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Mt. High Events

 Last updated: August 7, 2017
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Mt. High members at Stevens Pass

Mt. High members on Mt. Hood

NOTE TO NEWCOMERS

Biking on the Leif Erikson Drive

Leif Erikson Drive - Forest Park

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Mt. High Bicycle Ride

 Leif Erikson Drive - Forest Park

August 5, 2017 (Saturday).

TIME:    10 am 
MEET:   Wesco Distribution  (across the street from them)
               2341 NW 31st Ave., Portland..                      See MAP

The Leif Erickson Drive in Portland's Forest Park allows for a 14
mile beginner mountain bike ride consisting of one tiny uphill and
the rest mild downhill and level terrain. Mountain bikes are recommended.

We will meet near the Wesco Distribution building, near the corner of NW Nicolai & 31st Avenue.  Don't park in the Wesco parking lot, but across the street from them.

Only a few of us will leave our cars parked here. The majority should just wait until we are all assembled and then we'll shuttle our cars and bikes to the start of the trail on the uphill side on Germantown Road. 

Bring a water bottle, some snacks, gloves, ear warmers, and jacket just in case.

We'll have lunch at Kenny & Zuke's Bagelworks cafe & deli at the end of the ride. The place has long tables and offers a multitude of culinary choices including beer.

A good time will be had by all. This will be Mt High's September bike ride.
Leaders:  Emilio Trampuz, Linda McGavin, John Davis.

Click here for a MAP of the area.

Directions: From I-405, take the exit to Vaughn Street, then turn onto NW 23rd Avenue . Then turn right onto Thurman, and you'll see Kenny and Zuke's on your left within that same block. 

Kenny & Zuke's Bagelworks on Thurman St.  (Click on the image to enlarge it.)

Mt. High bike ride

Neighborhood Greenway bike ride

August 6, 2017  (Sunday) -- 9:30 am
 

Road sign just 2 miles before Government Camp.

The Mt. Hood Museum also has a permanent exhibit featuring the Steiner Cabins.

The Mt. Hood Museum preserves and showcases the rich history of Mount Hood through interpretive exhibits and educational programming. The museum features six galleries that highlight the history of the mountain's early exploration, winter sports, settlement and natural history.

The museum in the center of Government Camp, the Mt. Hood Information Center and the Museum Gift Shop are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum
ph: 503-272-3301, info@mthoodmuseum.org 
www.mthoodmuseum.org 

Steiner Cabins Tour

Self-guided auto tour of cabins in the Brightwood/Welches area

August 12, 2017 (Saturday) 

This year’s tour will focus on the preservation and restoration of these historic Mount Hood cabins.

Ticket sales for this event begin July 1st on the museum website and can be purchased ONLINE ONLY.  (Last year sold out in 3 days.)

The cabins are the work of Henry Steiner, a craftsman who emigrated from Germany and began building mountain homes that relied on the offerings of the natural surroundings. Once a year, the owners of some of the nearly 100 Steiner cabins open their doors to the public.

This year’s tour on Saturday, Aug. 12, will be a self-guided auto tour of a number of cabins in the Brightwood/Welches area. Cabins in this year’s tour range from fully restored and preserved to a cabin where complete restoration is in progress. Participants will learn the background and history of each cabin from the owners and volunteers from the Mt. Hood Museum.

Tickets are $35 for the general public or $30 for museum members and are available beginning at midnight on July 1. Members should call the museum at 503-272-3301 for the discount code when ordering tickets. Purchase the tickets online at www.mthoodmuseum.org.

In a change from past years, the will-call ticket pickup and tour start is at the Hoodland Senior Center, 65000 E. Highway 26, at the Mt. Hood Village RV Resort. When purchasing tickets, select a start time of 9 or 11 a.m. or 1 p.m. The tour will take about three hours to complete.

In anticipation of the tour, the museum’s monthly Social History Happy Hour lecture on July 29 will discuss the “History of Mount Hood’s Steiner Cabins.” Lectures are held on the last Saturday of the month at 7 p.m. with a $5 admission at the door. Beer and wine are available to purchase.

For more information, contact Janet Paulson at 503-970-3810.

