Post Canyon

September 2010 »

Disco Divas Mountain bike ride
Starts: 9:00 am
Location: TBA
Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.
First Friday in Hood River
Starts: 5:00 pm
Location: Downtown Hood River
Description: Come look at art, eat snacks, shop and drink. Lots of cool art, lots of free snacks, and lots of ... oh never mind about the drinks. I'll get someone in trouble. Anyway, First Friday is lots of fun, and it is legal to drink your own drinks on the street in Hood River. Just be cool about it, or you'll end up causing a change in the law.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 10:00 am
Location: Middle White Salmon
Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

CGWA Swap Meet
Starts: 7:00 am
Location: Hood River Expo Center
Description: It's a swap meet, duh. Come get some new gear or get rid of old gear.
Sunday Sicko Swim
Starts: 7:30 am
Location: East end of the Hood River Inn
Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

Cross-Channel Swim
Starts: 5:45 am
Location: The Sternwheeler, the Columbia River, and Hood River
Description: This is a great event! Catch a ride on the sternwheeler, jump off, and swim back to Hood River. Sign up early, as this event will sell out. For more information: http://www.active.com/swim-meet/hood-river-or/columbia-river-cross-channel-swim-2010
Coed Touch Rugby
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Parkdale
Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!
Free Tai Chi
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Wilson Park, Hood River
Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.
The Alternative Ride
Starts: 6:30 pm
Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back
Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

Tuesday Night Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: The Event Site, Hood River
Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Husum Put-in
Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.
Sailboat Racing
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Hood River Marina
Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

Fluidride Cup #2 Bike Race
Starts: 12:00 am
Location: Skibowl
Description: Four days of bike racing! Wow! There's also a cool bike movie being played one of those days. Skibowl.com for more information.
Post and Pint
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon
Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!
Thursday Night (bonus) Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: East end of the Event Site
Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

Disco Divas Mountain bike ride
Starts: 9:00 am
Location: TBA
Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 10:00 am
Location: Middle White Salmon
Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.
White Salmon Rafting Race
Starts: 2:00 pm
Location: The White Salmon
Description: This event is intended to be part race and part skills test. Be prepared to paddle hard, catch tight eddies, flip your boat, and to creatively respond to adversity. Meet at Northwestern Lake at 2pm.

Learn more at http://www.nwrafting.com/white-salmon.

Sunday Sicko Swim
Starts: 7:30 am
Location: East end of the Hood River Inn
Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.
CGORA Trail Work Party
Starts: 9:00 am
Location: Post Canyon, Kingsley staging area
Description: CGORA Trail Work Party
Trail #191L
Northwest Area, Hood River County Trail System
Hood River, Oregon
Sunday September 12, 2010
9:00am – 1:00pm Work Party

This CGORA Work Party will improve Trail #191L that was built last winter. This is a motorcycle and quad loop trail near Kingsley Reservoir. Bring water, lunch, safety glasses, and work gloves. We will be providing McLeods, Pulaskis, Rakes, and Loppers etc. We will walk into the work area. All volunteer hours are used to satisfy in-kind grant requirements. You can bring your bike and ride after the Work Party.

The trails are closed due to Fire Season, but the gravel roads are open.

Coed Touch Rugby
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Parkdale
Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!
Free Tai Chi
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Wilson Park, Hood River
Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.
The Alternative Ride
Starts: 6:30 pm
Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back
Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

Tuesday Night Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: The Event Site, Hood River
Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

Pendleton Roundup
Starts: 12:00 am
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Description: One of the 10 largest rodeos in the world. It's probably best if you just look at the website: http://pendletonroundup.com/ I can't really convey all the splendid nuances of the Roundup here...
Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Husum Put-in
Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.
Sailboat Racing
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Hood River Marina
Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

Post and Pint
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon
Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!
Thursday Night (bonus) Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: East end of the Event Site
Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

Disco Divas Mountain bike ride
Starts: 9:00 am
Location: TBA
Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 10:00 am
Location: Middle White Salmon
Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.
Maupin's Riverfest
Starts: 11:00 am
Location: Oasis River Campground, Maupin
Description: 5/10 k walk/run, $25 river trips, all sorts of other fun activities. Check out http://www.maupinriverfest.com/ for more information.

