Trip Log – Day 126 – Portland, OR

Posted on 09/09/2015 by paulefallon

September 8, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees

Miles Today: 13

Miles to Date: 6,545

States to Date: 23

Indian summer descended on Portland. I rode off the hillside and toured the city. Spent some time in a trendy coffee shop. Spent other time in the Public Library. It has the most beautiful inscribed black marble stairs I’ve ever seen.

Is this the kind of bumper sticker paradox that is making Hillary loose steam?

In the afternoon I visited The Circus Project, a group that introduces homeless youth to circus training. Then I rode along the waterfront to my warmshowers hosts, a cooperative at Reed College. We had a delicious vegan meal, talked about thought provoking ideas, and listened to great music. It was all fun – even the 10 p.m. campus wide fire drill for which he had to evacuate to a nearby field.

About paulefallon

Greetings reader. I am a writer, architect, cyclist and father from Cambridge, MA. My primary blog, theawkwardpose.com is an archive of all my published writing. The title refers to a sequence of three yoga positions that increase focus and build strength by shifting the body’s center of gravity. The objective is balance without stability. My writing addresses opposing tension in our world, and my attempt to find balance through understanding that opposition. During 2015-2106 I am cycling through all 48 mainland United States and asking the question "How will we live tomorrow?" That journey is chronicled in a dedicated blog, www.howwillwelivetomorrw.com, that includes personal writing related to my adventure as well as others' responses to my question. Thank you for visiting.

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2 Responses to Trip Log – Day 126 – Portland, OR

Liz Fallon says:

04/20/2017 at 6:48 pm

I saved some posts I had missed. Just read this. What does eA mean? I googled it but didn’t find what seemed right. Thanks!Sent from XFINITY Connect Mobile App

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paulefallon says:

04/21/2017 at 8:55 am

I don’t know what E*A means. I just figure ‘Heed the Call of Empire’ is not a favorable juxtaposition with Hillary Clinton.

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