Hello Everyone I walked Family Man Last week with TJ and Doug from Hood River County and MTB school owners Bekah Rottenberg and Gary Paasch. This was our first walk-through since the Nov. thinning operation. I am thrilled to report… Read More ›
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HRATS Sat. Nov. 19th Work Party on Mitchell Ridge
Hello Everyone, Before we dive into details about Saturday’s Mitchell Ridge work Party details, we need to remind everyone that Family Man is still closed. Riding Post Canyon requires you to bypass Family Man: No Exceptions. Also, please do not… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Work party 11/19, Braydon Bringhurst Event 11/10, Outride Match Campaign
👋🏼 Hello, Trail folk! It’s been a fun and busy season on the trails. We’re preparing to hang up our helmets and tune into the snow report. This is the last week of our fall newsletter. We’ll leave you with… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Family Man closure 11/1, Braydon Bringhurst Event 11/10
Hello, Trail folk! Wow—November. How’d that happen? The rain is upon us, and we hope you’re getting rides in between showers. Here’s our news for the week. Family Man area seasonal closureHood River County began its planned thinning project around… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: What’s up at Whoopdee, Work Party 10/29, Braydon Bringhurst Event 11/10
👋🏼 Hello, Trail folk! Fall sprinkles are finally here, so we hope you’re getting out into the woods. Here’s our news for the week. 🌲 What’s up at WhoopdeeIf you haven’t ridden the awesome east side lately, you’ll want to… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Post Potty, Fall work parties, donations
Hello, Trail folk! Hope you’re enjoying the fall riding and doing a rain dance or two. Here’s our news for the week: Post PottyIf you’ve ridden through the Seven Streams Trailhead this week you’ve no doubt noticed a new edition—a… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Fall work parties, Family Man history, Shuttle Day thanks
Hello, Trail folk! This week we’ve got info about work parties, a chapter of Family Man history, and a report on this past weekend’s fundraiser at Post. Fall work partiesThe woods are dry, the trails are hammered, and it’s time… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: New Post recreation manager, Shuttle Day 10/8, HRATS board openings
🍂 Happy Fall, Folks! It’s week three of our seasonal newsletter. Here’s the latest and greatest news about Post for the week. 🌲 New Tree Farm ManagerWe’d like to welcome TJ Moloney, hired in August as Hood River County’s new… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Shuttle Day, HRATS board openings, Family Man fundraising
Happy Fall, Folks! We hope you’re getting some good trail time. Here’s HRATS news for the week: Shuttle Day October 8Shuttle Day is back! You can support trail building and have fun doing it on October 8 at Post Canyon…. Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Letter from HRATS President
Hello Trail Users, Fall riding season is around the corner and HRATS is getting ready for the many things coming our way. I thought I would give everyone an early heads up on HRATS’ coming plans and needs. Family Man Closure This… Read More ›
Freehub Magazine presents: How Trails Transform Communities // Biketown
Biketown is a story of mountain bikers, unlikely partnerships and the communities they create. Learn more and get involved at https://FreehubMag.com/Biketown Enter the Biketown Sweepstakes and support the International Mountain Bicycling Association at https://go.rallyup.com/biketown/ Struggling to find their seat at… Read More ›
Transition Bikes presents: Ride with Semper Fi
Semper Fi & America’s Fund cares for our nation’s critically wounded, ill, and injured service members, veterans, and military families. Supporting all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, we provide one-on-one case management, connection, and lifetime support. Our work began… Read More ›
Hannah Bergemann on Redbull Formation, Darkfest, and Transition Bikes
Follow Hannah on the ‘gram at @hannahbergemann Red Bull Formation – https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/… Dark Fest – https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JcpTg7u… Hangtime – https://www.vitalmtb.com/videos/membe… Thank you to Muir Energy for sponsoring this episode of the podcast. Use promo code OUTOFBOUNDS at http://www.MuirEnergy.com Thank you to… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: Families at Family Man, Shuttle Day thanks
Families at Family Man starts May 26Families at Family Man is back! The fun starts at the Family Man Staging Area in Post Canyon this Thursday, May 26, at 6:00 p.m. Join us for free cheese pizza, raffle prizes, kids’ shirts (adult… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: Future of Family Man & Shuttle Day
Howdy Trail Folk, Coming at you on Week Six of our eight-week Spring newsletter campaign. We hope you’re enjoying these longer pieces about things like Post Canyon Trail Adopters, Trail Heroes, fundraisers, work parties, and our annual report. If you’d like to stay… Read More ›
Earth Day Thanks, HRATS Annual Report, Trail Etiquette
Earth Day Success Our Earth Day weekend was a great success with multitudes showing up to shake booty with Vitamin D at the Bingen Theater last Friday. This event raised about $3,060 in ticket sales and our raffle to help… Read More ›
HRATS Spring E-news Issue One
Hello trail folk! It’s a busy time on the trails, so we’ll be coming to you weekly through spring with the latest and greatest HRATS news. Please share this newsletter with friends. To kick things off, here’s a brief summary… Read More ›
UPDATE: Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS)
Hello Trail Folk, We hope you’re enjoying the cooler weather and rain showers. Here’s our news for the week. A follow up story, a thank you, and a teaser… Remember the Protect Post Campaign that happened in the summer of… Read More ›
Update: Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS)
Howdy riders, We hope you’re pulling out your layers for some chill and chilly fall riding. Here’s our news for the week: Nestor is Next If it’s not yet on your radar, let us inform you of great plans for… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: 2021 Mid-Summer Updates
