It’s been one of the driest summers on record, but that is all going to come to a stop this weekend. Sure, with all the fires and all, we do need some rain. The mountain bike trails are all dusty and need some moisture as well, only problem is that once it starts raining, it … Read more
Almost the middle of October and still no rain here in the Pacific Northwest, that doesn’t happen too often so off we go for a mountain bike ride at one of our favorite places; Old Man Pass. One of the longer, mainly downhill rides around here, it will most likely be covered with snow in … Read more
October 6, 2012 was Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day, so along with Northwest Trail Alliance and Just Fruit, we did just that on a beautiful, crisp early fall day at Stub Stewart State Park near Buxton, Oregon. We got there about 8:30AM and got the skills course, registration table and Just Fruit stand set … Read more
Another day fly fishing for the elusive Klickitat River steelhead today. It was a beautiful morning, starting to get a little chilly; in the low forties to start out. Wading in a glacial ice melt river adds to the chilliness. October and November are the best months for fishing here so you have to handle … Read more
With all the smoke from fires here in the Columbia Gorge making bike riding uncomfortable, if not hazardous and many of the riding areas closed due to the extreme fire danger, it was off to the Tillamook State Forest, a temperate rainforest in the Coastal Mountains of Western Oregon. These are local trails for our … Read more
Finally got back on the bike and on the trail. Because of extreme fire danger, most of the lower elevation trails and riding areas are closed. Have to head towards the coast or up in the mountains. We headed up above Carson, WA into the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to Old Man Pass and Falls … Read more
Late summer is not prime fishing season for smallmouth bass on the Columbia River, but they are still biting. While you may not catch as many fish as you would in the late spring and early summer, there are some big, hard hitting, hard fighting smallmouth out there. When it’s hot, as it has been … Read more
Mountain bikes with 29″ wheels have been out for some time now, they are no longer just marketing hype by bicycle manufacturers to sell more bikes, 29ers are being ridden by some of the best mountain bike racers in the world to World Cup and Olympic podiums. It’s hard to get an idea how a … Read more
It’s the time of year when the salmon and steelhead run up the tributaries of the Columbia River making it one of the best places for fly fishing in the United States. It’s been a long time since I’d done any fly fishing and was hoping I could get back in the swing of things … Read more
Summer is drawing to a close here in the Columbia River Gorge, that means it’s time to harvest the fruit that grows throughout the Hood River Valley. The fruit trees are full of fruit, the nights are getting cool with hot days and the air is full of smoke from nearby forest fires. The orchards … Read more