The reigning king of Craft Beer month is the Oregon Brewers Festival, fondly known as OBF or just Brew Fest. This five day symphony of beer brings in people from all around the Northwest, across the country, and frequently a few worldwide beer aficionados as well. On the last full weekend of each July for … Continue reading
3.1 miles, 4 beers, costumes and fun, those were the basic facts I gleaned from the information about the Bend Beer Run before giddily signing up. Let me preface this story with the fact that I wasn’t planning to drink the 4 beers that would be offered to me at various intervals throughout the 5K … Continue reading
One of the easiest and cheapest ways to see your hometown or state with the fresh eyes of a traveler is by changing your mode of transportation. Switching from four-wheels to two, or from two to six, or whatever other combinations I could endlessly concoct, can really change the way you see the places that … Continue reading
“They look like aliens” I say, probably a half dozen times during the drive before I realize I’m repeating myself. My forehead is glued to the window, put there by a mixture of curiosity and fatigue, and I’m watching as the blinking red lights send their secret messages into the night’s sky. “I didn’t realize … Continue reading
I step out into the fenced parking lot and survey the scene. They’re everywhere. Before I can look for a place to hide, I feel something hit my arm, then another, in the head. I’m hit. Something wet and sticky is dripping down my face. What have I got myself into? I’m hit again, and … Continue reading
