With daylight savings coming early, it's time to start the mid-week hikes again. This is the third year I've been planning these.

I'll email everyone who wants to be notified by Monday afternoon at the latest with details for that week's hike.

The hikes will vary between 3 1/2 - 5 miles in length, and won't last longer than 2 hours. The pace will be attainable, don't worry about not being able to "keep up." The point of these is to get us in shape for summer activities.

My brother Todd and I are still recovering from our last outing but we are ready for a good moderate hike in the gorge. Hike is about 7 miles long with 2,400 elevation gain. If you want to join us email me for carpool or meeting info.
sciguy32002@yahoo.com
503 550-5507

thanks,
Sean

anybody up for some vertical ?

training fri nite: meet at Starvation Creek trailhead around 6 pm for up and down trek. Will push pace, perhaps separate into groups, but meet each other on way back down. Bring snowshoes and whatever else you deem appropriate given weather forecast that morning. Count on minimum 3.5 hrs.

this is NOT a guided event, bring yourself and gear and come to train at your own pace.

hey:
heading out for trailrun/speed hike up and down defiance tmw nite under nearly full moon. meet at trailhead around 7 or so, maybe later, get up and down, bring headlamp, food, water, jacket...interested?

email me or call my cell last second. meeting at the starvation creek state park trail head, around mile post 54 on I 84.

scole@teamnomad.com
781 439 5063

Grace Radke will be hiking up Devil's Peak Lookout trail this Thursday to try and recover a lost glove. All PDXAR members are welcome to hike the trail with her. Please call Grace to coordinate if you are intersted. Grace's number is (503) 285-4414.

The hike is approx. 8.2 miles long with a total of 3500 feet of elevation gain. You will need snowshoes to complete this hike.

As promised, I will be leading a climb up good old Mt Defiance this coming Saturday 2-14-2004. For those of you who don't know, Mt D is a very good training climb. With 5000 feet of elevation gain in approx. 6 miles, this is one 12 mile round trip that makes you feel it. This is basically a non-technical climb, with the only specialized equipment needed being snowshoes for the top 2 miles or so. A short side hike from my regular route shows you an awesome little lake which will undoubtedly be frozen over.

Balance Bar Adventure Sprint (BBAS) Training Notice: This will be a self-directed training, unless some one volunteers to lead this training. This is part of the BBAS training program for PDXAR members to prepare for the Sprint race at Hagg Lake on August 3rd. However, all PDXAR members are welcome to attend. This will be an aprox. 6 mile trek in Forest Park.

Balance Bar Adventure Sprint (BBAS) Training

This is part of the BBAS training program for PDXAR members to prepare for the Sprint race at Hagg Lake on August 3rd. However, all PDXAR members are welcome to attend.

This will be an aprox. 6 mile trek in Forest Park. You will need a Hydration Bladder and fluid for about 2 hours of exertion, a snack for the trail, a head lamp with fresh batteries, and a handheld flashlight as a backup. We will practice towing during this trek.

What: Nighttime Trekking/Running Session. Approx 17 miles in length, Emphasis on Trekking at a 24 hour pace, not bolting through at a shorter racepace. I imagine about 15 min miles. We will, as always, form groups to fit all fitness levels involved. When: Saturday The 29th commencing at 10 pm. Plan on a 4-5 hour session, so yes you will be out late. Where: Forrest Park. Meet at the Germantown Road TH.