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Sports/Outdoors

Survivorman Speaks

by PAgent

My original title for this post was “Les is More”, but I knew that betsywhim would beat me to death with a lukewarm bottle of white wine if I used it.
The faithful gathered at Columbia Sportswear last night, and soon it was standing room only. Looking around, it was clear that these were practical folks. [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Father’s Day on a bike – Sunday Parkways

by Dieselboi

Summer = Bikes.  Well, not necessarily in Portland when you can also find streams of bicycles cruising down the street on the worst day of the year.  But summer does bring out the bikes for those non-commuters or regular year- round bikers.  Sunday is yet another chance for Portlanders to get out on their bikes [...]

06.19.2009 See the rest →

Summer Skiing at Timberline

by Dieselboi

This morning, while boarding a flight home at Newark International, I spied a group of young teens with ski boots slung over their shoulders. I was in the back of the plane, so watched as the rest of the passengers boarded and took their seats. Many gave these teens strange looks wondering about the [...]

06.15.2009 See the rest → 4 comments

Remember the Ski Jump in Civic Stadium?

by PAgent

I sure as heck don’t. I wasn’t even born yet.
Today’s post at deputy-dog.com is dedicated to temporary ski jumps, the kind that used to get erected in stadiums for ski jump exhibitions. And lo and behold, down at the bottom of the page, were two pics from “multnomah civic stadium in portland, oregon”, 1953:

According to [...]

06.15.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

SLL: 100 Episodes, Vidoop & No Kind Of Rider

by CamiKaos

Boy did we ever have a full slate Friday night. For our Tech Edition we were joined by Troy Harlan and Sam Alexander from Vidoop. Then we quickly moved into Afterhours where we were joined by No Kind Of Rider. Having a whole band in the studio meant all kinds of shuffling [...]

05.11.2009 See the rest →

Believe

by Radio Gretchen

Q: What is the sound of 41,260 hands clapping?
A: Another Blazer victory in the Rose Garden.
Game five was louder than anything I’ve experienced to date and was also ridiculously fun. You had the sense when you entered the arena that this game was ours. They were handing out signs that read “Rise [...]

04.29.2009 See the rest → 5 comments

Blazer Fans Get Crafty

by Radio Gretchen

My boyfriend and I have a half-season Blazer ticket package, which means that we go to half of the home games each season. We’ve often wondered about who is sitting in our seats on the nights we are not there and, should the Blazers make it to the playoffs, who is going to [...]

04.24.2009 See the rest → 3 comments

Run! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!

by morganpdx

From the outer reaches of space…MICROBIAL HORRORS!
SEE… Man vs. Nature in a BATTLE TO THE DEATH!
SEE… Earth under siege by BACTERIA FROM BEYOND!
SEE… Terror inflicted upon UNSUSPECTING PORTLANDERS!
I’m serious folks! Run for the hills! Or better yet, take yourself and your loved ones to [...]

04.21.2009 See the rest → 1 comment

Fans Don’t Leave

by Radio Gretchen

So… the Blazers’ playoff debut? Kind of a bummer.
The Houston Rockets, led by genetically engineered Yao Ming, made 58.5 % of their shots and beat Portland 108 to (let’s not talk about it). I don’t know what it was like for you folks watching from home, but watching it live and in [...]

04.19.2009 See the rest → 10 comments

Trail Blazers Find their Rhythm At Just the Right Time

by djtv

My ears are still ringing, and I’m pretty sure they’ll be that way for awhile.
You see, I got to go to the Trail Blazers vs. Denver Nuggets game tonight, as a very willing date with an old friend. And I’m still up at midnight, because it was that exciting.
A couple things to think about from [...]

04.16.2009 See the rest →

Do Wild Critters Live in Your Backyard?

by Motor Jeffries

My friend Brian lives on a couple of acres located a few miles outside of Portland. He has a teenage son who knows every nook and cranny of the property. They see all sorts of animal tracks on the various trails that wind through the brush. Father and son thought it would be fun to [...]

04.15.2009 See the rest → 2 comments
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