🍂 Happy Fall, Folks! It’s week three of our seasonal newsletter. Here’s the latest and greatest news about Post for the week. 🌲 New Tree Farm ManagerWe’d like to welcome TJ Moloney, hired in August as Hood River County’s new… Read More ›

Hood River
Hood River Area Trail Stewards Update: Letter from HRATS President
Hello Trail Users, Fall riding season is around the corner and HRATS is getting ready for the many things coming our way. I thought I would give everyone an early heads up on HRATS’ coming plans and needs. Family Man Closure This… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: Families at Family Man, Shuttle Day thanks
Families at Family Man starts May 26Families at Family Man is back! The fun starts at the Family Man Staging Area in Post Canyon this Thursday, May 26, at 6:00 p.m. Join us for free cheese pizza, raffle prizes, kids’ shirts (adult… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: Future of Family Man & Shuttle Day
Howdy Trail Folk, Coming at you on Week Six of our eight-week Spring newsletter campaign. We hope you’re enjoying these longer pieces about things like Post Canyon Trail Adopters, Trail Heroes, fundraisers, work parties, and our annual report. If you’d like to stay… Read More ›
Earth Day Thanks, HRATS Annual Report, Trail Etiquette
Earth Day Success Our Earth Day weekend was a great success with multitudes showing up to shake booty with Vitamin D at the Bingen Theater last Friday. This event raised about $3,060 in ticket sales and our raffle to help… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards: 2021 Mid-Summer Updates
Fire Safety, Trail Work Information, Water Bottles and a Fundraiser! Hello Everyone, Heads up for fire safety: The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has raised the Industrial Fire Precaution Levels (IFPL)s to Level 3 in the area known as MH-4… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) – Update
Hello Everyone, We hope you are enjoying the fabulous trail conditions with this moist weather. Volunteers NeededHRATS is looking for volunteers for the Post Canyon Cascadia Dirt Cup Mt. Bike Race the weekend of June 26th and 27th. It is not this weekend,… Read More ›
HRATS Spring 2021 Newsletter
Hello there, two-wheeled compadre, happy Spring! Out here in the Columbia River Gorge, we’re still seeing frosty mornings, but earlier and earlier in the day it’s disappearing into the ever-greener corners of our trails, yards, and gardens. The telltale signs… Read More ›
HRATS Golden Eagle Bike Park
Golden Eagle Bike Park Matching Funds Hello Everyone, We hope you have seen the new additions to the Golden Eagle Bike Park! The additions are adjacent to the pump track near the Hood River High School, and they include progressive… Read More ›
HRATS Update for Hood River County – June 3rd, 2020
HRATS Supporters, It has been a wild 2020 so far, and we have been trying to keep up with all of the changes and regulations and want to share changes to Hood River Area Trails. As of June 2nd, 2020… Read More ›
HRATS: May 8th Hood River County Trail Update
HRATS Supporters – Even though Washington and Oregon have started to open up some state parks, State Parks in the Gorge remain closed on both the Washington and Oregon Side. HRATS has been working with Hood River County, and it… Read More ›
Post Canyon remains closed to the public at large
HRATS Supporters – Thank you for your support during these extremely trying times! We know there have been many rumors, news articles, and discussion about Hood River County land access including Post Canyon. HRATS is making progress on getting lands… Read More ›
Hood River County Trail Update 4/15
HRATS Supporters, The last update we sent out included the closure of all Hood River County Forest Land for recreational use. This closure remains in effect and includes closures for parking, riding, hiking, hunting and all other recreational use on… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS): Closures Need To Be Respected
Hello Everyone, Here is an update on trail access in the Hood River area. • There are no trails in the Gorge that you can drive to and ride. No exceptions! • Any Trail Riding requires riding there from your… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) 2020 Spring Good-News-Letter
