Salvage Heart

Here's a piece that ran late last week in The Oregonian about Portland writer and rider Joe Kurmaskie. I'm struck by seeing the piece in print what all didn't get in: this is a story about a guy that bikes his kids (ages 7 and 5) across the country. Joe is one of those guys who talks to everybody, and when you talk to everybody, you get good stories. Also, if you are an extreme athlete constantly accomplishing what others dream of/have nightmares about, you have good stories. Consequently, Kurmaskie has a ton of them.

By the way, he's starting a camp for kids and adults next summer, out in the Columbia River Gorge. Sounds like fun. No excuses, no flat tires.