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Mt. High Events

 Last updated:July 18, 2014
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NOTE

The attached trail map mentions "Layng Road", but Google Maps says: "Lang Road".

It appears that Google is wrong on this one.

The real name is Layng Road.

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Description:  This is a paved "rails to trails" path that goes along Dorena lake and past some covered bridges. We'll do a shorter 20 miles round trip loop, but this can be extended by another 10 miles, if you wish.

The Row River Trail begins its fantastic mile trek in Downtown Cottage Grove (but we will start from the next trailhead, 5 miles east) and it takes cyclists, walkers, roller bladers, joggers and all non- mechanized travelers on a wonderful scenic trip along the Row River and Dorena Lake as well as past historic covered bridges and old saw mills.

Cost:  Free.

What to bring:  Snack or lunch, plenty of water, camera, sunscreen and helmet.

Please wear a helmet for safety!

Carpooling:  If interested in carpooling or have any questions please let me know. See my contact info below.  -- Karen

Please RSVP:   Karen Michels at 503-984-9210 or michels7904@comcast.net .

DIRECTIONS

• Take I-205 North to SE Powell Blvd in Portland. Take exit 19 from I-205 North.

• Follow SE Powell Blvd. for 4.8 miles (11 minutes) to W Powell Loop in Gresham.

• Turn right onto W Powell Loop for just 400 feet.

• Destination will be on the right

See Google MAP.

Description:  21 miles, 2 lakes, 1 park, 1 dike, 21 miles, A level, No one will
be permitted to ride on this ride who is not wearing a helmet. For anyone who wants to do more miles and hills they can ride that same day from the same start with Dick. About 25-30 miles. We will have maps for both rides Everyone will sign a liability release.

We’ll ride on Fairview Trail and a wide street bike lane with only a short distance without a bike lane; then on the dike that few people know about.

 
Lunch afterwards will be at the Cedarville Tavern. Cell 503-706-9668.

This ride is essentially the same as the one held earlier on May 18th, but this time it will be a purely Mountain High club ride.
 

Cost:  Free.

What to bring:  Helmet is required.

Contact:   Jackie Bonillo, jbon1960@comcast.net  or  (503) 663-3359.

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

Usually on the last Monday of the month.

Mountain High
monthly meeting
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July 28, 2014. (Monday) - Usually last Monday of the month.

                     This month is an exception, delayed by a day.

6:00 pm - social gathering;

6:30 pm - formal meeting. 

Location: Round Table Pizza, 10070 SW Barbur Blvd., near Capitol Hwy. (by McDonald’s).

This is an organizational and planning meeting, attended mainly by Board members, trip leaders, activity organizers etc., but it is open to all.  Anyone wanting to get more involved with the club is welcome.

Cal                  Terry

Learn a little more about some Mt. Hood trivia, including a map showing part of this tour in this PDF file posted in our History section.

http://www.mthigh.org/History/Mt-Hood-History-Bike-ride.pdf

Mt. High

Barlow Trail to Rhododendron

historic trails bike ride

August 2, 2014 (Saturday) - 9:00 am

A unique bike ride into history!

This will be part 2 of last year's bike ride, visiting several places we did not visit last time.

Don't confuse this one with the Barlow Road Ride later in August (Aug. 23-24). Our ride is shorter, easier, and chock full of information, old tales, trivia, and the history of Mt. Hood and of Oregon.

This is not a typical bike ride.  It's a history tour.

Meet at 9 am, in Rhododendron, the last small town before Government Camp. Let's assemble at the Still Creek Inn (the only restaurant in town).

The bike ride is from Government Camp to Rhododendron, but not by the most firect route.  A lot of it is downhill, but there are a couple of uphill sections.. Mostly on paved roads, or fairly smooth trails. Mostly on hidden paths that are not well known, some so overgrown they might soon disappear.  Witness how a historic road has been destroyed - on purpose!

A road bike is fine for this ride.  But there will be a few places where we will ALL have to get off our bikes and carry them or push them through some tough places. We will also have to cross Hwy. 26 in at least 2 places.

We will leave about half of our cars in Rhododendron. The other half will drive up to Government Camp with their bikes, but also carpooling with those who will leave their cars in Rhody. At the end of the day, those who left their cars in Rhody will give a ride to the drivers of the cars left at Government Camp.

