Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:55 -0600 http://camba.info/ PostNuke Powered Site en-us http://camba.info/images/logo.gif http://camba.info/ cambamtb@gmail.com http://camba.info/Article66.html Hood River, OR - On Saturday, March 27th Ride Division presents the film premiere of, “Awesomeland: Women of Dirt” at 8:00pm at the Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave. in Hood River. The event is a benefit for trail building in the Hood River area. A reception will be held before the show, beginning at 7:00pm. During the reception, beer and wine will be available for sale. The film will run for 60 minutes followed by a raffle with items from event sponsors, Alpinestars, Rockstar and Sombrio. DVDs of the film along with Women of Dirt t-shirts will be sold throughout the night. Tickets may be purchased in advance online for $9 at www.ridedivision.com. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:30:55 -0600 http://camba.info/Article65.html With an early Spring and thin snows on the mountain, there's been a lot of interest in riding at Columbia Hills Park this year. I have some good news and some bad news. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:01 -0600 http://camba.info/Article64.html The partially completed Sandy Ridge Trail System provides new recreation opportunities for hikers and mountain bikers to explore the foothills of the Cascade Range. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:55:39 -0600 http://camba.info/Article63.html Work party details – Spaghetti Factory Day: This Saturday 3/13/10 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:27:45 -0600 http://camba.info/Article62.html Hood River County Forestry Department (HRC), Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) and the USDA Forest Service, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (USFS) are working collaboratively to plan the lower Post Canyon trail area. USFS, OPRD and HRC are working with the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) through a grant of technical assistance to develop the concept plan. RTCA will facilitate the planning process and will work with the other land managers over the course of approximately a year on developing a concept plan for the lower Post Canyon trails which are primarily on OPRD and USFS lands. Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:19:30 -0500 http://camba.info/Article61.html The trail that runs just behind the Gun Club building is closed. There is a new bypass route that is marked with yellow signs. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:58:15 -0500 http://camba.info/Article60.html Sandy, OR – Mt. Hood National Forest has released a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) which documents and discloses potential environmental effects of designating a system of roads, trails, and areas for off highway vehicles (OHV). Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:51 -0500 http://camba.info/Article59.html BC Loop is open / Suggested Ride Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:01:26 -0500 http://camba.info/Article58.html Small work project and BIG Ride Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:06:19 -0500 http://camba.info/Article57.html Cooks Meadow work project was a success! Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:32:23 -0500 http://camba.info/Article56.html Bikers and Hikers, Kreps Ranch has closed their portion of Hospital Hill through at least Monday June 22. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:01:33 -0500 http://camba.info/Article55.html (From Ranger Jim Thornton) Hello all, I wanted to get the word out early about an upcoming trail work day. I know that the SuperD is happening on the same day at Post Canyon - hopefully this doesn't present too much of a conflict in folks' schedules. (details under the cut) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:58:06 -0500 http://camba.info/Article54.html The rebuilding of Whoopee has begun with crew of CAMBA volunteers taking a saturday in the hot sun to start digging in the trail. It was 88 degrees out there, but the crew did some corridor clearing and solid tread work on the Upper (west) reroute that will connect the pieces of singletrack that were orphaned by the logging efforts, in an attempt to make a loop system that will stay ahead of the next round of logging. The intensive logging is to clear trees infected with pine beetles. Thanks to the crew of Scott, Rita, Wayne, Jordan, Cecily, Shane, Douglas, Arthur, Rocky, Patrick, Steve, Jill, and Chris. In a poll of attendees, we found most were there due to hearing about the workday at the recent CAMBA meeting at Double Mountain, very few had decided to come due to the email list messages. How would you prefer to hear about workdays? Sat, 30 May 2009 22:48:48 -0500 http://camba.info/Article53.html Where: Whoopee Trail, about a mile past the top parking area. If you are not familiar with this, a caravan will be leaving from the parking area near China Gorge at 8:30. Look for the white Sportsmobile Camper Van along Elder Road. Why: To start the reconstruction of the missing piece of the Whoopee trail. We will be grubbing, clearing corridor and starting tread work. Tools needed are pulaskies, mcleods, shovels, grub hoes, axes, loppers, saws, etc. Please bring water or the beverage of your choice, sunscreen, and wear closed-toe-shoes and long pants - there is poison oak in this area! We will be working for about 4 hours, and it will