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A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets exactly between the Sun and Earth. The dark circle that appears to be covering up the Sun is actually the Moon.

Only a total eclipse is interesting to see. Those 2 minutes are the only time you can look directly at the sun and see its corona. To see this event, you must be within the area bounded by the 2 blue lines on the map.

A partial eclipse is nothing special, just a little darkening of the sun’s light, but the sun is still too bright to look directly at it. If you are outside of the area of totality, you will be disappointed. It won’t be much different than when the clouds darken the sky a bit. Seeing 97% of totality is seeing very little.

The closer you are to the center of totality (the red line), the longer the eclipse will last.
You need to find a spot that has a view of the eastern and/or south-eastern sky. The eclipse will happen in the morning, when the sun is still not very high on the sky.

During the hour before the total eclipse look at the shadows. Notice that the shadows of many objects such as trees will show a small image of something that looks like a crescent moon. That’s the crescent sun.

Seconds before the total eclipse, the last rays of sunshine will look like a brilliant diamond on a ring. When you see this bright spot in a corner of the sun, you will know that the totality is about to begin. At the end of the 2 minutes of totality, the jeweled ring will reappear. That’s a sign you need to quit looking at the sun.

Solar Eclipse

August 21, 2017 (Monday.)  Total eclipse begins at: 10:18 am.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon gets exactly between the Earth and the Sun. The moon will block the sun’s rays for about 2 minutes. The full eclipse will start in Salem, OR at 10:18 am. Some general effects, such as a gradual fading of the sun, will be noticeable about 30 - 45 minutes earlier.

The total eclipse will be visible only along a narrow path. The moon will cast a shadow only 87 miles wide, as shown by the blue lines on the map. The red line shows the location of the longest lasting eclipse. The total eclipse will last only a few seconds near the blue lines. So, the best viewing will be in places like Depoe Bay, Salem, Albany, Warm Springs and Madras. Watch out for traffic!

Portland, Eugene and Bend will only see a partial eclipse, which is just a fading of the sun, not much.

Plan to come closer to Salem to see the real thing. That’s when you can briefly see the sun’s corona streaming outward.  The longest lasting viewing of the total eclips will occur alnog and east-west line about half way between Salem and Albany.

The moon’s shadow will race across Oregon in just 12 minutes at the speed of 3,400 miles per hour.

NOTE: OMSI will sell Eclipse glasses, that allow you to look at the sun anytime. Check out the OMSI web site or any astronomical web site for instructions on how to view this event.

The Mt. Hood Cultural Museum preserves and showcases the rich history of Mount Hood through interpretive exhibits and educational programming. The museum features six galleries that highlight the history of the mountain’s early exploration, winter sports, settlement and natural history.

The museum, the Mt. Hood Information Center and the Museum Gift Shop are open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.

History Happy Hour

Log Cabin Maintenance Techniques & Tips

Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp

August 26, 2017 (Saturday.)  6:30 pm.

Log cabins maintenanve techniques and tips.

Presented by Mark Fritch, Log Cabin Builder

Be entertained and learn something new.

Doors open 6:30, lecture at 7 pm.

Social History Happy Hour events take place the last Saturday of the month at the museum. Topics range from Mount Hood photography to ski fashion to volcanic activity on the mountain.

$5 cash at the door. Beer & Wine available for purchase.

For more information about the lecture series, please call the museum at 503-272-3301.

Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum
ph: 503-272-3301, info@mthoodmuseum.org 
www.mthoodmuseum.org 

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

Usually on the last Monday of the month.

Mountain High
monthly Board meeting

August 28 2017. (Monday) - Usually last Monday of the month, with the exception of Memorial day.  Whenever some major holiday or other important event falls on the last Monday of the month, we will usually reschedule our meeting for some other time.

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.

About 17 miles of gravel road with ruts

plus a couple of miles of paved road

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Mt. High

Still Creek Rd. & Trillium Lake

Mountain Bike Ride

September 16, 2017 (Saturday).  9:30 am.