Fire Safety, Trail Work Information, Water Bottles and a Fundraiser! Hello Everyone, Heads up for fire safety: The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has raised the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL)s to Level 3 in the area known as MH-4… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: 2021 Summer Closures
Hello Everyone, We have been asked to help spread the word that SDS, BLC, HFM, DGS, Kreps Ranch, etc will be closing their timberlands to Public Recreation Access starting Saturday, July 3rd at 0001 AM. This closure comes early in the season and means… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) – Update
Hello Everyone, We hope you are enjoying the fabulous trail conditions with this moist weather. Volunteers NeededHRATS is looking for volunteers for the Post Canyon Cascadia Dirt Cup Mt. Bike Race the weekend of June 26th and 27th. It is not this weekend,… Read More ›
Celebrate International Women’s MTB Day| SHIMANO
The first Saturday of May marks International Women’s Mountain Biking Day, and we can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with some inspirational lady shredders! Join Shimano, Kialani Hines, Lucy Van Eesteren, and Catherine Pendrel in honoring the… Read More ›
HRATS Spring 2021 Newsletter
Hello there, two-wheeled compadre, happy Spring! Out here in the Columbia River Gorge, we’re still seeing frosty mornings, but earlier and earlier in the day it’s disappearing into the ever-greener corners of our trails, yards, and gardens. The telltale signs… Read More ›
Breakfast with Boz Podcast Concussion in Cycling
EPISODE SUMMARY Crashes happen, and unfortunately, concussions can happen, too. How can we improve the culture and awareness around concussions in cycling, and how should riders safely return to riding following a concussion?
Gateway Green: Portland’s New Bike Park!
Portland’s new bike park, Gateway Green, is now open! MTB and BMX friendly pumptracks, dirt jumps, skills courses, trails and even a bike trials section make up this epic new addition to the Portland riding scene. The park is located… Read More ›
Pearl Izumi presents: Underexposed EP 11 – Mt. Hood Village, OR
Extending northward from Lassen Peak in Northern California to Mount Lytton, about 100 miles north of the Canadian border in British Columbia. The Cascades might be my favorite range of mountains in all of North America. It’s a chain dominated… Read More ›
Learn more about Oregon’s new stop as yield law
The law may be new but we all need to look out for each other. All info from the Oregon Department of Transportation.
HRATS Update: Hood River County Forest is Closed to Recreation
Hello Everyone, The Hood River County Board of Commissioners have closed the County Forest due to continued fire danger and lack of available firefighting resources. The closure takes effect as of 1 pm Friday, September 11, 2020, and restricts all… Read More ›
HRATS Golden Eagle Bike Park
Golden Eagle Bike Park Matching Funds Hello Everyone, We hope you have seen the new additions to the Golden Eagle Bike Park! The additions are adjacent to the pump track near the Hood River High School, and they include progressive… Read More ›
HRATS Update for Hood River County – June 3rd, 2020
HRATS Supporters, It has been a wild 2020 so far, and we have been trying to keep up with all of the changes and regulations and want to share changes to Hood River Area Trails. As of June 2nd, 2020… Read More ›
HRATS: May 8th Hood River County Trail Update
HRATS Supporters – Even though Washington and Oregon have started to open up some state parks, State Parks in the Gorge remain closed on both the Washington and Oregon Side. HRATS has been working with Hood River County, and it… Read More ›
Post Canyon remains closed to the public at large
HRATS Supporters – Thank you for your support during these extremely trying times! We know there have been many rumors, news articles, and discussion about Hood River County land access including Post Canyon. HRATS is making progress on getting lands… Read More ›
Live Q&A with Evergreen’s Yvonne Kraus – April 23, 2020
Yvonne Kraus joined the Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance as Executive Director in October 2015, bringing sixteen years of experience as a Program Director and Regional Manager in the green building and energy efficiency industry with a strong focus on facilitation,… Read More ›
Hood River County Trail Update 4/15
HRATS Supporters, The last update we sent out included the closure of all Hood River County Forest Land for recreational use. This closure remains in effect and includes closures for parking, riding, hiking, hunting and all other recreational use on… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS): Closures Need To Be Respected
Hello Everyone, Here is an update on trail access in the Hood River area. • There are no trails in the Gorge that you can drive to and ride. No exceptions! • Any Trail Riding requires riding there from your… Read More ›
Trail Days // Giving Back with the Free Radicals
When they aren’t on the open road, The Free Radicals can be found in the woods riding and digging, all while spreading their love for trails at their favorite riding destinations. In the fall of 2019, after teaming up with… Read More ›
HRATS 2019 End of Season News Letter
Hello Everyone, The weather has turned and our amazing fall riding is disappearing. So it is time for a year-end wrap-up. HRC Recreation Trail Manager Job Posting. The failure of the Hood River County tax measures in May put a… Read More ›
Bicycling For Life: Mark Martin at TEDxLSU
Cycling enthusiast Mark Martin argues for enhanced understanding of the multiple ways bicycling can generate positive change in our world. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) – Fall Events
Hello Everyone, HRATS is planning a big fall. Our fabulous fundraising group is presenting our “Protect Post Canyon” campaign (ProtectPost.org). Our goal is a sustainable trail system that meets the needs of the users. Please join us at our fundraising… Read More ›
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