Hello Trail Users, Spring is here and it seems fitting that HRATS tells you all the good news. Good news: The Fall 2019 Fundraising events were a huge success. Thanks to all that helped out and participated. The events have… Read More ›
HRATS 2019 End of Season News Letter
Hello Everyone, The weather has turned and our amazing fall riding is disappearing. So it is time for a year-end wrap-up. HRC Recreation Trail Manager Job Posting. The failure of the Hood River County tax measures in May put a… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) – Fall Events
Hello Everyone, HRATS is planning a big fall. Our fabulous fundraising group is presenting our “Protect Post Canyon” campaign (ProtectPost.org). Our goal is a sustainable trail system that meets the needs of the users. Please join us at our fundraising… Read More ›
Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS) – September News Letter
Hello Everyone, Summer is coming to an end and it is time to update all of you on what is happening with HRATS and local trails. Family Man Closure: Hood River County closed the road to the Family Man Staging… Read More ›
Hood River Trails and the Failed Tax Measures
Hello Everyone, I am writing to you to let you know how the two failed Hood River County Tax Measures will affect local trails. Hood River County is in the process of winding down their trail program on Hood River… Read More ›
Ferns and Berms: Post Canyon Cascadia Dirt Cup
On this episode of Ferns and Berms, I race the second race of the 2019 Cascadia Dirt Cup at Post Canyon in Hood River, Oregon. In classic Pacific Northwest fashion, the rains rolled in a few days before leaving us… Read More ›
2019 HRATS Spring Newsletter
Hello Everyone, Riding season is here and the trails need a some work. HRATS will host the following work parties this Spring: • Saturday April 13th, meet at Whoopdee parking lot. 930am. • Sunday April 28th, meet at Family Man… Read More ›
HRATS 2018 Season Summary
Winter is here and I thought I would send one last HRATS update about our big year finishing two massive projects. Eldorado The new Upper Eldorado trail is built and will be open in the Spring after winter sets the… Read More ›
HRATS Fall 2018 News Letter
Hello Everyone, I hope you had a good summer of riding and fun. Here is an update on what is going on lately with HRATS. Fall Work Parties All stage out of Family Man at 9:30 AM. Top of the… Read More ›
2018 Mountain Man Challenge presented by the Fat Tire Farm & Hurricane Racing
• May 6th: Dog River Super D • June 10th: Sandy Ridge Enduro • July 22nd: Cold Creek Super D(Tentative) • September 16th – 17th: Timberline to Town Shuttles/Campout http://www.FatTireFarm.com http://www.MountainManChallenge.com http://www.HurricaneRacingOregon.com
2018 Hood River Area Trail Stewards Spring Update
Hello Everyone Spring seems to be upon and that means trails can be good riding. There is a lot going on this spring with our local trails. We will be fixing the trails damaged by the fireline, fixing up old… Read More ›
2018 Trek Dirt Series – NW Dates
This year we’re offering camps in BC, Alberta, Washington, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. We’re returning to all our 2017 locations and have added two new ones as well. Eighteen camps are women’s only and six are co-ed…. Read More ›
2017 Cross Crusade Cyclocross Series Schedule
• October 7th Race #1 – Alpenrose Day 1 Alpenrose Dairy Portland, OR • October 8th Race #2 – Alpenrose Day 2 Alpenrose Dairy Portland, OR • October 15th Race #3 – Cascade Locks easyCLIMB Trail System Cascade Locks, OR… Read More ›
Cross on the Mountain
Cooper Spur CX is an October CX race presented in conjunction with OBRA on a fun and challenging course set at Cooper Spur Mt. Resort. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CooperSpurCX/
Friends of Family Man – HRATS Post Canyon Update
#LoveFamilyMan Hello All, We are sending this email to inform the community about the status of logging Family Man in Post Canyon. Here are some basic facts about the area: • Family Man is part of Hood River County’s 30,000… Read More ›
2017 HRATS Spring Trail Love
It’s time for some spring trail love. Here’s how you can help: Attend a Scheduled Work Party • Sunday, April 9 at Whoopdee • Saturday, April 22 at Post Canyon • Saturday, May 13 at Post Canyon • Saturday, June… Read More ›