We moved to Portland over the summer, but haven’t had the chance to get out on the bikes. What better way to start than in full darkness, a few degrees above freezing, on a auto racetrack?

Portland International Raceway runs a drive-through holiday lights display, with special days for bikes. Anne discovered this earlier today and raced (ha) to get the bikes ready. Anne took the tandem with Max. Ruth and I rode solo bikes.

I found the first lap pretty stressful, with kids making sudden u-turns right in front of us. We stopped to warm up the kids with hot chocolate, and then the second lap was much quieter and nicer.