Dust Cover for New Book
August 31, 2011 on 2:22 pm | In WriteTek News | No CommentsI am one of four contributors to a book titled When Logging Was Logging: 100 Years of Big Timber in Southwest Washington. My job was to profile Jerry DeBriae, Wahkiakum County’s most prolific gyppo logger for several decades. The dust cover just came back [Continue Reading]
Norris Offers 2010 Niner S.I.R. 9
August 30, 2011 on 12:23 pm | In G-Bay, Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsIt doesn’t happen often – Paul is actually selling a bike. His 2010 Niner S.I.R. 9 is on the market. The bike has approximately 10 hours of ride time. Paul is asking $450 for frame only or $500 for the frame and King headset. Complete info about this [Continue Reading]
Bike Park Work Day Set for September 18th
August 25, 2011 on 2:29 pm | In Mountain Biking | 4 CommentsOur fourth major work party at the Castle Rock Bike Park is on tap for Sunday, September 18th. Start time is 9 a.m. Our focus will be on the following, with crews assigned to each: Tweak the intermediate pump track to perfection, using dirt from the abandoned [Continue Reading]
Mel Norris Closes in on Labor Day Epic
August 24, 2011 on 12:35 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsThe hay is just about in the barn. Mel Norris is putting the finishing touches on the training for her 40th birthday ride on Saturday, September 3rd. The epic route will include Ape Canyon (15.5), Blue Lake (8.8) and Falls Creek (17.1), with a total of [Continue Reading]
Aaron Altaeuser Lands on Injured Reserve List
August 23, 2011 on 2:44 pm | In Mountain Biking | 7 CommentsThe Board of Director has received word that Aaron Althaeuser went down with a head injury recently while riding the 450 Trail at Mount Hood. Although Althaeuser is sometimes considered an NWTA guy, we know he is GGR all the way. During the past year, Aaron helped [Continue Reading]
Legacy Trail Crew Makes a Big Dent
August 22, 2011 on 4:30 pm | In Mountain Biking | 2 CommentsHuge thanks to the trail crew from Growlers Gulch Racing that hit Legacy on Saturday. Thanks also to Dara Hartman for organizing the effort. The crew included Dara, Laurie Larsen, Wynne Lobel, Chris Laughlin, April Kincaide, April’s friend Kalani, Nancy [Continue Reading]
Tree Wins Battle with Board of Director
August 19, 2011 on 3:22 pm | In Mountain Biking | 14 CommentsIt should never have been this complicated. With Mel’s ride coming up, I wanted to get in some climbing. Went down the Big Wow, up the Ridge Trail, and down Rush. Rode PMS, climbed Bitter Bitch, Lower Jekyll, Little Sister, Vortex and took gravel to the [Continue Reading]
Loney Finishes 2nd in 2011 NW Cup Standings
August 15, 2011 on 1:53 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsEric Loney completed the 2011 race season by placing fourth at Stage 5 of the Northwest Cup Downhill Series at Port Angeles on August 7th. Loney – who races for Project 529, SRAM, and Santa Cruz – finished the year as the second-ranked pro in the [Continue Reading]
Pump de Post-Pumptrack Jam Race
August 11, 2011 on 5:00 pm | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | No CommentsWe’re not there yet, but this is what we’re shooting for at the Castle Rock Bike Park. Video courtesy of Paul Norris and Vital MTB. Pump-De-Post-Pumptrack-Jam-Race – More Mountain Bike Videos [Continue Reading]
Mueller, Muldoon, Olin Race at Oakridge
August 10, 2011 on 4:39 pm | In Mountain Biking | 1 CommentThomas Mueller, Jeff Muldoon and Ryane Olin – all of Growlers Gulch Racing – ripped tread at the Oregon Super D at Oakridge on August 7. The course was set up on the Alpine Trail and included 4,700 feet of descent and 1,000 feet of climbing over 14 [Continue Reading]
Crump’s Nephew Learns by Trial and Error
August 9, 2011 on 5:06 pm | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | 2 CommentsAndy Crump’s nephew Spencer is learning to mountain bike. Apparently, Spencer has been taking lessons from members of the Killer Burritos – a now defunct biking group from Portland that rode in several TDGs. The video is only a minute long, but it is [Continue Reading]
Sign-up Now for GG Super D
August 8, 2011 on 4:24 pm | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | 26 CommentsSign-up begins now for the GG Super D on Saturday, September 17th. This event is brought to you by Growlers Gulch Racing. Course: Some work is needed on Legacy, but the ride route is in very good shape. You will start at the top of Legacy, then hit WTF, Vortex, [Continue Reading]
Mel’s 40 @ 40 to Raise Money for Cancer Research
August 5, 2011 on 4:04 pm | In Mountain Biking | No CommentsIn an effort to alleviate some logistical nightmares I have decided to make some changes to the 40 @ 40 Ride. We are still going to finish up with the Falls Creek trail. Paul is going to pace me, Jeep is going to sweep me and Dave is going to be our driver so [Continue Reading]
Brigman Preps for USAC Nationals
August 4, 2011 on 4:25 pm | In Mountain Biking | 1 CommentLance Brigman of Growlers Gulch Racing has been training hard for the upcoming USA Cycling Nationals in Bend from August 31 to September 3. Lance will participate in the 65-69 Master’s Time Trial on Wednesday, hit the Criterium on Thursday and then finish [Continue Reading]
South Coldwater Video
August 3, 2011 on 11:47 am | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | No CommentsGreat stuff once again from Kelley Hinkle. This is footage of our Monday ride on the 230A Trail at Coldwater Ridge, north of Mount St. Helens. We topped out at St. Helens Lake. In most cases, video doesn’t do justice to the terrain. That’s not the case [Continue Reading]
Under-employed Ride South Coldwater
August 2, 2011 on 1:53 pm | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | 1 CommentI tried to get out of it. When I talked with Paul on Sunday at the bike park, his knee was hurting and he was fatigued from riding Smith Creek with Mel on Saturday. I got the impression that he might want to cancel our ride on the 230A Trail at South Coldwater. No [Continue Reading]
Expert Pump Track Nearly Completed!
August 1, 2011 on 3:07 am | In Mountain Biking, Photos and Videos | 1 CommentThanks to a great design by Kevin Knorr and Randy Toney and extraordinary work from a crew of volunteers from Growlers Gulch Racing, the expert pump track at the Castle Rock Bike Park is approximately 75 percent complete. We told Kevin and Randy we wanted them to [Continue Reading]