WriteTek Northwest Completes Project for Olympia Neurology
July 28, 2009 on 2:17 pm | In Projects, WriteTek News | No CommentsWriteTek Northwest of Cowlitz County ventured north to the South Puget Sound area to collaborate on a comprehensive project for Olympia Neurology of Olympia, Washington. The initial phase saw the ground-up development of websites for Olympia Neurology and its [Continue Reading]
Jamiesons Win National Titles!
July 22, 2009 on 2:37 am | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsThe father-son combination of Darrell and Chase Jamieson struck big as both won titles at the USA Cycling Mountain Bike Nationals at Granby Ranch Bike Park in Sol Vista, Colorado. Nearly 2,000 racers showed up to compete for national championships on July 18th [Continue Reading]
Growlers Gulch Racing Hits MBO
July 22, 2009 on 12:24 am | In Mountain Biking | 6 CommentsFor the second consecutive year, Growlers Gulch Racing had the most riders – and bash guards – at the July 16th-19th session of Mountain Bike Oregon in Oakridge. Seventeen GGR riders or affiliates made the trip. Disclaimer – I received plenty of [Continue Reading]
Loney Rails to First Pro Win
July 21, 2009 on 9:17 pm | In Mountain Biking | 8 Comments[caption id="attachment_1675" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Yeah, baby!"][/caption] All that practice he got staying in front of the hard-charging Growlers Gulch Racing crew at Mountain Bike Oregon paid off for Eric Loney. Loney picked up his first win as [Continue Reading]
G-Bay Heats Up, LeMonds Responds to Skeptics
July 21, 2009 on 5:27 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsG-Bay starting to garner attention. Erik Carlson sold his Thor Impact Rig to Randy Toney. Marcus Faber was looking for a full-suspension XC bike. Lance had one for sale. Marcus now owns Lance’s Gary Fisher Cake. Kelly Hinkle bought my Marzocchi [Continue Reading]
Growlers, Stella Systems Closed
July 21, 2009 on 2:15 pm | In Mountain Biking | 4 CommentsWe are locked out. On Tuesday, both Weyerhaeuser and Longview Timberlands (Longview Fibre) announced that their land in Washington and Oregon is closed due to extreme fire danger. This means that everything we ride at low elevation is off-limits. Even if you [Continue Reading]
Ape Canyon Trail Work Complete
July 21, 2009 on 1:39 pm | In Mountain Biking | 7 CommentsPremier, high-elevation trail in disrepair? No money for USFS crews? Nobody else willing to step up? Who you gonna call? Growlers Gulch Racing, of course. On July 26, the Mountain Bike Mutts – a trail-building arm of Growlers Gulch Racing – and several [Continue Reading]
Brigman Racks Up Another Win
July 21, 2009 on 2:37 am | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsLance Brigman of Growlers Gulch Racing and Three Rivers Cycling picked up his eighth win of the year on July 26th at the Oregon Uphill Championships (OUCH) at Corbett, Oregon. Brigman completed the 16.53-mile race in 1:11:01 to take the Men’s Masters 60+ [Continue Reading]
U.S. Forest Service Issues Warrant for Thomas Mueller
July 20, 2009 on 5:24 am | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsThomas Mueller of Growlers Gulch Racing – seen here (right) with an unidentified outlaw rider – has done what the rest of us can only dream of doing. He has been blacklisted by the U.S. Forest Service. [caption id="attachment_1548" align="alignright" [Continue Reading]
GGG Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
July 19, 2009 on 2:19 pm | In Photos and Videos | 4 CommentsHard to believe, but it has been one year since the dawn of the Growlers Gulch Girls! [caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignright" width="300" caption="GGG Founder Mel Norris"][/caption] Mel “Hot in Pink Armor” Norris is healed up and ready to get [Continue Reading]
Nick Hansen, Chase Jamieson Take Stage 4 Crowns
July 14, 2009 on 2:37 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsLocal riders continued their strong showing at this year’s Fluidride Cup Series, with Nick Hansen and Chase Jamieson winning their classifications at Stage #4 at Mount Hood Ski Bowl on July 10th and 11th. [caption id="attachment_1490" align="alignright" [Continue Reading]
Ride ‘em All Falls Before Stellar Growlers Gulch Crew
July 13, 2009 on 3:43 am | In Mountain Biking | 8 CommentsTwenty-two started and 22 finished. On a day when the weather cooperated by staying mild and limb droop was minimal, a record number of riders completed the Growlers Gulch Ride ‘em All, the third and most demanding wheel in the coveted Fist of Five on the [Continue Reading]
Moon, Hansen, Jamieson First at Hood
July 7, 2009 on 1:17 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 Comments[caption id="attachment_1409" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Al Hansen"][/caption] Local riders dominated at Round Three of the Fluidride Cup Series at Mount Hood on June 26th through 28th. The course dropped riders 1,600 vertical feet in approximately [Continue Reading]
St. Helens Trail Report
July 4, 2009 on 3:30 pm | In Mountain Biking | 4 Comments[caption id="attachment_1399" align="alignright" width="300" caption="(L-R) Brian, Eric and Al"][/caption] Brian Mahon, Eric Loney, Al Hansen, Jeff Muldoon, Dara Muldoon, Paul Norris, and I headed out to do some recon on the south and west sides of St. Helens on [Continue Reading]