The Bend Paddle Trail Alliance has been working with the Bend Parks and Rec district and the City for a number of years to pull down the old timber era spillway at Colorado street to make passage safer for recreational users of the river. In the process of removing a dangerous obstacle the plan would [...] Read more »
Spring Kayaking
Spring has come to Central Oregon, and we’re getting some nice sunny days with a little bit of warm weather. After spending all winter in the pool perfecting my eskimo roll I’ve finally had a chance to practice in some moving water. Two weeks ago on the McKenzie River I hit my first combat roll [...] Read more »
Northstar at Tahoe
Heading down to Los Angeles at Christmas I stopped off in Reno, Nevada to ski Tahoe. My buddy Doug took me up to Northstar at Tahoe and we had a great powder day. Doug at Northstar from Philip Robert on Vimeo. Read more »
Paul the Octopus Spain to Win
Paul the Octopus that has been picking winners throughout this year’s world cup match says Spain will carry home the World Cup. The game is about to start. We’ll find out how Paul’s prediction turns out. As for me… Viva Espana! Read more »
Dodge vs the British
So I was watching Ivory Coast dominate Portugal this morning with my friend Matthew Bowler who owns an ad agency in Bend (Mandala Agency) and he’s from England. I couldn’t help busting a gut laughing at this. Sorry Matthew. Read more »
This’ll Make Ya Homesick
This evening while surfing around Youtube I discovered this little performance by Sinead O’Connor. How can I describe what went through my mind listening to this song. She’s singing in Gaelic, a language as indecipherable as any I’ve heard, and yet this song touches my heart. There are several versions on youtube from a number [...] Read more »
Bikram Challenge Recap
Wow! Life is always amazing. Last post I was just beginning a 60 day challenge of Bikram yoga. Initially I thought about doing 90 classes in 60 days. After a few weeks it was pretty clear that that wasn’t happening. So I’ve got in around 53 days, but I’m at about 49 classes. There have [...] Read more »
Day 6, 7 & 8 Bikram Yoga 60 Day Challenge
4:30PM Class 11 Day 6 There was a new teacher for this class. A lovely young lady named Nicole who taught a very precise dialog. The room was full, hot, and humid. Getting through this class was pretty difficult. Physically I was sore, stiff, and low on energy so I just did what I could [...] Read more »
Day 5 Bikram Yoga 60 Day Challenge
9:00AM Class 9 After last evening’s drama I wasn’t quite sure what to expect in this class this morning. Soreness was rampant throughout, and yet once class got started, Molly was teaching, it turned into a very powerful class. I was in good form for all of the postures. Very strong backbend, Triangle, and in [...] Read more »
Bikram Yoga 60 Day Challenge Day 4 Hitting the Wall
9:00AM Class 7 Delana led us through this wonderful class this morning. I say wonderful because it was full of yoga drama. Suddenly it seemed as if every inch of my skin was itching. Not all at once, but everywhere at different times. Stuff like this is better left alone and ignored. It’s usually just [...] Read more »