#fosterfloodplain

Foster Floodplain, 11 Dec 2025. Pentax IQZoom/Espio 115G, Kodak Ultramax 400 It had been a while since I had taken a good ramble. Many things have conspired to prevent me from having one since the summer: work, school, travel, weather. Life’s stresses meant I desperately needed one. Thursday December 11th promised to be a good day for it: I had my Math final in the morning, then no school…

Brian at Coffee Outside, Westmoreland Park, 30 Nov 2024. Olympus OM-1n, OM Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 lens, Ilford XP2 A couple months ago the “control” (read: who determines where we go) of PDX Coffee Outside switched from Brett to Brian. With that came a shift of locations. While the old favorites (read: Laurelhurst Park) are still in the mix, since Brian lives in deeper SE (vs. Brett’s deeper NE),…

Foster Floodplain, 8 Dec 2023. Canonet QL17 G-III/Ilford HP5 As I’ve mentioned previously, there’s something special about winter riding in Cascadia. Here in the lowlands, our big weather is rain, snow is a very occasional experience. Things stay relatively temperate, with highs from 40F to 55F. So all-season riding is possible, as long as you’re prepared. But despite the area’s damp nature,…