Please contribute to the Whoopee trail rebuilding project
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Hospital Hill 
Columbia Hills 
Gorge, south side 
Whoopee Trail 
Umbrella/Sahale Falls 
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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.
Posted by: dvz on Monday, October 19, 2009 - 05:19 AM
Until further notice the trail that runs just behind the Gun Club building will be closed. There is a bypass route that is marked with yellow signs.
Posted by: dvz on Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:58 PM
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).
Posted by: dvz on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 01:06 AM
BC Loop is open / Suggested Ride
Posted by: ted on Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 01:01 AM
Small work project and BIG Ride
Posted by: ted on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 07:06 AM
Cooks Meadow work project was a success!
Posted by: ted on Monday, June 29, 2009 - 06:32 PM
Bikers and Hikers,
Kreps Ranch has closed their portion of Hospital Hill through at least Monday June 22.
Posted by: dvz on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 - 10:01 PM
(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)
Posted by: Rita on Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 08:58 AM
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?
Posted by: Rita on Sunday, May 31, 2009 - 06:48 AM
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.
Posted by: Scott on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 - 04:56 AM
