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Mt. High Events

 Last updated: August 22, 2019
Latest news in the left column,
Click on underlined events in the Calendar on the right or
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Weather forecast for Government Camp on the right.
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Mt. High members at Stevens Pass

Mt. High members on Mt. Hood

NOTE TO NEWCOMERS

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.  Admission is free.

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

History Happy Hour

at the Mt. Hood Museum & Cultural Center

Last Saturday of each month, 2019  

A series of entertaining and informative evenings at the Mt. Hood Cultural Center in Government Camp.

Doors open: 6:30 pm.

Presentation starts: 7:00 pm.

Be entertained and learn something new.

Admission is free. Donations are welcome.

Beer, Wine, and soft drinks available for purchase.

Location:  Mt. Hood Museum & Cultural Center

Government Camp, Oregon. Across the street from Huckleberry Inn and about 2 houses up the road. Right next to the Taco Shoppe.

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.

2019 Schedule

Jan. 26        Flying Buses and other Mt. Hood oddities
Learn the interesting history of the short lived Skiway tram. Local investors used a city bus and cable logging techniques, to fashion an aerial tram from Government Camp to Timberline Lodge. It only operated in 1951 and 1952, but the flying bus was a sight to see and a fright to ride.

Feb. 23       The Best of Mt. Hood Photography
This event is a rare opportunity to view the best photographs in the museum's extensive collection of Mount Hood related photographs. Archivist Brittney Cardarella and Curator Lloyd Musser will share their favorite photographs from the collections of Hal Lidell, Jock Pribnow, Helen Gerding, Bill Keil, Dale Crockatt and other photographers.

March 30     Ski Fashion Show, vintage to 2020 
Annual vintage skiwear style show with models from Skiyente Ski Club.  Follow the ski fashion trends from 1930's to the 2000's with clothing from the museum collection. Narrated by Sandi Shaub. The new fashions for 2020 presented by Hillcrest Ski & Sports.

April 27        Mt. Hood Hikes - Tips & Recommendations

May 25         "Ever Wild" Book Lecture
   Presented by Darryl Lloyd, author.
   Photographer and author Darryl Lloyd shares his adventures, stories and personal views of Washington’s Mount Adams. Lloyd is the author of “Ever Wild: A Lifetime on Mount Adams,” which chronicles through photography and stories his seven decades on the mountain. He is considered the foremost authority on the Northern Cascade peak. His book mixes adventure memoir with human history, geography, geology, botany, and a vital call for protection.

Growing up on a ranch at the mountain’s base, Lloyd devoted his life to learning the mountain, observing the ebb and flow of its glaciers, photographing the play of light, wandering lush meadows and old-growth forests, hiking boulder-strewn slopes and scaling icefalls.

For nearly 50 years, Darryl Lloyd has brought the mountain to people through talks and slide shows attracting thousands, and his writings and stunning photography have appeared extensively in print. With his brother Darvel, Lloyd founded the non-profit Friends of Mount Adams in 2004, promoting protection, scientific research, and stewardship of the mountain.

Lloyd holds a master of marine affairs degree from the University of Rhode Island, and lives in Hood River.

June 29       History of Steiner Cabins
    Presented by Lloyd Musser.

July 27         A look back at Forest Fire Lookouts
    Presented by Lloyd Musser.

August 10   Steiner Cabins Tours, 9 am - 4 pm.

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.

August 31    Barlow Road - Mt. Hood area ruts and sites
    Presented by Lloyd Musser.

Sept. 28        Mt. Hood Trivia
    Presented by Lloyd Musser.

October 26   Subject TBA

Nov.  30        -- No Social Hour this month --

Dec.  28        Vintage Ski Movie Outtakes

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

Salmon Butte

NOTE: This will be an opportunity to learn how to identifying the trees, shrubs and flowers on the hike and any known uses of the plant.Diane will be telling us about it.  for example, can you tell the difference between a fir tree and a pine tree?  Did you know that a Douglas Fir is not a fir?  Did you know that a Western Red Cedar is not a cedar?

Mt. High TGIF

TGIM / Happy Hour

August 12, 2019 (Monday.)  5:15 - 7:15 pm.

An informal social gathering.

Let's gather for a Happy hour on Monday,  5:15 pm to 7:15 pm.

Location:  Stanford Restaurant & Bar

                 Jantzen Beach Center,

                 12200 N Parker Ave,  Portland, OR 97217

See Google MAP.

