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Whoopdee Party Breaks Through
Steve’s been pushing to get the new Whoopdee climb done so he can spend the summer riding and sailing like a normal Hood Riverite. Today’s work party got him one big step closer. A great Sunday morning turnout and ideal … Continue reading
Whoopdee Trail Work Party – rerouting the climb out… (no, it’s not done yet)
This dry weather we’ve been having is driving the ski bums crazy, but the dirt-worshiping mountain bikers are going crazy with dirt lust. So are the trail builders. Whoopdee steward Steve Dunn grabbed 12 of our trail fairies for a … Continue reading
SDS Land / Hospital Hill Closure
***HOSPITAL HILL CLOSURE***** Due to an active Timber Harvest, All SDS Lands in the Jewett Creek and Hospital Hill area are closed as of 1/29/2013. There will be tree felling and cable yarding operation hardware that may occur far outside … Continue reading
Upcoming Work Parties – We need you!!!
As you might have heard, we have a lot of work parties coming up. Some of these are on bike trails, but Hood River County is starting a weekly Saturday work party on motorized trails, and it’s important we get … Continue reading
Seven Streams – Red lines on trees?
We received an email on the morning of 8/12 from a concerned mountain biker who sent us the photo below: This person asked us, “I thought the trees with red lines were supposed to be left standing.” We thought the … Continue reading
Upcoming HRATS events – August 6th & 18th
Hi all. We have a couple of upcoming events where we need your presence and participation. Please help us spread the word! August 6th: Barrett Park appeal meeting Coming up August 6th, it’s the next step in the Barrett Park … Continue reading
Seven Streams Logging Update
Hey Folks, Many of you have probably heard through the grapevine that the likely start date for logging on Seven Streams is July 17th. We received more information on the morning of 7/13. The trail will now close on 7/20. … Continue reading
Evergreen Highway / Hospital Hill Update
This winter’s ice storm continues to wreak havoc with our trails. SDS is moving forward on logging on the Triple Bypass / Hector Connector area. Below is the exact text of the SDS email. Please, if you hear saws, turn … Continue reading
Post Canyon Trail Map – updated
Many of you have asked for a map of Post Canyon showing which trails are open and closed. Thanks to the hard work of our board member at large, and mayor extraordinaire, Arthur Babitz, we offer you this map. We’ll … Continue reading
Hood River County Forest Tour
Everyone has questions about why Hood River County manages forest land the way they do. This is your chance to learn more. Join our fabulous county forest manager, Doug Thiesies, for a Hood River Community Education field trip to learn … Continue reading
