There will be a work party on the Ape Canyon Trail at Mount St Helens National Volcanic Monument on Sunday, August 3.  Bring nippers, limbing saw, or similar tool that will fit in your backpack.  Bring your camera and enough food and fluid to last the day. There is an excellent chance that we will be able to get the trail work done and still have plenty of time to ride across the Plains toward the ladders. This is a great opportunity to get up on the mountain.

If you ride out in Scappoose then you should attend!
if we don't get this work completed we may loose access to these great trails.

Third scheduled work party to bring the trails in Scappoose into compliance with Longview Fibre policy.

Meet at the bottom of Rocky Point Road.

Second scheduled work party to bring the trails in Scappoose into compliance with Longview Fibre policy.

Meet at the bottom of Rocky Point Road.

Bring gloves, water and boots. We will also need shovels, racks, maclouds, hoes, pick
axes, and polaskis. John plans on hitting the first downhill trail on the
south side of the road. There are about a dozen dirt jumps that need to
be removed.

Take Highway 30 West from Portland. When nearing Scappoose, Make a left on Rocky Point Road, just past the truck scales.

This will be the first of a series of work parties to bring the Scappoose trail network into compliance with Longview Fibre policies. We will meet at the parking area at the bottom of Rocky Point Road. Plan on working for about 4 hours.

What to Bring:

• Tools
• Boots and Gloves
• Lunch
• Water

Contact John Joy at 503-708-5752

• Saturday May 17th 8:30 AM at the Rock Creek Campground.

• The weather is looking good and Larch should be free of snow from 4 corners down (email me if you know for sure!!).

• This will be our first work party of the season and there is a lot of winter clean up.

• We need a strong turnout to complete the rehabilitation of the trail (Please bring/drag a friend with you).

• We will have a short informational meeting.

The Mount St Helens Institute, www.mshinstitute.org,  is holding a work party at the Trail of Two Forests and Ape Cave on the south side of Mount St Helens.  Work will include clearing storm debris and repairing hiking trails and facilities at Ape Cave.  Meet with work gloves at Trail of Two Forests parking lot at 09:00.  The work party will be followed by a volunteer-appreciation barbecue and potluck at Kalama Horse Camp.  Sign up for this event online at https://