Portland is America’s bike capital, whether a mural says it or not.  With a bike commute mode share of 7.2 percent, its success isn’t the result of a one single person, but a whole community of caring people who love to experience their city by pedal. One person, though, has been Portland’s bike soul for the last decade:…

(and my bikes) The Yakima River starts at Snoqualmie Pass in the Cascade Mountains, flowing east and south through Ellensburg and Yakima and eventually connects into the Columbia River in the Tri-Cities. On the way, the water provides life to salmon, trout, hops, and wine grapes. I grew up in the Lower Yakima Valley, along…