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Nearly 70 participants, ranging in ages from less than 2 to 65 years old, and coming from New York, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon joined Northwest Trail Alliance (NWTA) for the 3rd Annual Tour de Tillamook July 30-August 1.  The event is the premier children and family friendly mountain bike skills instructional and camping weekend event for the entire Pacific Northwest.  Camping along the Wilson River, instructional sessions, group trail rides, relaxing, BBQ’ing, adult and children sized demo mountain bikes, on-site bike mechanic, and other activities were all included in this fun-filled, low cost, weekend held near-by Portland in the beautiful Tillamook State Forest.

This PUMP member had a BIG day in the Tillamook State Forest (Beginner SOLV cleanup in the snow, intermediate presentation on climate change, and gonzo ride with snow/trees/wash outs on the Wilson River Trail).

Thursday evening (Feb. 28, 2008) was the first Tillamook State Forest Advisory Committee (TRAC) meeting of 2008.  I was selected by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) to represent the mountain bike community on this committee.  The appointment is for two years.  Let me know if you have mountain bike recreation related issues in the Tillamook State Forest that you would like brought to the attention of ODF staff.  The meetings are open to the public, so feel free to attend and voice your issue personally.