We have done a lot of bike rides since moving to Portland, but this one 100% deserves its own write up. It started out with such vigor and excitement. I got home from work and we made our plan for our night ride with our fancy new bike lights. Around 4:30, we saddle up and head north to the St. Johns neighborhood, blasting some Leon Redbone Christmas music, admiring the lights along the ride. Legs feeling great like we could ride all night. A pit stop to pee in Mcmenamins in St. Johns turned into a perfect treat of some tots and a beer. Then it was time. Time to go the reverse way on the Leif Erickson trail in the dark! Ready to fly down the mostly downhill trail for like 7 miles, then exit the trail into downtown in search of our tasty Indian dinner that would be so perfect and warm and well deserved. The initial hill to get onto the trail from this direction was a bear. We shamefully dismounted and walked our bikes most of the way up until finally getting to the entrance. ...
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