In the last two years the Equestrian community along with support from Oregon Equestrian Trails, Valley View Riders and Territorial Riders Back Country Horsemen has been working hard to keep the trails at Tryon Creek State Park open to equestrians. One of the challenges of the area is the horse trailer parking made difficult from competition from autos … Read More
The North Valley chapter previously adopted the section of the Pacific Crest Trail(PCT) between Joe Graham Horse Camp and Triangle Lake Horse Camp. This section covered 26 miles of the PCT and we have met PCT through hikers on the trail and I am amaze me by their resolve. Becky Wolf a honorary OET member, had managed this … Read More
The Douglas connector trail is completed (with a little help of our friends). Curtis Smith, crew chief for Trailkeepers of Oregon, took the lead in helping to construct a connector trail from the new Douglas Trailhead constructed in 2012, to Douglas Trail in the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, Mt. Hood National Forest. OET Mt. Hood and North Valley, and BCHO Territorial … Read More
The North Valley and Silver Falls Chapter had repaired the Horse Corals at Mission State Park in 2012, so the park management (Park Ranger Bonny Shepard) once again contacted us for another project to replace the outdoor arena fencing near the Equestrian Parking area. The old one had been there for a number of years and most of the … Read More
A Place to Camp in the Columbia River Gorge… Written by Barb Adams, Mt. Hood Chapter At the OET State Quarterly in February, a grant was approved to help build two 2-horse corrals at Herman Creek Horse Camp in partnership with the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (CRGNSA). Herman Creek Camp is the only horse camp along … Read More
Clackamas Lake Corrals were dedicated July 24, 2010 at Clackamas Lake camp ground. The Forest Service Mt. Hood and North Valley Chapters representatives were present during the dedication ceremony held at 5 p.m. The dedication was followed by a great pot luck, too much food to eat. There was a large cake with a picture showing the post … Read More