#coffeeneuring 2024

Another year, another Coffeeneuring Challenge down. I have been taking part in this annual event since 2013, completing the seven rides required for every one except in 2018. I always look forward to this celebration and am happy when I complete it. Let’s look at my five self-imposed sub-challenges and see how I did: Ride every bike in the active fleet at least once. Yep! Not only did I ride…

This one is a quickie, and there will be more posts and photos from this trip soon. As I type this I’m in Barcelona (very late on Saturday night Barcelona time). Yes, that’s in Spain. No, I never thought I’d go to either Barcelona or Spain, but the opportunity presented itself, and I’ve spent almost a week here, plus a few days in London beforehand. (Yes, I was just in London four months ago.)…

Rose City Park, 3 Nov 2024. Pentax IQZoom/Espio 170SL, Kodak Ultramax 400 For each coffeeneuring challenge I’ve done, I’ve included at least one “coffee shop without walls” ride (as Mary would put it) or coffee outside (as I would put it.) In fact, my very first Coffeeneuring ride was a coffee outside. Most of those sans murs rides have been a part of Portland’s weekly Coffee Outside…

Pentax IQZoom/Espio 115V, Fujicolor 400 One thing I like to hunt for during these Coffeenuring Challenges is new or new-to-me coffee shops. As someone who doesn’t hang out in cafes as much as I used to, when I do get out I gravitate to a handful of standbys. I’m always open to something new that will wow me. Could this be a new go-to? While every Portland neighborhood generally has a coffee…

Rosson House, central Phoenix, 27 Oct 2024. Pentax IQZoom/Espio 170SL, Candido 400. I’ve only been to the Southwest’s1 largest (and inexplicably America’s fifth largest2) city three times in my life (not counting stopovers on the late lamented America West Airlines): In 1998 as part of my first cross-country trip, in 2003 during the month-long zine tour, and in 2006, after my Pacific Coast bike…

20 Oct 2024. Pentax IQZoom 928/Candido 800 My internal struggle for this (and really, any) Coffeeneuring Challenge is to not let perfect be the enemy of good. Rather than trying to make every ride epic, grand, big, unique, etc., I need to instead focus on getting it done. Because when I focus too much on making every ride epic, grand, big, unique, etc., I end up overwhelmed and don’t go on a…

I took photos during the coffeeneuring adventure, but none of the coffee or coffee shop! Montavilla, 17 Oct 2024. Pentax IQZoom 170SL/Kodak Ultramax 400 Despite starting this year’s Coffeeneuring Challenge on the first day possible (in fact a day early, since Mary is allowing it this year), it took me nearly two weeks until the second ride. What can I say, school has kept me busy. And there’s…

Coffeeneuring is back and starts this weekend! Coffeeneuring Challenge 2024: The Year of Small Wins