Join Mt High Club members in a rolling good time on a mountain bike ride along Still Creek Road in the downhill direction.  From Government Camp, ride to Trillium Lake, then a bit uphill for almost a mile, and finally several miles of downhill cruising toward Rhododendron, where we'll have lunch at the Still Creek Inn.

Nice long glide with very little uphill action. Perfect for beginner mountain bike riders.

In an attempt to host a monthly summer bike ride, we have chosen September's ride to make use of the Still Creek Road that runs behind Multorpor and Ski Bowl ski areas.  Strong legs not required.

9:15 - 9:30 am:  Meet at at the Still Creek Inn in Rhododendron. Please park behind the restaurant. We will leave a few cars there (for later), and then transport everyone and all our bikes to Government Camp, for the start of the bike ride.

If you havea trailer, or a truck, or anything capable of hauling several bicycles from Rhododendron to Government Camp, ... please bring it.

10:00 am: We will leave from Govy and take mountain bike trail down to the Trillium Lake area and then over to Still Creek Road. A mountain bike is required mainly for wide tires to deal with some soft gravel, but otherwise it is a pleasant downhill ride.

12:30 (or maybe 1 pm):  Lunch at the Still Creek Inn in Rhododendron.

THE ROUTE
The map shows only part of our ride, mainly to and around Trillium Lake. Points:
1. Chose a narrow, rocky trail, or
2. Choose a small paved road to:
2.5 Pioneer Cemetery at Summit Meadows. We’ll regroup here.
3. Get off the Trillium Lake Road here and onto a bike/hike trail to the lake.
4. After circling the lake clockwise, take this crossover trail uphill to the nearby road.
5. Continue on Still Creek Road for another 14 miles to Rhododendron.

Towards the end, we will have 3 choices to get back to Hwy 26:
  a)  The Still Creek MTB Trail (not for the faint of heart)
  b)  Road #32 (nauseating uphill climb or walk)
  c)  Still Creek Road itself (continue with the gradual glide downhill).

At the end of the ride, we'll have lunch at the Still Creek Inn. After that, the drivers of the cars that drove up to Government Camp should get a ride from those who left their cars in Rhododendron.  The passengers in all cars can stay at the restaurant and enjoy a cup of coffee or dessert until everyone returns with all our cars to Rhododendron.

Leaders:  John Davis, Emilio Trampuz, Linda McGavin

Wilsonville Senior Center

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or

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Google map

DIRECTIONS

From the north     See MAP:

- Take Interstate 5 (I-5) SOUTH

- Look for building number 7965.

Mt. High

Seafood Spectacular 

(Just a party)

September 30, 2017 (Saturday) at 6:30 pm.

(If you want to help with the setup, please come at 5:30 pm.)

Our annual end-of-summer Seafood party is coming up. Pete Troy has been in Alaska all summer long and will be bringing home some excellent seafood for us to try. We've found a new location this year and are very excited to try it out.

We'll be getting together at the Wilsonville Senior Center, which is just a short distance off of I-5 at the South Wilsonville Exit. A map is attached. See below.

The cost to our members again this year will be $10 per person. Guests (non-members): $15.

For your $10, you'll have an incredible dinner of Pete and Ann’s incredible homemade sushi, Bruce McGavin’s fantastic smoked salmon spread; steamed mussels, clams, and salmon. Gordy will be putting his personal touch to the salmon to fix it just the way we like it! 

This is a BYOB event, and you can bring a side dish or dessert to share. We expect to have our usual crowd of 65-75 in attendance.

This year we'll do the opposite from last year. If your last name begins with:

          K - Z :  bring a salad or side dish;

Exception:  If your last name happens to be Krueger or Moon, you should bring some dessert.  For those who don't know, our past President, Kurt Krueger and his wife Chris Moon bake wonderful chocolate desserts and in most years end up winning one of the 3 prizes at our Chocolate parties (even though all the entries in the contest are anonymous.)

EVERYONE PLEASE RSVP by September 23rd.

Location:

Wilsonville Senior Center

7965 SW Wilsonville Rd

Wilsonville, OR 97070

See Google map.

Please RSVP to Debbi Kor for a headcount by Sept. 20th:  ijustwannarun1@comcast.net  or  (503) 314-7078.

