Boise Collective

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The Boise Collective is a group of twenty-somethings currently living at 234 SE 50th Ave in Portland, Oregon. It was created by twin brothers Jeremy Holmstead and Jacob Holmstead in honor of their hometown of Boise, Idaho. The original intention of the collective was to build a surplus of bicycles to be lent and given to friends. The Main Page gives general information about the Boise Collective wiki.

Contents 1 Creation 2 Members 3 Bicycles 4 Bike Fort 5 Parties 6 Garden 7 Summer 2009 Pacific Coast Bicycle Trip (Updated! With Mark's Friend's Beach House! Chillin' With Jack Johnson And Some Coronas!)

Creation

The Boise Collective was created by the Holmstead twins in 2006 after they had moved to Portland, Oregon. Jeremy, however, has spoken about the Boise Collective as an entity that was responsible for getting bikes for up to 20 people, many of whom became hooked on biking thereafter.  The group responsible for making these bikes consisted of Jeremy, Jacob, Emil Harry and Mark Ortiz

Members

As of January 2009 there are five people living at the current home of the Boise Collective, 234 SE 50th Ave, Portland, OR. They are Kyle Bowling, Shane Danaher, Jacob Holmstead, Jeremy Holmstead and Sam Nelson.  Also a member is Emil Harry, but he lives somewhere else.  Also Mark Ortiz is really good friends with the twins.  And probably a multitude of other people should be listed here, including girlfriends past and present.  So if you're pissed about your name not being listed you should probably say something on a discussion page.

Bicycles

Bicycles were and remain the main focus of the Boise Collective. Here one can view a compendium of Boise Collective Bicycles.

Bike Fort

In the fall of 2008 Jacob, Jeremy and Sam built a bike fort in the backyard.  It can be viewed in Sam's facebook album.  The fort was constructed using wood and tin from the rebuilding center (except for two 2x4's from Home Depot).  It is approximately 21 feet wide by 9 feet deep and stands at a slant from 6.5 to 9 feet tall.  Currently the bike fort shelters an old couch belonging to Damen King, two bike trailers and 5-10 bikes.

Parties

The Boise Collective has been host to several fun parties, especially Halloween 2008. The weekend after Halloween, however, the police were called on both Friday and Saturday night by the neighbors. This forced a party-less period still in effect in early 2009. It is unknown whether the neighbors would call if a party were to be held soon, with or without prior notice. It is known that the neighbors plan to be out of town in February and that a party MUST AND WILL happen then.

Garden

In 2009 the Boise Collective is going to plant a big, fine garden in the backyard. The details of this can be seen on the Garden page.

Summer 2009 Pacific Coast Bicycle Trip (Updated! With Mark's Friend's Beach House! Chillin' With Jack Johnson And Some Coronas!)

June 25 - Vancouver, BC to Bellingham (>62 miles) <----- Need place to stay
June 26 - Bellingham to Old Fort Townsend State Park (73.4 miles)
June 27 - Old Fort Townsend State Park to Olympia (92.5 miles) <----- Need place to stay
June 28 - Olympia to Twin Harbors State Park (74.6 miles)
June 29 - Twin Harbors State Park to Cape Disappointment State Park (76.7 miles)
June 30 - Cape Disappointment State Park to Nehalem Bay State Park (54.8 miles)
July 1 - Nehalem Bay State Park to Cape Lookout State Park (48.2 miles)
July 2 - Cape Lookout State Park to Waldport (84.6 miles) <----- Mark's Friend's Beach House! Bring the JJ and some Coronas!
July 3 - Waldport to Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park (36.3 miles)
July 4 - Jessie M. Honeyman Memorial State Park to Bullards Beach State Park (FIREWORKS SHOW!!!) (67.4 miles)
July 5 - Bullards Beach State Park to Harris Beach State Park (86 miles)
July 6 - Harris Beach State Park to Patrick's Point State Park (84.2 miles)
July 7 - Patrick's Point State Park to Burlington Campground (74.3 miles)
July 8 - Burlington Campground to MacKerricher State Park (85.1 miles)
July 9 - MacKerricher State Park to Salt Point State Park (80.6 miles)
July 10 - Salt Point State Park to Samuel P. Taylor State Park (70.1 miles)
July 11 - Samuel P. Taylor State Park to San Francisco (29 miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 12 - San Francisco <----- Need place to stay
July 13 - San Francisco to Santa Cruz (78 miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 14 - Santa Cruz to Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park (83.9 miles)
July 15 - Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park to Morro Bay State Park (82.1 miles)
July 16 - Morro Bay State Park to Gaviota State Park (94.5 miles)
July 17 - Gaviota State Park to Santa Barbara (32.1 miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 18 - Santa Barbara to Malibu Creek State Park (75.4 miles)
July 19 - Malibu Creek State Park to Los Angeles (20+ miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 20 - Los Angeles to San Juan Capistrano Area (70+ miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 21 - San Juan Capistrano area to San Diego (66+ miles) <----- Need place to stay
July 22 - San Diego to US-Mexico Border/Tijuana (16.8 miles) <----- Need place to stay