

Yeah buckets!

ivana tinkle
ivana tinkle
14 years ago

Awe.some

Great work—please, more videos!!!

Lisa G
Lisa G
14 years ago

Great article. I laughed really hard when I read his comment about the bad 80’s music. 🙂

Michael in Caddo
Michael in Caddo
14 years ago

Excellent. I want to go there again!