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09 | Aug | '16
Bryan Rivard
Are you passionate about getting more women into mountain biking and want to give back to the mountain bike community? Do you have skills in marketing, building community, graphic design, volunteer coordination, or are you just enthusiastic about the Crank Sisters and want to see the group grow bigger and stronger? If so, then apply to join the Evergreen Crank Sisters Committee now!
02 | Aug | '16
Bryan Rivard
Not for the faint of heart, this route takes riders into the backcountry with a dogged climb offset by a winding singletrack descent though shadowy glades, open meadows of head-high wildflowers, and exposed ledges. Pair that with the breathtaking scenery of the Northern Cascades, Lake Kachess, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Steward and you’ve got this month’s trail highlight: Kachess Ridge.
02 | Aug | '16
Bryan Rivard
After nearly 2 years of leading our Education and Volunteer Programs with amazing passion and success, Mike Sidwell has moved on from Evergreen to pursue a new adventure in Bellingham, closer to family. Mike took our volunteer and education programs to a whole new level here at Evergreen, and we're so thankful for his hard work and commitment. We already miss him!
01 | Aug | '16
Bryan Rivard
Our members and followers know; the Evergreen Trail Guide is a great resource for up-to-date trail reports, directions, and alerts before you hit the trail. But what about those new Washington riders looking for a variety of rides to get comfortable on their new wheels? Well now we’ve got them covered too!
28 | Jul | '16
Bryan Rivard
Evergreen has dozens of projects happening around the state, which isn’t that hard to believe when you consider how driven our members are. One particularly exciting project is underway right now (and has been for some time) in the Evergreen Central area: Squilchuk State Park. Squilchuk offers an amazing opportunity for skillbuilding, closeby riding, and much more with its progressive design and stacked loop system.
13 | Jul | '16
Bryan Rivard
On July 9, Evergreen East, Spokane Parks and Recreation, and Out There Monthly coordinated the second annual Spokatopia Outdoor Festival located at Camp Sekani city park in Spokane.
This event gave people the opportunity to try a hand at several outdoor activities—mountain biking, paddleboarding, kayaking, rock climbing, and canoeing. With over 40 vendors Spokatopia also included local bike shops with bike demos from Specialized, Pivot, Yeti, Trek, Norco, Santa Cruz, and Ellsworth.
09 | Jul | '16
Bryan Rivard
Five days of camping, riding, trail stewardship, and rider fellowship!
Enjoy some of Washington’s best singletrack in a remote, alpine setting of NE Washington. In an annual tradition, riders from all across the region including Seattle, Spokane, Boise and B.C. converge to hang out, experience awesome trails and give back to area with a day devoted to trail work.
Special this year: Work and ride with Evergreen’s Trail Crew! We should have a team of about 15 staff attending this year – so if you’d like to spend some time with the builders who are making things happen across the State – this year’s your chance to get to know even more! We’re also getting support from the great WCBC crew out of Bellingham this year, so come join us for an amazing trail builder summit and ride experience!
Come when you can, leave when you must - you don't have to commit to the five days. No reservations, no registration, but if you’re coming, please drop us a note with the size of your party.
21 | Jun | '16
Bryan Rivard
A sample letter is available at the bottom of this blog post to guide your comments.
The Draft Colville Forest Plan has been released and public comments are due by July 5th, 2016. This is the final step in a multi-year Plan Revision effort, and the final plan will govern this amazing 1.1 million-acre National Forest for the next 15 years or more.
Basically, a Forest Plan is a strategic plan that guides land and recreation management and access, defines what may or may not be allowed in sections of the forest, and determines how each section should be maintained.
In late May, Will Stone (President of Evergreen East) and I completed a tour of the Colville Forest. We met with local representatives and rode several trails to help inform Evergreen’s comments to the Forest Plan. The pictures in this blog are from our trip.
Why does this matter to you? Because the plan affects mountain bike access to some of the best high alpine backcountry mountain bike trails in Washington State!
In the current preferred alternative (alternative P), approximately 80 miles of multi-use trail is included in areas recommended as wilderness If this is adopted, the Forest Service could decide to immediately CLOSE these trails to mountain biking. Once the proposed wilderness areas are designated as Wilderness by Congress, mountain bikers are legally restricted from ever riding there again.
We need your help to voice strong support for continued mountain bike access!
18 | Jun | '16
Bryan Rivard
The 2016 Methow Singletrack Solstice is THIS weekend (June 24, 25, &26th) in Winthrop, Washington! Join in and experience great riding, drawings, the Singletrack Solstice Snapshot Photo Contest, and getting to know other awesome mountain bikers!
Most importantly though, all proceeds from this event support the Methow Chapter's mission and efforts to improve mountain biking and trails in the Methow Valley. This event is a main fundraiser for the chapter.
Friday evening's check-in and packet pick up is at the Winthrop pump track from 6pm-8pm. Enjoy light refreshments and get the blood moving again after sitting in the car with some laps on the track.
As always, the signature event for the Solstice is the optional all-day point-to-point ride on Saturday. This year’s route will start near Loup-Loup Summit and take in the Bear Mountain and Middle Fork Beaver Creek trails in the national forest before crossing the Methow Wildlife Area on a variety of singletrack trails.