Sunday Sicko Swim
Starts: 7:30 am
Location: East end of the Hood River Inn
Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

Coed Touch Rugby
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Parkdale
Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!
Free Tai Chi
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Wilson Park, Hood River
Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.
The Alternative Ride
Starts: 6:30 pm
Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back
Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

Tuesday Night Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: The Event Site, Hood River
Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Husum Put-in
Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.
Sailboat Racing
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Hood River Marina
Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

Post and Pint
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon
Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!
Thursday Night (bonus) Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: East end of the Event Site
Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

Disco Divas Mountain bike ride
Starts: 9:00 am
Location: TBA
Description: Join a group of mountain bike girls for a girls' only mountain bike ride. Location and time change weekly. Contact Discover Bikes for more information.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 10:00 am
Location: Middle White Salmon
Description: Meet at the Husum Put-in at 10am for a run down the Middle White Salmon. Roll and Class III+ paddling skills required.

Starts: 12:00 am
Location: Skibowl
Description: Dog day at Skibowl. All kinds of stuff for dog lovers. http://www.skibowl.com/summer/dogday
Sunday Sicko Swim
Starts: 7:30 am
Location: East end of the Hood River Inn
Description: Swim from the east beach at the Hood River Inn, under the Hood River Bridge, and back to the Event Site. You must have swim-team level skills to take part.

Coed Touch Rugby
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Parkdale
Description: Coed touch rugby? What could be more fun that that? Give Hood River Community Ed a call for more information!
Free Tai Chi
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Wilson Park, Hood River
Description: Tai Chi is cool, but free tai chi is even cooler. Come check out this relaxing, meditative martial art. Lessons are free and so is class.
The Alternative Ride
Starts: 6:30 pm
Location: Mountain View Cycles to Mosier and back
Description: Grab your casual clothes and casual bike and come for a casual ride to Mosier and back. All ages are welcome, but be advised that there's beer drinking involved. Please wear a helmet and bring a light, as we'll be returning around dark. There's a weekly raffle, so come prepared to win stuff!

Tuesday Night Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: The Event Site, Hood River
Description: Meet at the east end of the Event Site for a casual (or not so) triathlon workout. 500 yard swim, 8 mile ride, 2 mile run, followed by beers. Yummy.

Kayak Shed Shop Paddle
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Husum Put-in
Description: Come join a cool group of paddlers for a run on either the middle or lower white salmon. Class II whitewater experience is required, but no roll is required. After, join the gang for pizza and beer in Bingen.
Sailboat Racing
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: Hood River Marina
Description: Come race sailboats on the Columbia. Meet at the Hood River Marina around 5:30. Experience is recommended, but if you show up with a 6-pack of beer, one of the bigger boats will probably take you along for a ride. Non-marking shoes required.

Post and Pint
Starts: 5:30 pm
Location: Dirty Fingers Bike Repair / Post Canyon
Description: Come ride bikes with the Dirty Fingers Crew. Take a lap around Post Canyon's Mitchell Ridge trail and then head back to the shop for a pint of beer on Mitchell!
Thursday Night (bonus) Tri
Starts: 6:00 pm
Location: East end of the Event Site
Description: 500 yard swim. 8 mile ride. 2 mile bike. What a workout!

Photo by: http://www.jessicarobinsonphoto.com

It’s not possible to say enough good things about this gem of a trail less than 10 minutes from Hood River. Winding singletrack follows a seasonal stream through Doug Fir second-growth forest. Seven Streams and Mitchell Ridge loops provide plenty of challenge for intermediate riders, while 8-Track, Drop Out and other stunt sections keep even the most jaded downhillers happy.

This is a crowded trail, so bring along your trail etiquette. Uphill riders, pedestrians and small children have the right of way. Downhillers, be prepared to pull off the trail for uphill riders.

After rainstorms, Post Canyon becomes very slick and muddy. Please stay off the trail at these times. You’ll cause more damage than the fun you’re having. Two days after a rainstorm seems to be the perfect time to ride the trail. Enjoy!

Also, don’t forget that there’s a group ride (Post and Pint) around the Mitchell Ridge loop every Thursday evening. Meet at Dirty Fingers bike repair at 5:30.

To get there: From Hood River, drive or ride west on Oak Street (becomes Cascade Avenue after 13th) for two miles to Country Club Road on the left, at the west end of town, just past the Red Carpet Inn. Head up Country Club Road for 1.5 miles to Post Canyon Drive. Turn Right. Follow Post Canyon Drive for approximately 1/2 mile to the end of the pavement, park here. (5 minutes)

Temira

June 22nd, 2010 at 11:53 am · Reply

Hey Rob, what trails are you riding? Seven Streams is still awesome, but I’m guessing you’re riding higher up? Thanks!

Rob Kovacich

June 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 am · Reply

Completely dry now. No ppt and lots of wind and sun have made for one dry trail, a tad slick, so watch the hard corners at the bottom of steep drops, especially if you see the little balls of clay/soil.
On my way back up now.
Rob