of my mom’s house.
(Photo © Joel Maus)
My long, strange, trip to California is over and it feels good to be back in Portland.
The girls and I enjoyed the sunny, 70 degree weather and the quality time spent with family and old friends. The only downside was spending so much time in a car and coming to realize the tremendous barriers Orange County cities face in transitioning from their car-centric way of life (which most people don’t even see as a problem).
A part of me wanted to move down there and set up shop, just to see if change could happen.
I’d hoped to publish more articles during the trip, but when push came to shove, focusing on my family won out over exploring Southern California’s bike culture or keeping up with bike news here in Portland. (I did get a chance to visit Bikestation in Long Beach and even do a ride down Pacific Coast Highway to Newport Beach.)
This is the longest break I’ve ever taken from my full-time duties here at BikePortland.org and I look forward to getting back in the swing of things.
I’ve got a long list of stories and news that has piled up, but the first order of business will be to take a look back at 2007. So much has happened in the past year that I can’t launch into 2008 until I take one last look over my shoulder…stay tuned.