A fine spring mountain bike ride in Portland’s Forest Park…Leif Erickson Trail. Under a cool shady canopy dotted with spots of sunlight that warmed our backs and faces, the blackberries and maple trees blooming, and deciduous trees leafing out. Birds singing, hummingbirds flitting through. The recent rains made for wet trails and mud-splattered bikes and clothes – all the more fun in the hills above northwest Portland.