This is a unique and historical ride. Here are some highlights:

1. See several sections of the original Barlow Trail you haven't seen before..

2. Bike down parts of the old Mt. Hood highway, before the modern Hwy 26 was built. The road is overgrown with trees and moss, but it is still paved and smooth.

3. See Laurel Hill, the steepest part of the historic Barlow Trail, so steep the pioneers had to lower their wagons with ropes, and tie tree trunks to the back of the wagon to act as a brake. This hill is as steep as a double-black diamond ski trail, and yet the pioneers managed to get down it with their wagons!

4. Visit a bat cave. Yes, there are some bats in there, but it's not what you think.

5. Visit Little Zig Zag Falls. Or sit down at a picnic table to rest your legs here.

6. Bike down parts of the old Barlow trail, better known today as the Pioneers' Bridle Path trail.

7. At the end of the ride, let's go for a drink and some food at the Still Creek Inn in Rhododendron, partly as thanks to them for letting us use their parking lot, and partly to rest and enjoy each other's company, while replenishing our energy.

Some of this may seem familiar. We've done something similar before. But, there will be lots of new (and old) stuff to see and experience this time. Promise!

For the bike ride, contact Emilio, 503-378-0171, or Emilio2000@earthlink.net.

Bike ride at 9:30 am

Picnic at 11:30 am.

Click here for a MAP of the area.

Mt. High Picnic & Bicycle Ride

 at Sellwood Park

August 16, 2014 (Saturday).

TIME:       9:30 am  for the bike ride (assemble at lower parking lot);

              11:30 am  for picnic.

              12 pm (noon) - food served.

              If you arrive at 1 pm or later, most of the food will be gone!

WHERE: Sellwood park
               PICNIC AREA - A (as before- the big one).  See MAP
 

Let's celebrate multiple anniversaries:

       Aboutt 40+ years of the EdgeSet club (one of our former halves),

       38 years of the Plaza ski club (our other half), and

       13 years of the combined Plaza/Edgeset (aka. Mountain High) club.

Let's invite all our current and former club member to a reunion. Can you still get in touch with some of our older members?  Please invite them to come.  All new members are welcome too, of course!

There will be a bicycle ride just before the picnic. Gather at the parking lot by the river.

The picnic is a potluck. We'll have sausages of various kinds (spicy and non-spicy). Bring something else to share. Also BYOB.

Click here for a MAP of the area.

Directions for bike ride (at 9:30 am): From the Sellwood bridge (or Tacoma St.), turn north onto 6th Avenue, then left on SE Spokane St.  Go over the railroad tracks and immediately turn right onto Oaks Park Way. The parking lot will be on your left. 

Directions for picnic (at 11:30 am): From the Sellwood bridge (Tacoma St.), turn north onto 6th Ave. Then left on Spokane St. and right onto Grand Avenue.  Enter the park from Grand Avenue (which continues as a pedestrian path into the park.  Our picnic area (Area A) will be on the left side of that path (downhill, toward the river).

Click on map to enlarge it, or here for Campsite Map

Be there in time to settle in and start rafting at noon on Friday.

Click here for

Directions, Road map, Campsite map, and River map!

NOTE: This document is from an earlier year. The campsite map is different this year.

Video

Mt. High

Deschutes River Raft Weekend

Food:  Lou's Q is back and he will come and cook dinner Sat. night. BBQ Ribs, Chicken and baked beans, cole slaw and potato salad.

Cost: 

* Camp, raft, dinner = $100.00 pp, (Non Members $115.00) Non members must sign a membership form/liability release before participation.

* RV space available for an additional $25 per day or $75 total..

* If you have your own raft/kayak, call Gordy for special pricing.

* KIDS ARE WELCOME (8 –20) AND TOTALLY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARENT AT A COST OF $50.00 EACH.

Contact Gordy Lusk at 503-804-8363 or rivergordy@gmail.com

Click here for the trip flyer.

* This is not a professionally guided trip. It is a club function for our members and their friends to have fun. We are all personally responsible for our own actions. Rafting can be dangerous. By registering for this event you and your guests will relinquish any and all claim of responsibility and claims of liability on all parties participating in this event, board members and Mountain High Snowsport Club.

