Contributed by Carey Booth I enjoyed the free NWTA class at Easy Climb Trail in Cascade Locks on Sunday, July 16, 2023, with Elaine Bothe. We had bike safety checks and went over the safety ABCs for air, brakes, chain, and crank, etc. My bike is an early 90s Giant brand with no suspension, which … Read More
By Derek Kidd Every June the rainbow flags come out, and without fail, the questions of Pride’s relevance soon follows. Inevitably, we hear “Why do we still need to showcase Pride, isn’t the LGBTQ+ community well-represented enough?”, “Nobody cares if you’re gay, so just stay quiet about it.” or, my favorite, “Where’s my parade?” again … Read More
On a wonderfully sunny Saturday afternoon on July 1, NWTA dedicated the new North Side trails at Rocky Point! The Rocky Point trail system has been around for a long time, having been previously referred to as “Scappoose.” The original North Side trails were largely built by two people: Ron Strasser and John Joy. Two … Read More
Photos by Jason Murray (@photomurray) On Saturday, June 24, NWTA officially opened up the new black flow jump line at Rocky Point. The trail was aptly named “Sumpocalypse” in honor of the sheer number of tree stumps that had to be removed in creating the trail! Stumpocalypse is located on the Southside of Rocky Point … Read More
That’s right – we’re emphasizing the PARTY part after a magnificent weekend of trail work and fun for all. A team of over 30 NWTA volunteers came together to do work on the new Cascade Locks trails in the Columbia River Gorge. The team worked on hand-building two difficult switchbacks, which included intricate rock work … Read More
On May 11, nineteen people attended a basic bike maintenance clinic generously hosted by Trek Beaverton! Everyone began the evening with a bit of socializing while enjoying the NWTA x Hopworks Trail Time IPA. Matt at Trek Beaverton is a clinic pro, and started the clinic off by soliciting what information participants were really wanting … Read More
By Jim LeMonds Forty volunteers came out on June 3rd for what has become an annual maintenance day at Coldwater Lake on the north side of Mount St. Helens. The effort, which was sponsored by Northwest Trail Alliance, was successful to say the least as the crew of 40 was able to clean 9.5 miles … Read More
Written by Nell Stamper, NWTA Board Member What a race weekend at the Coast, and what great weather to kick off the first ever Ride the Dirt Wave Race Series at Klootchy Creek. On Saturday, there were guided rides, a Transition bike demo and SRAM tent, a beer garden and a food truck. On Sunday, … Read More
NWTA community members have let us know that they value the opportunity to give feedback to the organization. So to expand feedback opportunities, we made a survey! We want to hear from everyone, members and non-members. Interested in changes? We want to hear where we could improve. Like what we’re already doing? Let us know. … Read More
Written by Juntu Oberg, NWTA Board Member After spending the summer of 2022 observing the launch of our successful mountain bike skills camps at Gateway Green, our Lead Trail Steward, Tim Copeman, noticed that the skills area in the park needed an upgrade. He wanted the skills area to be more utilized, and found it … Read More