Let's just relax and enjoy the time together.

For more info, contact Karen, Skiklynn@gmail.com, 503-984-9210.

Kayaking to Willamette Falls

See more info at:

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/oregon/willamette-falls-kayak?fbclid=IwAR0m_lRmI3LcD4-rXZaOssQmA6QA2CXrwG-bdjRvcTtIeX5OgwLZ4Jc0_mI

Mt. High
Monthly meeting

Usually on the last Monday of the month.

Mountain High

Monthly Board meeting

August 26, 2019. (Monday) - Usually the last Monday of the month.

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.

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

Cascade Lodge

Mt. Hood Museum

Share this PDF file flyer with everyone.

Directions to Zig Zag Inn.

(Click on the image to enlarge it)

This event is completely free,

both on Saturday and Sunday.

On Saturday, during the History Happy Hour presentation at the Mt. Hood Museum, donations to the Museum will be very welcome!

Emilio invites you to a history tour

Barlow Road - Mt. Hood area ruts & sites

Barlow Pass to Zig Zag

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

This event was a Mt. High event for a number of years,

but as of this year (2019), it will be just a private event,

Emilio's own tour.  The club doesn't want to be held liable

if anything bad should happen during the ride.

But it's not a closed private event. It's open to the

general public.  Everyone is welcome.

The event is free.

August 31 - September 1, 2019

 Saturday: 7:00:pm -- Barlow Road presentation at the Museum

 Sunday:   9:30 am -- Cyclists meet at the Zig Zag Inn

                10:00 am -- All meet at the Mt. Hood Museum in Govy.

Where exactly is the Oregon trail around Mt. Hood? How did the Oregon pioneers travel? What did they eat and drink? See the original wagon ruts.

This is really a tour of historic sites, not just a plain bike ride. Bicycles are just the best mode of transportation between sites, which are not easily accessible in any other way. If you want to just ride a bike hard and fast without regard to the location, this is not a ride for you.

But if you are interested in finding out more about how the Oregon Pioneers traveled, which way they drove their wagons and why, and maybe also hear some of of their own words and adventures, then by all means come and join us. It will be both fun and educational, and it will include plenty of Mt. Hood trivia.

This event as part of the celebration of the 176th anniversary of the Oregon Trail. The migration started in 1943.

Saturday evening, at 7:00 pm, Lloyd Musser, curator of the Mt. Hood Museum, will give a presentation with slides about the history of the Oregon Trail and of the Barlow Road, the first passage around Mt. Hood.

Sunday morning, starting at 10 am, there will be a field trip to visit all the historic sites. Participants can join any of 3 groups of people:
     a) Carpooling and hiking; - led by Lloyd Musser.
     b) Riding on road bikes - led by Emilio Trampuz
     c) Riding on mountain bikes - led by Lisa Miller.
All three groups will synchronize their movement and meet at all the important sites.

Carpooling/Hiking. There are just a few spots left in 2 cars with designated drivers for the hikers who will carpool. Once those spots are taken, the only other option for hikers is to drive their own cars, which might not work perfectly at a couple of places, including Laurel Hill, where the plan is for the hikers to be dropped off at the top of the hill and then - after hiking - picked p at the bottom of the hill.

Everyone with a bicycle should meet at the Zig Zag Inn in Zig Zag just a few minutes before 9:30 am. 

Zig Zag Inn is located on your right just before the start of Lolo Pass Road. Turn into the parking lot before the Inn but then conntinue driving along a dirt road behind the Inn, circling to the back of the building and positioning your car in a single file facing toward highway 26. 

Click on the photo to enlarge it.

Once we are all there, we will leave a few cars there and then carpool first to the Museum in Government Camp, and then to Barlow Pass (about 5 more miles further east), where we will start the ride. At the end of the ride, we can have lunch and/or drinks at the Zig Zag Inn.

Bring a water bottle.  Bring a sandwich or some fruit, or at least an energy bar for a short lunch stop at Summit Meadows.

The whole ride will probably take about 4 hours or more, with frequent stops along the way.

This event is open to the general public, so bring a friend. It’s a unique opportunity to find out more about how the original Oregon pioneers came to Oregon.

On Sunday morning, the bike riders will meet at the Zig Zag Inn a few minutes before 9:30 am.  They will leave some of their cars there and carpool in the other cars  to the Museum in Government Camp for the official event start at 10 am.  From there, we will all move on to Barlow Pass for the start of the field trip.

