Written by Elaine Bothe, NWTA Instructor “How many fingers am I holding up?” the instructor called out to the riders as they rode their bikes away from her. “Four!” said one. “Two!” said another. “Six!” All five participants got their answers correct during this “Looking Back while Riding” drill during the NWTA Intro to Ride … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen On Monday, the Trail Sisters got together for a rip through the Twisted Forest at Rocky Point. This was the first group ride on the trails Twisted Sisters and Twisted Knickers; and the women who attended were stoked! Since we were in for a night of pedaling, we started the ride … Read More
Written by Ali Evershed The vision for Fanny’s Yer Aunt began in September 2020, when Nancy Stone was the only woman seated at the table to plan future trails at Rocky Point. Staring at the underrepresentation in the room she thought, “What if we create a trail that’s designed and built by all women?” Nancy … Read More
The reopening of the upper section of the trail has been delayed due to the significant amount of rain that has fallen in the area. Please adhere to the signs posted and do not enter areas that are closed. Machine operators & volunteers are busy working and do not expect riders entering the areas they … Read More
Written by Nancy Stone, Education & Sustainability Director ([email protected]) Moving from big dreams to being at the end of a 2,496 mile bikepacking trip takes a lot of things, most of which is an incredible amount of grit. Last week, Alyssa Hirsch, Megan Horst and Stephanie Keske shared their experience of riding the Great Divide Mountain … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) Over 50 riders made it out for this special celebration event and ride at LL Stub Stewart State Park on Saturday. Special thanks to our sponsors: Fat Tire Farm, GU Energy, HUB Brewing, and Oregon State Parks. Thanks to our event volunteers: Nick Payne (Video), Kia Hatton (Drone Video), Carin Berg … Read More
Heads up, Sandy Ridge Riders! Our work on the Lower Hide & Seek trail continues and as of Monday, June 6th, we will temporarily close the trail from the junction where it meets Upper H&S to the cutoff under the power lines (where the trail cuts into the road from Little Monkey). See the map … Read More
Written by Ted Dodd ([email protected]) LAPQUEST Join us on Saturday, June 11th, from 9 am – 5 pm for the long-awaited return of LapQuest at LL Stub Stewart Trail System. LapQuest is a grassroots group ride race/non-race social event. Come to race or just do a couple of laps at your speed. It is all the … Read More
Written by Allie Hurtgen, NWTA Instructor On Tuesday, May 24th, the NW Trail Sisters met at Sandy Ridge for a cornering skills clinic led by NWTA Coaches Allie and Nancy. The stoke was high and all of the women showed huge progress in their cornering! The clinic started with a warm-up in the parking lot … Read More
Written by Elaine Bothe, NWTA Instructor Big weekend for more kids on bikes! We came, we saw, and we brought bikes! The weekend of May 13-15, 2022, included three kids’ Beginner “Green Gecko” level classes in two different locations. With a fleet of eight capable Marlin hardtails in sizes XXS to M and several helmets … Read More