Coffeeneuring 2022 Challenge Wrap-Up

Enjoying my coffee at Berrydale Park at sunset. 10 Nov 2022 Olympus Pen EES-2/Kodak Portra 160 Hello, friends. I finished it on the last day possible, but finish it I did: I have completed this year’s Coffeeneuring Challenge. Yay! I’ve been doing it since 2013, which means next year will mark 10 years. I’ve participated each year, though there was at least one year I didn’t get in all seven…

Coffeeneuring 2022, Rides 6 and 7: Houston!

One of the things that I try to do with each Coffeeneuring Challenge is “make it spicy”. I like to do a ride or three that’s different than my others. The easiest way to make it spicy is by doing a ride in another location that’s not Portland. Doing it in another state, and especially in an area that I have never biked before, makes it extra spicy. For this year’s challenge, my last two rides…

Coffeeneuring 2022, Ride 4: Futura Coffee, Thurs 10 Nov

Last time we checked in with you fine folks I was complaining about the weather, how after a hot and dry first two thirds of October we moved straight into winter. It was a good three weeks of much rain. Yeah, there were a few breaks, but dark and damp dominated. We basically got all of the rain we usually get in October during the final ten days of the month. The first week of November also…

Coffeeneuring 2022, Ride 3: Human Bean, Sat 5 Nov

As I stated in my last Coffeeneuring post, it’s going to be catch as catch can for the remainder of this year’s challenge. Maybe I’ll get in all 7 needed by November 20th, maybe I’ll get an Honorable Mention. After a dry and actually hot start to October, the last third of October saw the much-needed rains return. But they haven’t really left. We went from summer to winter with no real autumn in…