Hi friends and readers.
Because I just got back to my desk after nine days away, I won’t be sharing a Monday Roundup this week. Sorry about that. This column will return next week.
But since I have you on the phone… How are you? I feel like we don’t talk as much as we used to. Beyond just the Covid-induced changes, this site has changed a lot too. In a week or so we will embark on our 17th year. Can you believe that?!
And I say “we” not just as in you and I, but in reference to the small team we are building here. Did you notice that despite me being on a road trip to Utah and Arizona with my family all last week, we still published stories every day and kept the comment conversations going? That was thanks to staffers Taylor Griggs, Maritza Arango, and Lisa Caballero. They stepped up so I could step down. And it sure felt nice not to worry about work for a few days and feel confident BikePortland was in good hands.
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Welcome back! The team you’re building is awesome. Big thanks to you all for keeping us abreast of the goings on around town.
Beautiful land down there. Years ago, I had to work in Kayenta for about a month. Heading to Escalante in May…
Did you get to Death Valley? I used to be a park ranger there in the early 60’s when it was a national monument before it became a national park. Lots of exciting times including reoccurring run-ins with Hells Angels and the Manson clan, bleached human skeletons, and an abandoned prospector’s cabin with everything left in place untouched as if the occupant wandered outside to take a leak and just kept walking.
Haven’t been back for about 20 years. I hear it’s now overrun with city slickers on their way to Vegas. And, yes, once we had to come to the aid of a bicyclist trying to ride through the park in summer heat on an old British 3-speed Raleigh. Great times.