 At the end of the day, we'll gather at the Zig Zag Inn for some lunch or a drink.  Those who left their cars in Zig Zag will then give a ride to the drivers of the cars left at Barlow Pass..

This is a unique and historical ride, somewhat similar to what we have done in past years, but this time much more in depth.  Lloyd Musser will show us details and places we have not visited before. And Lisa Miller has recently discovered a part of the wagon route we didn't know about before.   Here are some highlights:

1. See the original Barlow Trail and even ruts left by the wagons...

2. See the Pioneer Woman's grave.

3. See the Pioneer Cemetery at Summit Prairie and hear the voice of Perry Vickers - who is buried there. Oh, yes, we'll hear him!

4. See exactly where and how the pioneers passed through what is today Government Camp and Skibowl.  The route is not where you might think it is..

5. See Laurel Hill, the steepest part of the historic Barlow Trail, so steep the pioneers had to lower their wagons with ropes, and tie trees 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!  Many have seen this steep chute from below, but let's experience it from above, the way the pioneers saw it.

6. Visit a tunnel built for horses.

7. See the Pioneers' Bridle Path trail.

8. See the tollgate replica at one of the several locations where toll was collected from pioneers arriving in Oregon. Many of the pioneers were outraged to have to pay for the privilege of traveling down "the worst road that ever was passed by wagons!"

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

Please contact the Mt. Hood Museum and/or Emilio, and let them know you are coming.  This is especially important if you are planning to carpool and hike. We need to make sure we will have enough cars for everyone.

Share this PDF file flyer with everyone.

PLEASE RSVP.

Contact Emilio at Emilio2000@earthlink.net.or 503-510-1477, and let him know the following:

1.  Are you coming to the Saturday evening presentation only, or only to Sunday's field trip, ... or both?

2.  Will you hike/carpool, or use a road bike or mountain bike?

3.  If biking, do you have either:

     a)  A trailer to help transport bikes in the morning, .... or

     b)  A larger van or car that can transport the drivers of the other cars back up to Barlow Pass at the end of the day? ... or

     c)  Can you take on at least one passenger and one bike (other than your own) from Zig Zag to Barlow Pass in the morning?

Either way, everyone with a bike needs to stop at the Zig Zag Inn at or before 9:30 am.

RSVP

1. Bike riders RSVP to Emilio, 503-510-1477, Emilio2000@earthlink.net .
2. Hikers RSVP to Lloyd, moydmusser@msn.com .

CONTACTS & INFO

For more info about Saturday's presentation at the Mt. Hood Museum, contact Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum, at 503-272-3301, info@mthoodmuseum.org  .

For info about the bike ride, contact Emilio, 503-510-1477, or Emilio2000@earthlink.net.

View of Mt. Hood from the

Tom, Dick, and Harry trail

Bike ride at 10:00 am

Picnic at 11:30 am.

Clark shelter

Click here for a MAP of the area. 

See more info about the Captain William Clark Park at:

https://www.clark.wa.gov/public-works/captain-william-clark-regional-park-cottonwood-beach

Mt. High Picnic & Bicycle Ride

 at Captain William Clark Regional Park

in Washougal

September 28, 2019 (Saturday).

TIME: 10:00 am - the bike ride

           11:30 am - picnic.

           12 pm (noon) - food served.

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

WHERE: Captain William Clark regional park in Washougal.
                Look for CLARK SHELTER at   

                3333 Index St, Washougal, WA 98671.      See MAP

• From I-205, take the exit to Highway 14 (north of the Columbia River), and head EAST.
• Follow Hwy. 14 (the Lewis & Clark Hwy.) for almost 12 miles.
• Turn RIGHT (south) on South 32nd Street and follow it to the end.
• Turn LEFT onto Index Street.  There will be 3 parking lots on your right.  Skip the first one. Go to the 2nd or 3rd parking lot.
• Park as close as you can to the driveway where you entered the parking lot. You'll have to walk along a path that starts from near the driveway.
• Walk up the ramps and over the Dike and down the other side. The two shelters will be on your LEFT.
• Look for the CLARK shelter. It's the first one you'll come across, the one closest to the parking lot. It's about 665 feet (220 yards) from the parking lot.
• If you come with a bicycle, don't leave it on the car.  Instead, bring it to the shelter. The path to it is ride-able and the bikes are safer with you at the shelter.  That's where we'll start the bike ride from.

