Super Twosday

February 22, 2022

So today’s bit of nonsense comes to you thanks to Suzanne, who suggested that February 22, 2022 would be an excellent subject for a Cycle365 Challenge. Go out and find some things that come in twos, she proposed.

An inspired idea that would have been even better if we weren’t in the middle of a cold snap today. 33 degrees with 15 mph winds don’t make ideal conditions for a photo shoot, especially if you’re not smart enough to wear warm gloves. By the end I was driven back inside when my hands were getting too stiffened to manage the camera any longer. I should have come in sooner but I really wanted to find 22 subjects - it just seemed like the right thing to do.

Thanks, Suzanne.

Two CycleBlazers, one way: with Bruce at the Clinton Street Coffeehouse.

Two chairs and 2 Towns, Park Avenue Cafe.

Two Pharoahs, Blackstone Residence Hall.

Two sphinxes, Blackstone Residence Hall.

Image not found :( — Two gulls, one way: at the Oregon Historical Society.

Two explorers, Oregon Historical Society.

Two calla lilly vendors, the Portland Art Museum.

Two vases and two lanterns, Caffe Umbria.

Two counterweights, the Hawthorne Bridge.

Two Canada geese, Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Two colorful figures, Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Two bollards, Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Two gulls a second way, Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

Two lifeboats, Portland Maritime Museum.

Two CycleBlazers, another way: at the the entrance to Pioneer Place.

Two faces, one way: the Jackson Tower Building.

Two faces, another way: Diego On My Mind, the Portland Art Museum.

Two CycleBlazers, a third way: at the Mosaic Condos.

Today's ride: 2 miles (3 km)
Total: 2,320 miles (3,734 km)

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Lyle McLeodLots of very cool two’s. A very Super Tuesday for us too … It’s Kirsten’s birthday today. She’s not 22 though, so we’ll have to settle for the current outside temperature of -22 C!
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2 years ago

Kathleen ClassenI am curious if something an event was happening at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park, or if that is the trendy way to dress for the cold. Either way I loved it.
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2 years ago

Scott AndersonTo Kathleen ClassenI wondered myself at the time. It was obviously an event because there was music and thirty or forty others dressed outrageously like this. I almost asked someone but it felt too intrusive. Susan Carpenter’s comment led me to it though: it’s Tutu Tuesday!
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2 years ago

Scott AndersonTo Lyle McLeodKristen’s a 2/22 baby? Happy birthday!
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2 years ago

Rachael AndersonTo Lyle McLeodHappy birthday, Kirsten! Wow, that’s cold. It got about 0 C in Portland with a big headwind and I thought I was going to freeze even though I was all bundled up. Do you have any plans for another bicycle tour?
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2 years ago

Kathleen ClassenTutu Tuesday on 2 22 2022. I am swooning. What a great idea.
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2 years ago

Suzanne GibsonSorry about your cold hands, Scott, but it was worth it, glad you persevered!
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2 years ago

Lyle McLeodTo Rachael AndersonThanks Rachael.
We have a few ideas, we have always wanted to cycle from Ottawa along the North Shore of the St Lawrence and around the Gaspe Peninsula then end up in Halifax. Maybe Japan or Vietnam and then of course Europe, Starting in Bordeaux going through the Pyrenees, and eventually ending up in Croatia. Lots of ideas nothing confirmed yet.
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2 years ago

Rachael AndersonTo Lyle McLeodExciting! I can’t wait to see what you end up doing.
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2 years ago

marilyn swettWhat a fun way to do a ride!
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