Events

Week-1

April 2 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

We hike 4 to 6 miles, for 2 to 4 hours, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe. If you would like to know the distance or difficulty of the hike, call the leader.
Depart: 9:30 AM from Friendly House on NW 26th between Savier and Thurman
Leader: Chuck Barrows, 503-244-4967 barrows4967@gmail.com

April 2 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Depart: 6:00 PM from Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Gini Bateman, 503-475-8712 ginibateman@comcast.net

April 3 (Thu) Tyee Lodge Planning Committee Meeting

Everyone is invited to come to the Mazama Mountaineering Center 327 SE 43rd Avenue Portland, OR for the Tyee Lodge Planning Committee Meeting at 7 p.m. Bring your ideas and suggestions for Tyee Lodge. We will be working on several projects during the summer and fall Work Parties!
For more information contace: Callista Snively, Tyee Lodge Trustee tyeelodge1@gmail.com 503-330-7344
or Paul Snively, Tyee Work Party Chair 503-990-4674.

April 6 (Sut) TCO Banquet

The 91st Annual Banquet will be Sunday, April 6, 2014 at Carvlin Hall, St Philip Neri Catholic Church. 2408 SE 16th Ave/Division, Portland. Social hour starts at 3:00 p.m., Dinner 4:00 p.m. Cost is $25. The sleaker will be Photographer David Cobb presenting Hiking in Iceland.
Reservation Deadline: Mar 27, 2014
Reservation form here.

Week-2

April 9 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

Note: No meeting at Friendly House this week!
We hike This hike will start at 9:30 at Sellwood River Front Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe. If you would like to know the distance or difficulty of the hike, call the leader.
Depart: 9:30 AM from Sellwood River Front Park (by the river, not on the hill).
Leader: Ray Amsinger, 503-442-9228 rayamsinger@hotmail.com

April 9 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Depart: 6:00 PM from Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Bruce Seymour 503-722-2290 Bruceseymour65@gmail.com

Week-3

April 10 (Thu) Kansas City Bike Ride - Class B+

This will be our first ride of the season, hopefully enjoying spring weather, budding trees and shrubs in rural WA County. The ride will take us from Hillsboro to Verboort via Kansas City Rd, about 20 miles, with very little elevation. Please bring a snack, water, spare tube or repair kit. Helmets are required.
Meet at: 10 AM at McKinney Park, 575 NW Dennis, Hillsboro, OR 97124 This park is 3 blocks from the Hatfield Government Center, the end of the MAX train.
Leader: Gisela Piercy, 503 648-5885 or giselapiercy@gmail.com
Please register with leader by Wednesday night.

April 12 (Sat) Catherine Creek Labyrinth Loop hike – Class B

Distance: 7.7 miles, 1200 feet gain.
This hike is described on the WTA site at: http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/catherine-creek-the-labyrinth
Bring lunch or snack, water and dress for poison oak (long pants). No jeans or cotton please and no dogs. If the weather is really bad I will plan a close in alternate Gorge hike of the same length. Round trip mileage is 130 miles: please bring $15 for your driver for gas and bridge tolls.
Depart: 8:30 AM from Gateway Transit Center parking garage.
Leader: Jeff Lawton trailsclubtrips@gmail.com

April 13 (Sun) Eagle Creek to 4.5 Mile Bridge - Class A

This classic gorge hike follows Eagle Creek, passes spectacular waterfalls, clings to sheer cliffs and crosses over a deep slot-canyon. Not a good choice for those who fear heights. Vehicles will need to display a NW Forest Pass. Hike: 8 miles w/ 780' elevation gain Drive: 60 R/T miles
Depart: 9:00 AM from Lewis & Clark State Park (I-84, exit 18)
Leader: Kelly Marlin, 503-665-6778 or mazamamama@frontier.com

April 13 (Sun) Beaverton to Sherwood Bike Ride – Class B

A bike-friendly loop starting from Big Al's on SW Barrows Rd in Beaverton using the Fanno Creek Trail and Steets. Some flats and some hills. Some of the ride will be on the Fanno Creek path.
20 miles, Elev. + 979 / - 984 ft
Map: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3966801
Depart: 9am, Big Al's 14950 SW Barrows Rd, Beaverton, OR
Leader: Chaz Shaw, 503-729-7560, chaznw@gmail.com

April 16 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

We hike 4 to 6 miles, for 2 to 4 hours, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe. If you would like to know the distance or difficulty of the hike, call the leader.
Depart: 9:30 AM from Friendly House on NW 26th between Savier and Thurman
Leader: Glenda Chaite, 503-261-1355 Glenda@inbalanceservices.com

April 16 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Depart: 6:00 PM from Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Gerda Eck - 503-654-1353 Gerda@comcast.net

17 (Thu) Adventures in Travel, New York/New York

Audrey Perino and Ken Kane grew up four miles from Manhattan. Audrey loves the vibrancy of New York City. Ken prefers the solitude of upstate New York. They'll share both of their favorite places on April 17. They're busy compiling photos from many years of trips back to The Empire State to share images and places both iconic and relatively unknown.
Social hour begins at 6:15 p.m., program begins at 7:00 p.m. at Rose Villa Fellowship Hall, 13505 SE River Rd, Milwaukie. This is a great time for guests to meet Trails Club members.
Please bring a healthy snack, or consider a $1 donation to help defray expenses. Please contact Barb Jones at Socialchair@trailsclub.org Socialchair@trailsclub.org or call 503-829-6424 for more information.

April 18 (Fri) Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway Ride - Class B

We will do a loop ride of 25 miles which uses the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway for about half of the miles and country roads for the rest, with a longer option of 10-20 additional miles for interested riders. Please e-mail leader indicating which option you are interested in, as well as carpool offers or requests.
Depart: 10 AM from Bankers Cup Coffee Shop, 4193 Church Ave, St.Paul, OR. Leader: Terry Lawson 503-8199250, lawson@gmail.com

Week-4

April 23 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

We hike 4 to 6 miles, for 2 to 4 hours, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe. If you would like to know the distance or difficulty of the hike, call the leader.
Depart: 9:30 AM from Friendly House on NW 26th between Savier and Thurman
Leader: Wayne Schweinfest, 503-253-3073 Wschweinfest@msn.com

April 23 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Depart: 6:00 PM from Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Donna Covi - 360-573-1294 dcibike2@aol.com

April 26-27 (Sat Sun) Nesika Work Trip

Join us for our first worktrip of the 2014 season. Lea and Julie will be our cooks. We will freshen up the facilities for the summer and get underway on our projects. We will have indoor and outdoor projects.
Register before Wednesday-nite, April 23rd. with Glen at 360-837-3787 or at lcgrconrad@aol.com.

Week-5

April 30 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

We hike 4 to 6 miles, for 2 to 4 hours, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe. If you would like to know the distance or difficulty of the hike, call the leader.
Depart: 9:30 AM from Friendly House on NW 26th between Savier and Thurman
Leader: Jane Storey, 503-724-5467 andrewstorey@comcast.net

April 30 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Depart: 6:00 PM from Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Catherine Schiedler catherineschied@gmail.com