I wasn't planning on stopping in PDX. But I needed new tires. I got them checked out in Astoria, and the mechanic guessed they were possibly original to the bike (so, decades old). NOT fit to tour on. But my old bike had wheels that are no longer standard, so he didn't have tires to give me, "You'll have to go to Portland for that." I've never been one to turn down a visit to PDX.

I did all the things I love to do in PDX: stayed in my favorite hostel, went to Powell's, Everyday Music, Blue Star Donuts, my little sister's favorite falafel place. It was great.

The new tires? Nice. But I miss my old gumwalls.