{"id":26363,"date":"2011-11-29T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=26363"},"modified":"2011-11-28T11:46:21","modified_gmt":"2011-11-28T19:46:21","slug":"burgers-and-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=26363","title":{"rendered":"Burgers and Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Black Friday I avoided the malls. Instead, I slept in and then went to the pool for a quiet, relaxing swim. No one was in the pool, either! I love it when I have to myself. When I got home from my swim, Michael wanted to grab burgers at a place he recently went to. This place looked like it should be on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Quest for the Best Burger in Portland \u2013 Part 4<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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\nWe went to Roake’s<\/a> in Milwaukie for lunch. It was adorable! Total dive on the outside but cute. There was covered outdoor seating, which I’m sure is super popular in the summertime.<\/p>\n

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\nIt had a vibe of a food-cart mixed with an old 50’s diner. The inside was super cute too, small and cramped but cute. Probably not a good spot for a big group.<\/p>\n

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\nI got the deluxe bacon cheeseburger, so did Michael and we shared a small order of fries. The burger wasn’t huge but it was plenty of food for me.<\/p>\n

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\nThe bacon was thick and perfectly prepared–not too crunchy, just crunchy enough. Every bite was awesome. I think this burger makes it into the running on our Quest for the Best Burger in Portland!<\/p>\n

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\nWe ate about half of the fries and I was completely stuffed from the fantastic burger. The place had been there for a long time it seemed; there were old photos showing the place how it used to be. Bottom line: I’d definitely go back here for a cheap, delicious burger anytime!<\/p>\n

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Burger Quest Ranking:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

1.\u00a0Slow Bar<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Laurelhurst<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Toast<\/a><\/p>\n

4. Roake’s<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Foster Burger<\/a><\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Gruner<\/a><\/p>\n

After lunch we headed home and decided to go for a bike ride. It was sunny, fairly warm afternoon. Probably the last sunny day for awhile. Time to take advantage of that. I hadn’t been on the bike outside in a month and a half. I will admit: I was a tad anxious. That’s what happens to me when I take a break from riding outside. I lose my confidence a bit and get nervous.<\/p>\n

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\nOne danger about biking in the Fall are the leaves. They are usually massive in\u00a0quantities, covering the bike lanes. The leaves are also wet and slippery. It takes a lot more caution when riding. The bike lanes had a lot of debris in them: leaves, tigs, fallen branches, acorns, rocks. It was kind of a disaster waiting to happen. It just took more paying attention.<\/p>\n

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\nWe biked from the house through neighborhoods with bike lanes and then down to the Springwater Trail. It’s a good 10 mile loop that we’ve done in the past. It was a gorgeous day out! I was feeling a lot better about being outside on the bike and had a boost of confidence.<\/p>\n

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I also realized that I had not lost all my cycling ability.<\/strong>\u00a0I was shocked! We biked up this one short but intense hill and it was a snap for me. It was easy, I recovered quickly, I didn’t even breath hard! I was so surprised at my ease. Could one spin class a week really<\/em>\u00a0be maintaining my cycling fitness?<\/p>\n

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\nThe trail was pretty empty out but it was a nice ride. We made it almost home when something sort of negative happened. A guy hit Michael’s bike by opening his car door. It was really upsetting and ruined anything good about the bike ride for me. Michael and I are okay, he didn’t get hurt, but it was upsetting and negative. I don’t want to talk about it other than how bummed I am.<\/p>\n

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I don’t know how many calories I burned because I don’t have my heart rate monitor right now, but comparing it to the last time we did this route<\/a>, I’d estimate between 375-400 calories<\/strong> burned.<\/p>\n

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Other than the unhappy ending of the ride, it was a good day. I got in a nice swim, a fun bike ride outside<\/em>\u00a0and had an amazing burger for lunch. I finished off my Black Friday adventures with a trip to Darcelle’s<\/a> to celebrate my cousin’s 21st birthday. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n


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\nIt was a good Friday.<\/p>\n

QUESTION: How was your Black Friday? Share your horror stories of shopping!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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