Doug Thiesies Sense of Place speaker Gary Paasch Sense of Place speaker Arthur Babitz Sense of Place speaker Features history of mountain biking at Post Canyon
Staff report
Columbia Gorge News
HOOD RIVER — Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series continues with “More Than Skinnies & Singletrack: A History of Mountain Biking in Post Canyon” on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave.
Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show running from 7-8:30 p.m. A free livestream option will be available. Tickets are available at givebutter.com/ahistoryofbikingpostcanyon .
“More Than Skinnies & Singletrack” features Doug Thiesies, Gary Paasch, and Arthur Babitz (for bios, see box at right). This presentation will explore the history and evolution of mountain biking in Post Canyon, with perspectives from forestry management, trail-building, and the local mountain biking community.
What did mountain bikers see in the clay soils and rolling terrain of Post Canyon? How would this local workhorse-of-a-forest change in the ensuing decades as a result, and what might its future hold?Join Paasch, Babitz, and Thiesies as they reintroduce us to Post Canyon and share what it took for a community, a sport, and a forest, to try and co-exist. About the speakers Doug Thiesies brings more than 30 years of forestry experience, including his current role as Hood River County Forestry director, managing the county’s 34,500-acre tree farm and multi-use trail system.Gary Paasch, founder of School of Send mountain bike camps and a dedicated trail-builder, has been shaping […]
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