NEWS & EVENTS

Hood River County Trail Information

CGORA Forum:  http://www.omraoffroad.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=46

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Northwest Area: As of May 15, all staging areas are accessible. The majority of trails are open. There are still some blockages due to downed trees. These will be salvage logged as the season progresses. Be on the lookout for logging operations and equipment. The upper section of Post Canyon Road above Seven Streams Staging Area has been cleared of winter storm debris and is now open for use.

CGORA Volunteers have spent 6 days on the PineMont Loop. The PineMont loop is open!  Check back for updates.

Joe Lawry Memorial Gathering & Ride

Sun, Aug 21, 2011 

Joe Lawry, the Passing of a Legend 

On June 8, 2011, Joe Lawry passed away. He was around 90 years old. He was a legend in the motorcycle trail riding group in the Hood River, Oregon area.  Joe started building and riding trails on the east side of the Hood River Valley around 1980. Around 1990, he started to help build trails on the west side (Post Canyon) with the hope of connecting the west side to the east side. Around 1995, most of the HR Valley had a single track trail from Post Canyon, across Middle Mountain and Pine Mont Road, connecting into the Mosier Loop Trails that Joe had started. Today, the Hood River Valley Loop is part of the Master Plan for the Recreational Trails in Hood River County.  Joe was still helping to build trails about 6 years ago when he had a bad motorcycle accident coming down Kingsley Road at the end of a day. He loved riding and building trails for the local riders.  We plan to dedicate a future Staging Area on Fir Mountain in Joe’s name.  His ashes will be placed in a few special places up on the trails that meant so much to him.  

Please think of Joe the next time you ride the Hood River motorcycle trails. He loved to see riders up on the trails having a great time.

The Columbia Gorge Off-Road Association meets a few times during the  year.  Come and join us to see how we can preserve and maintain our trails in the Hood River Valley. You can be part of the solution in keeping our trails open for generations to come.

For more information or to sign up go to:

http://groups.google.com/group/CGORA, 

Or send an email to:  info@CGORA.com

The Columbia Gorge Off-Road Association (CGORA) was formed in 2001 to support and work with Hood River County (HRC) and Oregon State Parks (OSP) on the local Hood River County ATV Trail System. The 100+ mile trail system was built by volunteers (Joe Lawry and Rick Higgins) and has provided recreation for riders in the Pacific Northwest for the last 30 years.