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Mt. High

Timothy Lake Bicycle Ride

October 7, 2017 (Saturday).  10 am.

Join Mt High Club members in a mountain bike ride around Timothy Lake. We will use a shuttle to do only 9 miles around the lake. There is an option to do the whole 15 miles, however you will miss early dinner with the 9 milers.

We will meet at Little Crater Lake at 10 am, a bit north of Timothy Lake. Riders will be shuttled to the Clackamas Lake Historic Ranger Station. Early dinner will be on the way back at The Taco Shoppe in Govy Camp. Early dinner will be on the way back at The Taco Shoppe in Govy Camp.

 
This is a beginning mountain bike trail. Operative word here is “mountain bike”­. There are a few parts of the trail that are not suitable for a road bike. The trail is at water level in the trees with numerous views and twists and turns.

 
Leaders:

John Davis, hikedance@gmail.com, 503-358-5900, and

Emilio Trampuz, Emilio2000@earthlink.net, 503-510-1477.

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Driving directions:

From Sandy, go east on Hwy. 26 for about 40 miles to Skyline Road (Road 42).

Turn right and go south for 4 miles.

Turn right on Forest Road 58 (Abbot Rd.) and go 2 miles to Little Crater Lake campground.

Allow at least 50 minutes from Sandy, or 20 minutes from Govy.

Our meeting place is markd on the adjacent map with the highlighted words: "Meet Here".  Please click on the map to enlarge it.

Warren Miller's new film:

"Line of Descent"

Click on the image above to see the movie trailer

The movie is at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall,  1037 SW Broadway,

Portland, Oregon, 97205.

MAP (click to enlarge):

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Dinner and/or drinks at the Hop City Tavern http://hopcitytavern.com. It is located at the bottom of the Hilton Hotel and is very close to the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (almost across the street from it). It is the former Bistro 921, but is totally remodeled.
 

NOTE

The price of the ticket to see the movie is high, but it will be more than offset by the free lift ticket to Mt. Bachelor, plus all the other discount coupons we'll receive.

Plus, you'll also get a free subscription to Ski Magazine if you fill out a questionnaire inside the glossy magazine we will all receive at the theater.

Oct. 14, 2017 (Saturday).   6:30 - 9:00 pm.

More info at:

http://portlandskifever.com/

Other features of the SkiFever Ski & Snowboard Show include the “Saturday Night SkiFever Pray For Snow Party” features the Famous Phasous live cover band; other live music throughout the show; dance performances; X-Games athletes; aerial performances; scuba demo; and more.

Nov. 3 - 5, 2017 (Fri - Sun.)  

SkiFever rolls out the most awesome Six Million Dollar SkiFever Bonanza Sale™ in the country! Save Up To 70% on the latest brand name gear from Portland’s best retailers.

Biggest t annual ski show at the Expo Center. Great deals on ski clothing and equipment. Many freebies.  Free Two For One Lift Tickets!

Also included a giant Ski Swap, where you can keep 80% of the sale value when you sell your used equipment. Thursday is the ONLY day to drop off your gear for the Ski Swap.  Last chance to sell your old gear.

Our Mountain High club will have a booth at the Show.  Note that there will be no Ski Far this year, so instead, please come to the Ski Fever Show and visit our booth, where you will be able to renew your club membership, signup for ski trips, etc.

Admission: $14 at the gate.  Or $18 for two-day pass.

Juniors (6 - 12 years old) pay only $3.  Under 6 is free.

Show hours are:

Friday 1 pm - 10 pm
Saturday 10am - 9 pm
Sunday 10am - 6 pm

.More info at: http://portlandskifever.com/ .

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  We need several volunteers to help staff our Mountain High club's booth for a 3-hour shift.  Each volunteer will receive free admission to the Show.  To volunteer, please contact Karen Michels, skiklynn@gmail.com , 503-984-9210.

Local ski clubs will have their booths in the yellow highlighted area in the middle of the show floor. Click on the floor plan to enlarge it

NASTAR’s integration with the U.S. Ski Team gives participants the opportunity to meet and interact with their favorite racers.

NASTAR Nationals

For those who qualify

March 21 - 25, 2018.