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Doing There? A Cycling-Inspired Riff on Embodied History

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Josh Howe This is the third in a series, “History En Vêlo,” about cycling and thinking historically, shared with NiCHE. In the west hills outside of Portland, there is a climb popular with road cyclists called Old Germantown Road. It’s the sort of climb cyclists often describe as “punchy” — that is, it is not particularly long, but peppered with the whimsical… Read more »

Cycling in Search of the Clyde Timber Ponds

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By Jim Clifford This is the second in a series, “History En Vêlo,” about cycling and thinking historically, shared with NiCHE. I am always looking for an excuse to ride a bike and work at the same time. During the extreme challenge of balancing work, parenting and exercise during COVID 19, I’ve done most of my “reading” while biking. Did… Read more »

History En Vélo

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By Claire Campbell When the COVID-19 pandemic started to close in last March, the safest place seemed to be outside. (With all of us at home, I also needed to get out of the house regularly to avoid murdering anyone.) One pandemic resolution was to ride the local rail-trail once a week, and to cycle as much as possible on… Read more »