Two Maple Keys: Music Box River Ride

Friday, June 17, 2011

Music Box River Ride

Yesterday Kiersten and I spontaneously agreed to meet at a park in NE Portland on our bikes. There we met up with a large group of hipsters and a collection of other eclectic Portlanders. A guy rolled up with a trailer attached to his bike that was carrying big speakers and we rode out, serenaded by Queen's "Bicycle." We biked through the side streets of NE Portland and hooted and hollered at the residents who stood waving from their porches. Bicyclists took turns stopping traffic while we cruised through intersections on our way to a beach on the Columbia. The sun was setting, the air was glowing, the wind was warm and the glee was infectious. Once there, everyone dropped down next to their bikes, cracked open cheap beer and watched a beautiful sunset over the water. After the sun dropped below the horizon, someone built a fire and soon joints were out and people were drinking and dancing and loving Portland and the start of this delightful summer.

We rode back in small groups through the dark streets, watching more carefully for cars and waving goodbye when people broke away to ride home.

This is what I want my summer to be: beaches and bikes and bright moments.

Feel free to join me in any of the following:

1) volunteering at a beer festival.

2) going to the beach.

3) reading in parks.

4) browsing farmers' markets

5) dressing up

6) dressing down

7) CAMPING

8) taking dance classes

9) going to a play

10) barbequeing

Also, these are other Pedalpalooza rides I am available to ride/am interested in riding. If you want to come with, let me know! They are so fun!

Monday, June 20th, 6pm: Mt. Tabor - sunset on Mt Tabor with instruments.

Thursday, June 23rd, 9pm: Unicorn Ride. :)

Friday, June 24th, 7:15am: Breakfast on the Bridges

Friday/Saturday/Sunday 6:30pm: Bike Noir - friends of mine from NWCT are doing a play/ride

Saturday, June 25th, 9pm: Midnight Ridazz - "Those LA kids bring us yet another delightful ride full of terrible, terrible ideas. Somehow it will all work out."

The last one both scares and excites me. :) here's the website, come ride with me!

1 comment:

J. E. PorterFriday, June 17, 2011
I want to do the following with you:

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#3
#7
#10

And I would love to do the unicorn ride, whatever that is. But my bike is crappy and small, and the tires are completely flat right now, so I'll have to figure out some way to make that happen.
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