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Shawne’s Adventures

An epic, carfree, Portland to Seattle, multimodal adventure

The alarm clock on my phone buzzed and made chirping sounds as I rubbed my eyes. It was 5:00 am and we had an Amtrak train to catch at Portland’s Union Station. My panniers and backpack were loaded the night before with all of our gear for the four day trip. I just needed to … Read more

Shawne's Adventures

July 21, 2022

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Cargo bicycle pulling a kayak.

Pulling our kayak (by bike) from Tigard to the Tualatin River

We converted an old kid’s bike trailer into a kayak hauling machine. As our soggy spring rain let up and the sun peeked from behind the clouds I began thinking about another kayak adventure on the Tualatin River. Transporting a kayak to the dock by bicycle from the county line between NE Tigard and SW … Read more

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July 5, 2022

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Shawne’s Adventures: Tigard to east Portland with a 6-year-old via bikes and TriMet

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April 6, 2022

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Shawne’s E-bike Adventures: Bike camping at Stub Stewart State Park

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March 30, 2022

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Guest Article: Shawne Martinez on completing a 365-day ride challenge

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January 4, 2022

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Shawne’s latest adventure: Adopt-a-road clean-up by cargo bike

Turns out, you don’t need a big truck to Adopt-A-Road. (Photos: Shawne Martinez)

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June 9, 2021

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Shawne’s E-ventures: A pick-up from Target 16 miles away

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December 11, 2020

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

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Guest article: 40-miles to Gateway Green with one battery and a 5-year-old

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December 2, 2020

Shawne Martinez (Guest author)

34 Comments


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