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July 26, 6-8pm
General Membership Meeting:
Pump Night at the Park
Location: Ventura Park Pump Track, SE 115th Ave & Stark St.,
Portland, OR
At this month's member meeting, we are going to play on the pump track with competitions, games, and prizes --followed by a BBQ!
Complete details can be found here.
July 23-24
Falls Creek Campout & Work Party
Last year, we started a re-route of a gravel road section of the Falls Creek trail to create a better user experience on this awesome trail. The re-route
section is almost complete. We need one last push to complete this section.
Complete event info and registration can be found here.
Aug 19, 20, 21 -- St. Helens International Festival Of Trails
SHIFT= St Helens International Festival of Trails
SHIFT, formally known as HelensFest, is a three day Mt Biking festival to celebrate trails on Mt St Helens. There will be group rides on Friday and Sunday and a work party on Saturday.
Complete event info and registration can be found here.
Please save the following 2016 NWTA event dates! Check our events page for more details; we'll post information as we get closer to each event.
- Sept 17th -- Sandy Ridge Shuttle
- Oct 1st -- Take A Kid MTB Day
Cost is $482 for IMBA and REI members ($535 for non-members)
Additional information available here.
MtBike League season is over. Stay tuned for the start-up next fall.
Please visit our sister club, 44 Trails Association, for information on their events. 44 Trails Association's area includes such favorites as Surveyor's Ridge and Dog River, etc.
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WEBSITE ADMIN
We are currently looking for a website admin team (1-2 people) to manage the day-to-day postings and updates on our website and social media sites. A separate team is creating a new website and will need volunteers to run it when it's finished.
Interested in helping?
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETER NEEDED
Are you a social media maven? Great at story telling, and creating excitement? If so, NWTA can use your help in marketing and promoting our events. NWTA has many talented leaders who are organizing events and trail projects, and we need help letting our membership (and the rest of the world) know what we're doing.
NWTA BIKE PATROL
NWTA Bike Patrol consists of dedicated volunteers partnering with land mangers, landowners and emergency personnel to assist, educate and inform all trail users in order to enhance their recreational experience.
Trail Patrol is open to ALL ages and skill levels of adult riders.
You are perfect fit for the Bike Patrol if you like to:
- Ride your bike
- Help other people
- Be involved in the management of your local trails
- Learn about outdoor first aid, trailside bike repair, off-road riding and trail-use education.
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Portland Off-Road Cycling Master Plan Update
by Kelsey Cardwell |
Are you quite ready to ride trails in your backyard (and not only an hour's drive away)? The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability published a questionnaire and they are seeking your input.
Take a couple of minutes to help shape the future of mountain biking in Portland. Our members have been central in moving the process to where it is today. Help us stay consistent in our message for more and better opportunities to ride locally.
Thanks for your support! |
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Falls Creek Campout &
Work Party: July 23-24
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 Last year, NWTA and Friends of Falls Creek started a reroute of the gravel road section of the Falls Creek Trail to create a better rider experience. The reroute is nearly complete, and is our primary goal for this year's party. The final section requires trail building machines to work through the dirt, and volunteers will finish the trail by hand after the machine work. |
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Crestline Construction of The Dalles provided a generous donation to help us fund the NEPA process and to make this epic reroute happen.
We'll have work to do on both Saturday and Sunday. Please join us for one or both days for work or for work and riding and camping!
Complete event info and registration can be found here.
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We Need Volunteers (You!) To Step Up For St. Helens International Festival Of Trails (SHIFT), and Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.
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Volunteers are needed for our upcoming SHIFT (August 19-21), and Take A Kid Mtn Bike Day (October 1) events. Any role, and any level of involvement are really needed and appreciated.
NWTA is an ALL volunteer organization. Events will need to be scaled to the level of volunteer involvement. More volunteers = bigger, more successful events.
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"Safety Third" Isn't Always
The Best Idea
by Adam Newman
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 Let's be honest, sometimes the thrill of enjoying the great outdoors is getting ourselves in a little over our head. Pushing ourselves and our bikes to the limit is one of the things that draws us to the trails. But when you're living on the edge, it can be easy to get swept off. Here's some basic safety tips to keep in mind on your next ride: Most importantly, tell people where you are going and when you will be back. If something happens and no one knows where you are, no one will find you. And don't ever assume your phone will work. |
Next: stay calm. It's easy to make bad decisions in times of stress and make things a lot worse. So you blew up your derailleur in the middle of nowhere? Don't panic. Don't go bushwhacking off trail on some insane shortcut. Even if you have to walk six miles back to the car you'll survive. You'll finish the day with sore feet and a great story to tell.
Let me reiterate: do not ever rely solely on your phone or GPS. Paper maps are lighter and the batteries never die. Skim the map ahead of time and try to at least have some knowledge of the area. Try to know if there are any roads or bail-out points along the way. Check out caltopo.com for free, printable topographic maps of the entire U.S. Don't go out in the wild without enough fuel. You wouldn't try to drive across a desert without enough gasoline, would you? Don't underestimate the amount of food and water you might need. An extra snack bar is a small burden to carry when the SHTF. Even in the hight of summer Oregon can be a cold and foreboding place. Bring at least one extra layer than you think you need. My rule of thumb is to have enough layers to be comfortable even if I'm just standing around. Because if you have a major mechanical or an injury, you're going to be doing a lot of standing around. An emergency bivvy is the size of two Clif Bars and could easily save the day. It's not just you out there. You may find yourself called upon to assist a fellow rider or another person enjoying the trail. They could be hurt, bonked or lost. If you're riding in a group, assume you might have to be responsible for everyone. If each person in the group prepares that way, you should have your bases covered. Have some kind of first aid kit with you at all times, even if it's just some sterile gauze and tape. Latex or nitrile gloves are essential for assisting others with their injuries too. If you run across someone with a serious injury, remember the ABCs: Airway, Breathing and Circulation. Hopefully you never need to follow any of these guidelines, but if you spend enough time in the woods you'll eventually need one or more of them. Stay safe out there.
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Thank You To Our Sponsors
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The Northwest Trail Alliance would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support. Without their help, it would be impossible for NWTA to accomplish our mission of creating and protecting mountain biking opportunities.
NWTA is still accepting sponsorships at all levels for 2016. If you are interested, or know a business that is, please
PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSORS
GOLD LEVEL SPONSORS
SILVER LEVEL SPONSORS
BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORS
  
 
 
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