Hiking along a deserted railroad line in the PNW.

I'm fascinated with the St Johns bridge.

Since moving to Portland I've been fascinated by Mt. Hood.  At over 11,000 feet, Wy'east (the mountain's original name), stands majestically looking over the region.

Last weekend, I continued the trend of exploring new places and trying new things in the PNW.  This time it was heading up to San Juan Island in Washington, to check out the orcas.

Hawaii: One of those places that instantly conjures up distinct images for almost everyone.  Whether you think tikis and hula dancers or big wave surfing and bronzing on the beach it doesn’t matter. 

Tales of my first ever official "product photoshoot".

Every sporting event has it's legendary venues and events.  Typically, these are legendary for their importance, scenery and difficulty. 

So, with camera in hand, I headed out the front door to see what I could see.  As usual venice didn't disappoint and I found a little bit of everything from street scenes, to skateboarders catching air, to cliche sunsets and even something that made me think of the Bates Motel.

"I want to go see a crit."  Not something you would normally hear me say.  Hanging out in an industrial park with a bunch of agro uptight dudes riding in circles, wearing lycra isn't normally the pinnacle of excitement.  This is where Wolfpack Hustle comes in.

Sometimes we get in a rut and do the same things over and over.  For the past few weeks Heather and I have tried to do something different on at least one day during the weekend.  Last weekend we headed up to Ojai for a sunset horseback ride. 

Despite the t-shirts with "Keep Austin Weird" on them, Austin is a bastion of normal in an otherwise crazy state. 

I went through a skateboarding phase as a kid in Florida and was obsessed with watching Bones Brigade skate videos.

The best camera is the one you have with you, blah, blah, blah.  I know we’ve all heard that statement before.  I didn’t think too much about it until recently.  When I started getting into photography I was focused on which camera was best.  But really, what is best?  Is it fastest, lightest, most megapixels?  If you listen to what people are saying on the internet you might think the best camera is a Canon Mark II or a Leica or a Hasselblad.   Well, I have to admit Leicas do look damn good, but who can afford over $5k just for a body.  Too bad my grandparents didn’t have one in the family that could have been passed down to me.

Well, here I am.  I'm giving this website blog thing a try.   I've been working in the internet space for over 10 years and I've never had a website.  I figured there was no time like the present to jump in.

Consider yourself one of the first to see my alter ego SaMoBiker.  I'm an amateur biker racer, novice photographer, Belgian beer lover and coffee snob.  Sounds like I've got all the bases covered.