Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
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Join me to ski either down the groomed West Leg Road or in the backcountry, depending on conditions. Meet at the Gresham Central Transit Center, 350 NE 8th and NE Kelly Ave. (it has a parking garage), at 8:45 a.m. to take the SAM bus (ci.sandy.or.us/transit). Then we’ll take the Mt. Hood Express Bus (mthoodexpress.com; […]
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Let’s climb! Practice climbing, both sitting and standing, on a fifteen mile route with almost 1,500 feet of elevation gain. The pace will be mostly in the single digits climbing up to Council Crest Park Park. But the pace can easily exceed 20 mph on straight sections of the descent. Regrouping as needed on short
Bike Ride to the top of Portland Read More »
Let’s climb! Practice climbing, both sitting and standing, on a fifteen mile route with almost 1,500 feet of elevation gain. The pace will be mostly in the single digits climbing up to Council Crest Park Park. But the pace can easily exceed 20 mph on straight sections of the descent. Regrouping as needed on short
Bike Ride to the top of Portland Read More »
Let’s climb! Practice climbing, both sitting and standing, on a fifteen mile route with almost 1,500 feet of elevation gain. The pace will be mostly in the single digits climbing up to Council Crest Park Park. But the pace can easily exceed 20 mph on straight sections of the descent. Regrouping as needed on short
Bike Ride to the top of Portland Read More »
Crosstown/ Camptown Trails, Mt. Hood, OR We’ll continue work on Crosstown and Kurt’s Connector Trails brushing and limbing, and blue diamond installation. Plan on leaving Portland at 8:00 a.m.and working until 2:00 p.m. Please wear boots and bring gloves, lunch, and water. For more info and to volunteer contact the leader: Ken Wenzel 503.729.6571 cell
Trail Tending Party (rescheduled from June 25) Read More »
Help us in the Oldman Pass area, removing downed trees and brushing on the Hardtime Loop, andinstalling diamonds. For more info and to volunteer or lead this trail tender contact: Ken Wenzel503.729.6571 skiwenzel@hotmail.com
Trail tending, Hardtime Loop, Wind River, WA Read More »
Flyer Picnic site E near rest rooms along SE Ankeny St. See flyer for map.
Annual Club Picnic Read More »
Pocket Creek and Meadows Creek Trail, Mt. Hood, OR Plan on leaving Portland at 8:00 a.m.and working until 2:00 p.m. Please wear boots and bring gloves, lunch, and water. For more info and to volunteer contact the leader: Ken Wenzel 503.729.6571 cell skiwenzel@hotmail.com (email preferred)
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Trip Leader: Tom Clarke (mountainclimber1239@hotmail.com) Distance: 9.2 miles starting from the Sunrise trailhead Overview: Sunrise trail head to Berkeley Park to Grand Park finishing at Lake Eleanor; then return along the same route. Itinerary: – Night of the 18th camp at White River Campground. – 9am, 19 Aug depart Sunrise trail head – Estimate arrival
Sunrise Trail Overnight Trip Mt Rainier National Park Read More »
6:30 p.m. Social Hour7:30 p.m. Program: Lappland off-trail camping—Stenudden to KvikkjokkFood and beverages available $ Lappland off-trail camping—Stenudden to Kvikkjokk Philip Mascher is a Swedish/German/American guy who has done a number of wilderness camping trips in Sweden and Mongolia. This summer, he went for 10 days with his brother, walking from Stenudden to Kvikkjokk in