News from the Trail
Wrestling Potatoes: Building a New Trail at Punchbowl Falls County Park
October 14th, 2019By Chip Andrus, Crew Leader, Trailkeepers of Oregon
One cold January morning, seven TKO crew leaders and assistant crew leaders met at Punchbowl Falls County Park in the upper Hood River Valley. Our mission: to scope out a possible route for a trail along the East Fork of the Hood River. →
Hike of the Month: Paulina Peak
September 18th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: 6.2 miles / Elevation gain: 1,610 feet
Paulina Peak, the highest point on the Newberry Volcano caldera rim, towers over the remains of one of the most massive shield volcanoes in North America. →
Mound Builders of the Forest: Western Thatch Ants
September 18th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
While hiking in on a Columbia Gorge trail with a work crew this spring, I remarked upon a large conical mass above the trail in Douglas fir forest. →
TKO Board Strategizes Next 10 Years
September 17th, 2019By Paul Gerald, Board President, Trailkeepers of Oregon
As any trail crew can tell you, when you have a job to do, you need a plan. Without a plan, you can lose time, miss opportunities, create a mess, waste energy and maybe get somebody hurt. →
Hike of the Month: South Waldo Shelter Hike
August 12th, 2019By John Sparks, Volunteer, Trailkeepers of Oregon
Distance: 3.3 miles / Elevation gain: 35 feet
One of Oregon’s largest natural lakes, Waldo Lake is also considered one of the purest lakes in the world, with water so clear that it’s possible to see over a hundred feet into its depths. →
Want to Be a Crosscut Sawyer with TKO?
August 12th, 2019By Guy Hamblen, Crew Leader, Trailkeepers of Oregon
The art of using a crosscut saw is reawakening, especially among trail maintenance groups working in US Forest Service wilderness areas where chainsaws are not allowed.
Trailkeepers of Oregon
P.O. Box 14814
Portland, OR 97293
(971) 206-4351