The first 25 miles along Clackamas River Drive traverses country roads past rural towns and scenic farmland, and then features some short rolling hills on your way to the spectacular Bluff Road panorama of Sandy River valley and Mt. Hood in the background.

The second 25 miles (from the City of Sandy) drops down the bluff, across the river, up a few short but steep hills through the Marmot Ridge canopy of trees to a spectacular view of Mt. Hood, before descending back into the Sandy River Valley floor for a long flat ride to Zig Zag. From there it’s your choice: either follow Hwy. 26 up Laurel Hill or follow the gentler and quieter Still Creek Road via Trillium Lake to Govy.  End the ride at Government Camp or at Timberline Lodge..

3rd annual

Barlow Road Bike Ride

Government Camp to Oregon City

A fundraiser for the Mt. Hood Museum and Cultural Center

August 23 - 24, 2014 (Saturday - Sunday):

If you want to experience a large part of Mt. Hood and Oregon History...REALLY experience the beauty, the majesty, the pioneering feeling of conquering the Barlow Trail Road from Oregon City Oregon to Mt. Hood...this is something you WON'T want to miss.

A 2-day century tour following the historic Barlow Road from the end of the Oregon Trail to Government Camp (and back).

Historic and incredibly scenic routes for riders of all abilities:

1. Trail Scout:  120 miles and 7,000 feet up and down in one day.

2. Trail Boss:  50 miles each day, one uphill and one downhill.

3. Pioneer:   25 miles uphill from Sandy on day one, 50 miles downhill on day two.

4. Junior and Senior:  50 miles downhill -- the no training option.

Almost all of the ride will be on quiet rural roads with little vehicular traffic. The only time you will be riding on Highway 26 will be from Zig Zag to Government Camp up Laurel Hill, which has new pavement and a wide shoulder. The entire route will be marked with BRR signs.

This year, the route will be altered slightly. The Still Creek Road will be an official part of the 2014 BRR route via Trillium Lake to Government Camp to avoid the heavy traffic on Hwy 26 up Laurel Hill. The 12 miles along Still Creek Road is mostly gravel but virtually free of motor vehicle traffic and is a more gradual grade.

The ride is fully supported with rest stops approximately every 10 miles where you’ll enjoy plenty of food and energy drinks… with massages available. You will experience top-notch volunteers who welcome and help sustain you as you pedal away the miles. The registration fee includes all the necessary ride support (food, energy drinks, food, toilets, more food, sag wagons, massage, mechanics and medical help) finish point will feature not only a great dinner at the Cascade Ski Lodge, but also live music, our professional massage team and tours of the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum.

The maximum number of riders is 2,000.  The registration fee is $85 per rider (anyone 18 or older), or $65 for juniors (14 - 18 years old).. Please ask your friends and relatives to sponsor you by making additional donations to the Museum.

Party, Dinner, & Lodging in Government Camp

The ride's final destination i the Cascade Lodge in Government Camp where you can stay the night in bunk beds at $25 per person, and room for only 80 people..

There will be a dinner of spaghetti, salad, bread and energy drink and dessert. Beer and wine can also be available on a no host basis.

There will be a Barlow Road Ride Festival in Government Camp on Saturday afternoon and evening. In addition to the shops and restaurants, there will be tours of the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum. Food vendors and bike vendors will have booths at the Cascade Parking lot. There will be a Beer Garden and music. Fun, fun, fun!

Details and registration:  www.barlowroadride.com

A quote from the Barlow Road Ride Website:
"As you embark on this extraordinarily scenic and historic course, you will be riding the paved route of the famous Barlow Road – once followed by many pioneers around Mt. Hood to reach Oregon City. You will be traveling along the cool Clackamas River, to the gateway city of Sandy and then up the sparkling Sandy River Valley via Marmot Ridge to Zig Zag past open fields and amid vibrant forests, and finally up Laurel Hill to majestic Mt. Hood. A truly world class route!"
 

Help celebrate Mt. Hood, the Barlow Trail, the Pioneers and the Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum. You can "like" the Barlow Road Ride on Facebook and follow it on Twitter too! Just go to the website www.barlowroadride.com  for quick links.
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Contact info: www.barlowroadride.com or 503-272-3301.