All visitors and Trails Club members are encouraged to enjoy the great Northwest outdoors by selecting a hike, bike ride or other event from this calendar. Gentle Reminders provides explanation of hike difficulty and hike guideline. Detail description of common meeting is available at Meeting Places.

Index:

Date	Day	Event Description
Week 1
3	Wed	Morning hike - Class A/B
3	Wed	Evening hike - Class B
7	Sun	Coyote Wall & Labyrinth Wildflower Hike - Class B
Week 2
9	Tue	Board Meeting - 7PM, Mazama MC
10	Wed	Morning hike - Class A/B
10	Wed	Evening hike - Class B
11	Thur	Adventures & Travels: Turkey
13	Sat	Willamette Valley Bike Ride - Class B
13-14	Sat-Sun
Week 3
15	Mon	Blazer Deadline
17	Wed	Morning hike - Class A/B
17	Wed	Evening hike - Class B
21	Sun	Lacamas Park Hike - Class A
20-21	Sat-Sun
Week 4
24	Wed	Morning hike - Class A/B
24	Wed	Evening hike - Class B
25	Thurs	Backpack meeting - 7PM MMC
27	Sat	Angels Rest Hike - Class A/B
28	Sun	Monster Cookie Bike Ride - Class B/C
27-28	Sat-Sun
Week 5
30	Tue	"Last Tues Bike Ramble" - Class A

Events

Week-1

April 3 (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 Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on NW Raleigh St.
Leader: Nancy Overpeck overpeck@wa-net.com, 360-573-6878

April 3 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class A/B

We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park, West Hills, Streets, wherever? Bring a flashlight. Return about 8:00 PM.
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 7 (Sun) Coyote Wall & Labyrinth Wildflower Hike - Class B

Explore the sunny side of the gorge on a basalt ridge with beautiful views, and expansive wildflower filled meadows. The Coyote Wall is a 200 foot sheer outcrop created as a result of the ancient Missoula Ice Age Floods 10,000 years ago, which formed the Columbia Gorge as we know it today. Bring lunch, snacks, water. Poison oak is common in this area. Drive 140 miles roundtrip. Hiking approximately 8 miles with 1950 feet elevation gain.
Depart: 8 AM Gateway Transit Center
Leader: Laura Borchers laurainpdx@gmail.com 503-984-1578

Week-2

April 10 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

April 10 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class A/B

April 11 (Thu) Adventures & Travels: SE Turkey

Come join us as Nancy Panitch shares photos from her adventure in Southeast Turkey. In addition to information about several cities, you will learn about her homestay with a family, her visit to Gobekli Tepe (the oldest religious structure in the world), and her lunch with a nomadic tribe. Remember this month’s A&T is not on the normal 3rd Thursday; it’s on the 2nd Thursday instead.
7:00pm Refreshments, 7:30pm Slideshow. Rose Villa Fellowship Hall, 13505 SE River Rd, Milwaukie.
More information: Lisa Osburn – socialchair@trailsclub.org or 503-476-5638

April 13 (Sat) Willamette Valley Bike Ride - Class B

The basic ride is a 25 mile loop near Champoeg State Park using level country roads in the Willamette Valley, with a longer option for 10-20 additional miles available for interested riders. Register with leader via e-mail by April 11 indicating which option you are interested in, as well as carpool offers or requests. Exact route and starting point will be set on April 12 in response to e-mails received.
Depart: 10 a.m., e-mail leader for start point.
Leader: Terry Lawson 971-998-5810 or lawson.terry@gmail.com

Week-3

April 17 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

April 17 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class A/B

April 21 (Sun) Lacamas Park Hike - Class A

With a little luck Camas flowers will be blooming. Celebrate Earth Day with wildflowers, a little waterfall, a lake and finish by hiking along a river. This easy going hike loops 4.5 to 5 miles with 300 to 400 feet elevation gain. Trailhead parking permit may be needed by drivers. Round trip drive about 40 miles.
Depart: 10:00 AM from Gateway Park and Ride
Leader: Carolyn Jenkins 503-422-6456

Week-4

April 24 (Wed) Morning Hike – Class A/B

April 24 (Wed) Evening Hike – Class A/B

April 25 (Thu) Backpack meeting

If you have an interest in backpacking please come help us plan for the season. If you have a favorite backpacking item or idea, bring it for "show and tell." Share good locations or hear where others like to go. Suggest how you would improve the club’s program. Do you know how to get started with a club backpack? We can help!
The meeting is at the Mazama Mountaineering Center at 527 SE 43rd Ave, Portland OR 97215 - April 25 (Thursday) at 7:00 PM.

April 27 (Sat) Angels Rest Hike - Class A/B

Hike 4.6 miles with 1500 feet elevation gain. Drive 50 miles round trip. Trailhead parking permit needed for drivers. This is a great hike for views of the Columbia River Gorge.
Depart: 9:00AM from Gateway Park and Ride
Leader: Joan Miller 503-593-2857 gojo250@gmail.com

Apr 28 (Sun) Monster Cookie Bike Ride - Class B/C

This annual ride is a metric century (62 miles) with the Salem Bike Club from the State Capital to Champoeg for lunch, then back to Salem. Get forms from local bike shops or the Internet, www.salembicycleclub.org. A shorter route may be possible.
Depart: 7:30 AM Across the street from the front of the State Capital
Leader: Lou Sowa 503-320-0440 lsowa@earthlink.net

Week-5

Apr 30 (Tue) "Last Tues Bike Ramble" - Class A

They have returned! Join us for our First of the year "Last Tuesday" Bike Ramble. It's an entertaining evening of peddling, socializing and fun stops on a lazy last Tuesday of the month. We meet at the Oaks Pioneer Church by the Sellwood Bridge. We will be riding about 15 miles and the ride will take approximately two hours.
Depart: 6 pm Oaks Pioneer Church, 455 SE Spokane
Leader: Allen Burrell 503-654-1353 or 503-288-3859 (cell) burrell@teleport.com

Let's Talk About

Spring Cleaning

sRevival of the History Committee is giving the Larson family more room at home. The committee is in the process of freeing our Administrative Assistant’s house of many boxes holding Trails Club records. Virginia and her family are very happy to see that space reappearing after many years.

Trails Trodden

Trips that go Nowhere

Leaders, we realize occasionally your scheduled trip (hike, etc.) doesn’t happen, the weather may be bad or no one shows up. Not sure what to do with the hike papers when this happens? Please fill in the information at the top of the Trip Log and write "trip canceled because of ice on roads (or other reason)." Send all papers back in the envelope provided.

Trails Ahead

Blazer Contact Info.:

Blazer Newsletter:
Send write-ups to: Blazer at trailsclub.org
or
Phillip Jackson
10544 SW Windsor Ct
Tigard, OR 97223
503-639-6250

Please use the following format:
Month Day (Day of week) Event Title - Class A,B,C
Description Text - Please include distance, elevation change, and round trip driving distance.
Do not capitalize full words, lines or sentences for emphasis
Day trip descriptions should be under 100 words.
Depart: Meeting place, with address if possible, and departure time
Leader: Name Phone and/or email.

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