likely be a warm day, so be prepared. Please note that this is private land and if you are cross posting this notice, we are NOT supposed to publish the location of this trail - ask your friends to meet you early and bring them up. (And please, by all means, ask your friends!) The whole story: The forest had a beetle infestation and the owners decided to do some massive logging in order to remove the infected trees. Many parts of the trail were obliterated - one chunk was turned into a logging road. CAMBA has signed an MOU with the land owners and are working to re-develop this trail while following the owner's few and reasonable requests. By putting in a sustainable trail now, even using large patches of clearcut, in a few years we will have a spectacular wooded trail nearby. More details will be available from your crewleaders at 9am as we get ready to hit the trail. Mon, 25 May 2009 20:56:26 -0500 http://camba.info/Article52.html Volunteers kept showing up for the Post Canyon cleanup - someone may have been able to count noses, but it wasn't me. The photo on the Hood River News site the day before probably assisted, but this workday is normally well attended. The newspaper said: Who did it? Someone dumped this pile of trash and debris in the middle of Post Canyon Road. The crime is known as Offensive Littering, and is punishable by fines and/or jail time. Anyone with information on this or other illegal dumping is encouraged to call Hood River County's non-emergency dispatch at: (541) 386-2711. My cleanup partner & I found a trove where someone had dumped their household trash over the embankment, and we arduously hauled the scattered garbage uphill to the road edge for the truck pickup. While gathering, I came across a prescription pill bottle, with the owner's name and address on it. We took photos in situ and turned them and the evidence over to the sherriff. Folks, if you're going to break the law, don't leave a calling card. Better still, don't be a jerk. Pictures below the break Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:03:58 -0500 http://camba.info/Article51.html This is from Ann McDonald: The cows are in at Hospital Hill 4/6/09. Please don't park at the corral during this time period. Today 5 cars parked there even with all the cattle rigs in sight. It really annoyed the Kreps. We want to be able to ride while the cows are in the pasture, so let all your friends know to not park there right now! Also, they have posted no dogs during this period. Thanks. Let me repeat: NO DOGS ALLOWED ON HOSPITAL HILL until the cow moving is done. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE respect this, or you will get dogs and/or bikes banned from Kreps land. Have fun riding. The trails are in fantastic shape! Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:01:28 -0500 http://camba.info/Article50.html Post Canyon Clean Up day When: Saturday April 18th , Where: Lower Seven Streams kiosk (where Post Cannon Rd where pavement meets the dirt) How long: at 8am to noon What to bring: gloves and water Organizer: Ted Cramer Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:34:08 -0500 http://camba.info/Article49.html Bike Oregon is looking for suggestions for any bike related route, trail, business, event, or emergency service. Take the online survey athttp://survey.findsubstance.com/bicycle-tourism-oregon/ before April 1 2009. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:09:05 -0500 http://camba.info/Article48.html We only have until Saturday, February 28, to get our comments in regarding the Coyote Wall (the Syncline to us) and Catherine Creek are management plan. You can write to them on-line: comments-pacificnorthwest-columbia-river-gorge-nsa@fs.fed.us Click through for snail-mail address and CAMBA talking points Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:43:31 -0600 http://camba.info/Article47.html The Forest Service will present its plan tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Pioneer Center in White Salmon, 501 NE Washington. You can get more information and a link to the Forest Service environmental assessment, at my blog, www.eileengarvin.com. Eileen Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:48:35 -0600 http://camba.info/Article46.html Hi Everyone, I've been hearing rumors and getting questions about the passage in the Senate of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which includes Lewis and Clark Mt Hood Wilderness Act of 2007. There seems to be some confusion over what is and isn't in this proposal, so I thought I'd try to clarify. Over the past 5 years, folks from CAMBA, COTA, PUMP and IMBA have worked in 4 different versions of a Wilderness proposal for Mt Hood. With each successive version (and, like now, more than one version may be "active"), the maps change and it is confusing keeping track- there are lots of questions about the details of this particular version. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 20:37:31 -0600 http://camba.info/Article45.html Trees on Rd 44 Trails Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:24:12 -0600 http://camba.info/Article44.html 2008 Hunting Season is here Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:58:54 -0500 http://camba.info/Article43.html More trail is opened! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:01:23 -0500 http://camba.info/Article42.html The first work party to reconstruct Cooks Meadow has been scheduled. Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:07:28 -0500