BIKE RIDE
We'll work up an appetite and be ready for the picnic.  Bring your bike to the Clark shelter.  But not your food, because there won't be anyone there to guard it at 10 am.  Only the bike riders will gather there initially.

Harry Scribner will lead a bike ride on the Captain William Clark Park Trail. This is compact gravel and dirt similar to the Willapa Hills Trail ride we did recently. No problem for Street tires. Racing tires would be a challenge.

The trail ends at Steamboat Landing and the Pendleton woolen mill retail outlet store. The ride can be extended to the the Pendleton Woolen Mill Retail store. At Steamboat Landing you go through the tunnel and under HWY 14. and on the other side of HWY 14 is the store.  Just if you need to stretch it out a little. Also, the Two Rivers  Heritage Museum is just across the street from the Pendleton store. 

After Steamboat Landing, we'll ride back toward our shelter and past it until we get to the M Bar J Ranch.  From there, we'll return to the picnic.

From the shelter to Steamboat Landing then back to the fence at M bar J Ranch and bac6k to the shelter. The total distance is about  6 miles round trip.

ANOTHER BIKE RIDE

After lunch we may do the Washougal River Greenway Trail. It goes through wetlands and has a raised bike path through a bog. It is really cool.

PICNIC

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

If you are bringing anything heavy, it would be easier for you if you had a wagon or anything on wheels to bring stuff from your cat to the camping shelter. It's a distance of about 200 yards (665 feet).

The shelter features 4 six-foot long tables, a BBQ, and running water.

Take some time during, before, or after the picnic to check out the dugout canoes, replicas of Chinook canoes, on display at the other end of the park.

Who is this gentleman

and what is he doing?

Learn the back story to this and many other photographs from the museum collection at the
SOCIAL HISTORY HAPPY HOUR

at the

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

History Happy Hour

Mt. Hood Trivia

at the Mt. Hood Museum in Government Camp

September 28, 2019 (Saturday.) 6:30 pm.

The Mt. Hood Cultural Center and Museum photo collection contains thousands of images from photographers that cover decades on the mountain. Curator Lloyd Musser will share “Historical Photos of Mount Hood and Trivia” during the Social History Happy Hour.

Be entertained and learn something new.

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.

Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Presentation starts at 7 pm.

Admission is free, but donations to the Museum are welcome.

Beer, wine and soft drinks will be available for purchase.

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.

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

Mt. High

Seafood Party 

October 12, 2019 (Saturday) at 6:00 pm.

Hors d’oeuvres start at 6:00; dinner at 6:30.

Our annual end-of-summer Seafood party is coming up. There will be fish and other seafood aplenty.

The cost to our members will be $5 pp. Guests (non-members): $10. Due to limited space, we can have only a maximum of 45 people. So, please RSVP in time to be counted. 

For your $5, you’ll have an incredible dinner.  The menu is yet to be announced.

BYOB. .Also bring an appetizer, salad, side dish, or dessert to share.

Location: The home of Ron and Terri Best,

16750 S Kraeft Rd., Oregon City, OR 97045.

See Google map.

EVERYONE PLEASE RSVP by October 5^th.

Please RSVP to Ron Best at  SeafoodParty@mthigh.org  or   503-312-8680.

NWSCC Kickoff Social

Oct. 16, 2019    (Wednesday) 

Pizza and guest speakers start at: 6:30 pm

Location:   TBA

Warren Miller's new film:

"Timeless"

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

Portland, Oregon, 97205.

MAP (click to enlarge):

Click to enlarge

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 tickets, 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.

NOTE:

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS STILL

A WORK IN PROGRESS.

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. 1 - 3, 2019 (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 annual ski show at the Expo Center. Great deals on ski clothing and equipment. Many freebies.  Free Two For One Lift Ticket vouchers!

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.  So 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.

This SkiFever Show and the Mt. High Season Kickoff party are the only 2 events where you can renew your membership in person and receive your membership card.

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

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

40th Anniversary

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PACRAT bib pickup

NW Ski Club Council

40th Anniversary Party

and PACRAT bib pickup

Dec. 11 (Wednesday):  6:00 pm.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Northwest Ski Club Council in conjunction with the regular NWSCC meeting, PACRAT bib pickup, and PIE auction.

Location: Lagunitas Community Room,

                237 NE Broadway St, Portland, OR 97232.

No admission charge.