Real Beer Arrives in River City
January 29, 2010 on 11:57 am | In Stories by Jim LeMonds | 4 CommentsTess-Parker Dahlquist, manager of the Backstage Cafe at the Kelso Theatre Pub, has announced that the KTP will begin serving beers from Hopworks Urban Brewery on Friday, January 29th. Tess decided to bring in Hopworks brews because she heard there was a demand for [Continue Reading]
LeMonds Begins Quest for 60 @ 60
January 28, 2010 on 1:56 pm | In Mountain Biking | 8 CommentsSher likes to say, “The more you celebrate life, the more life you have to celebrate.” In that spirit, I’ve set a goal to ride a total of 60 miles on four trails in the Cascades in one day to celebrate my 60th birthday this summer. The logistics [Continue Reading]
More GGG Ride Video
January 27, 2010 on 12:52 pm | In Mountain Biking | 1 CommentThe Growlers Gulch Girls continue to draw crowds. Nearly a dozen people showed for the ride on Saturday, January 24th at Growlers Gulch. Those who participated had nice things to say about group leaders Melanie “The Hammer” Norris, Dara [Continue Reading]
Cozysweet Has an Accomplice – Episode #8
January 26, 2010 on 1:50 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsI-5 was reduced to a skating rink, the landscape lit by flares and the flashing lights of emergency vehicles and tow trucks. We were crawling by the time we reached the 6th Avenue exit in Vancouver. I decided we needed sustenance. On a whim, I veered over to By the [Continue Reading]
Trail Reviews – Gnat Creek and Knappa
January 25, 2010 on 4:02 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsJason Van Horn at I Hate Bikes has posted detailed reviews of the trails at Knappa and Gnat Creek, just east of Astoria. With the ongong renovation of the Taylorville/Wauna trails that Vaughn Martin, Ed Strong and Bob Horness developed back in the day, the Oregon [Continue Reading]
Highlander Cycling Opens in Longview
January 22, 2010 on 2:08 pm | In Mountain Biking | 5 Comments[caption id="attachment_3179" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Scott and Janice Forbes"][/caption] Highlander Cycling opened at 1313 Commerce Avenue in Longview in December. Owners Janice and Scott Forbes have made it clear that Highlander will take an [Continue Reading]
GG Trail Guidelines
January 21, 2010 on 1:56 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsMembers of Growlers Gulch’s Adopt-a-Trail program met at the Backstage Cafe in Kelso on January 20th to establish informal guidelines for trail maintenance and construction. There was general agreement about the following: No one is obligated to add [Continue Reading]
GGG Vid Clip
January 20, 2010 on 3:33 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsAfter starting the new year with a big ride early in January, the Growlers Gulch Girls will have things rocking again this Saturday. Ride time at Growlers is 11 a.m. GGG queenpins Melanie Norris and Dara Hartman promise that the pace will be mellow and have tagged [Continue Reading]
New Trail Line
January 19, 2010 on 2:49 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsYou can count on Dave to make sure that you get the most out of your health care dollars. By jettisoning some of his trivial “work-related” projects, he has once again found time to conduct extensive research of area topo maps. The result is a [Continue Reading]
GGR Heads for Old Pueblo
January 14, 2010 on 5:59 pm | In Mountain Biking | 8 CommentsGrowlers Gulch Racing will be well-represented at this year’s 24-Hours in the Old Pueblo endurance race in Tucson, Arizona. The event takes place on February 13th. Melanie Norris, Paul Norris, Dara Muldoon, Jeff Muldoon, and Ryan McMaster of GGR will join [Continue Reading]
Work Date Set for South Coldwater Trail
January 14, 2010 on 2:01 pm | In Mountain Biking | 5 CommentsWe have received phenomenal support from area riders for trail building and trail maintenance at Growlers Gulch. We ask that you expand your horizons a bit and consider signing on to lend a hand with the South Coldwater 230A Trail on Saturday, June 26th. You can [Continue Reading]
GGG Kicks Off 2010 in Style
January 13, 2010 on 2:53 am | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsThe Growlers Gulch Girls got the new year started with a group ride at Growlers on Saturday, January 9th. Fourteen women showed for the event. GGG queenpin Melanie “The Hammer” Norris and her assistant Dara “Hardball” Hartman took the crew [Continue Reading]
Mountain Bike Quantum Physics
January 6, 2010 on 7:38 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsNeat vid of a Tuscon rider who charted routes from his home. At first, I thought the vid was tracking Denise Livingston as she tried to escape A, B, C. Courtesy of Paul Norris. Mountain Bike Quantum Physics from Scott Morris on Vimeo. [Continue Reading]
Board of Director Sets 2010 Ride Dates
January 3, 2010 on 3:34 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsGet your calendar! The Board of Director of Growlers Gulch Racing has announced the key dates for the 2010 events. Six people earned all five wheels in 2009. We are hoping to get that number to double-digits this year. Please note that those who have worked on [Continue Reading]
Newcomer Edges Favorites to Win Holiday Beer Tasting
January 1, 2010 on 12:50 am | In Stories by Jim LeMonds | No CommentsOld Humbug Winter Warmer from Southern Oregon Brewing edged Port Brewing’s Santa’s Little Helper and Fish Brewing’s Winterfish to claim the title at the 2009 LeMonds Family Christmas Tasting on Growlers Gulch Road in Castle Rock. The vote was the [Continue Reading]