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Portland gets a RYE BEER FEST!

#1 – RYE BEER FEST

The first is the first ever Rye Beer Fest, a new event put on by Taplister, a website that helps beer geeks find their favorite beers on tap and discover new ones in Portland and beyond.  This is a fundraiser for the nonprofit organization I’ve been involved with, We Love Clean Rivers, Inc.  Funds raised will go towards recreation-based clean ups on Portland Metro rivers.

 

The Rye Beer Fest, a celebration of the revival of rye beers, will be held at the Spirit of 77 (500 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR) during Portland Beer Week. The fest will take place on Friday June 8, from 4-10 p.m. and will feature special one-off rye beers like Hopworks’ Fight for your Rye’t to staples such as Upright Six and Oakshire Line Dry Rye. In addition to rye beers, there will be rye whiskeys paired with the rye beers that were curated for the fest. Entry to the event is free. Beers will cost $1 for a 4-ounce sample, $2.50 for a 10-ounce pour of beer and $5 for a 20-ounce pint. The price of the whiskeys is to be determined.  For more: http://bit.ly/Nd1hiu    Thanks to TRAVEL OREGON for giving us the scoop!

Join Us on the Cascade To Crown Ride July 1st.

We Invite You to Ride With Us On July 1st
in Cascade Locks, Oregon

 
  Enjoy the beauty of the Columbia River Gorge in the best way possible – by bicycle.  Join us as we ride from the beautiful community of Cascade Locks, through the Historic Columbia River Gorge up to the panoramic Crown Point.

15 Mile, 50 Mile, or 65 mile Routes
        The 15 mile Family Ride route begins along the scenic Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.  The trail is closed to all motorized vehicles. On the scenic trail riders will pass by Bonneville Dam and Eagle Creek.   Be prepared for an excursion to visit Herman the Giant Sturgeon at The Fish Hatchery and/or park your bikes and meander through the Dam Visitors Center.  Here you will rest and soak in the sun before returning to Cascade Locks for lunch at Marine Park.  The Family Ride is FREE to participate in this year (lunch is not included for 15 mile participants).

The 50 mile Challenge route will lead the 15 mile ride along the Columbia River Highway State Trail. Merge on to Hwy 84 past Bonneville Dam taking the first exit to Warrendale and on to the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway.  The route will pass by cascading waterfalls such as Horsetail Falls, Oneonta Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Latourell Falls and Multnomah Falls. The Highway climbs up to Crown Point and breaks at The Portland Women’s Forum.

New for 2012 is the 65 mile Challenge Plus route which follows the same 50 mile route, plus adds a 15 mile loop east of Cascade Locks.  This new section is the best of both the Historic Trail & Highway and a hill climb on Herman Creek Rd into Wyeth.  Those of you who participated in the 50 mile route in 2011 and were wanting more mileage and a hill climb now have both!

Benefit The Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon 
We’re excited to partner with the Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon.  For over 30 years, the P.R.O. has been dedicated to helping patients and caregivers manage this complex disease with support programs and services. In 2012, your participation in the Cascade to Crown Bike Ride will show your support for the PRO and those with Parkinson’s disease.

Tasty Treats
Enjoy fresh fruit, snacks, energy bars, and drinks at each of the three rest stops along this route.  Special thanks to Nestle Water for supplying water and energy bars.  All registered riders of 50 mile and 65 mile routes receive a complimentary lunch at the completion of the ride provided by the Sternwheeler in Cascade Locks Marine Park.

Rider Support
Each of the 3 rest stops will be staffed with bicycle mechanics to help with minor maintenance issues that come up along the ride. A sag wagon will be shuttling the ride in search of anyone who needs additional support.  Special thanks to Camas Bike & Sport, Cayuse Cycles, and Oregon Bicycle Tours!

Free Tent Camping on June 30th

   All participating ridres are invited to arrive a day early! Arrive to Cascade Locks on Saturday June 30th and set up your tent for free.  Enjoy a casual ride around Cascade Locks and local entertainment with dinner (additional $12).  Soaking up the beautiful community of Cascade Locks a day early has many benefits, such as the option to sleep in and a short walk to the ride Start Line.  Make this a weekend you and your family will never forget and take advantage of the ride and free camping in Cascade Locks. 

Click Here to Register Now

                                               
  

Special Thanks To The Ride Sponsors!

        

Questions? Please email Aaron@pedalnationevents.com

www.CascadetoCrownRide.com

It’s Pedalpalooza Time!

Check out this Great coverage by OR Bike on Portland’s Best Festival!
Every city should be so lucky to have an festival like Pedalpalooza, when bikers come out in droves to revel in summertime cycling silliness. Over the course of 24 days, 251 mostly free events will jam-pack the calendar.

Food focused events abound, like the Austro-Hungarian Ride (9th), Food Cart Tour (17th) and reservations-required Epic Pizza Ride (27th)

Some rides are delightfully absurd like the Candlelight Can delight Vigil (12th) which honors now-closed drinking holes and offers an opportunity to share bar tales of woe. The Cute Warm and Fuzzy ride (11th) promises ice cream, cupcakes, slow riding, no hills and prizes. The Fake Mustache Ride (14th) simply yet hilariously celebrates the wearing of synthetic facial hair.

Hot tip: Pick up a printed version of the calendar, which will appear in the Portland Mercury on June 6. Pin it to your wall and circle all the events you want to attend. If you’re an over-worker, put the calendar above your desk at work of a constant reminder of the fun to be had and why it’s important to clock out on time (or early…).

Join Us for the Cascade to Crown bike Ride July 1st 2012!


We Invite You to Ride With Us On July 1st
in Cascade Locks, Oregon

Enjoy the beauty of the Columbia River Gorge in the best way possible – by bicycle. Join us as we ride from the beautiful community of Cascade Locks, through the Historic Columbia River Gorge up to the panoramic Crown Point.

15 Mile, 50 Mile, or 65 mile Routes
The 15 mile Family Ride route begins along the scenic Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. The trail is closed to all motorized vehicles. On the scenic trail riders will pass by Bonneville Dam and Eagle Creek. Be prepared for an excursion to visit Herman the Giant Sturgeon at The Fish Hatchery and/or park your bikes and meander through the Dam Visitors Center. Here you will rest and soak in the sun before returning to Cascade Locks for lunch at Marine Park. The Family Ride is FREE to participate in this year (lunch is not included for 15 mile participants).

The 50 mile Challenge route will lead the 15 mile ride along the Columbia River Highway State Trail. Merge on to Hwy 84 past Bonneville Dam taking the first exit to Warrendale and on to the Historic Columbia River Gorge Highway. The route will pass by cascading waterfalls such as Horsetail Falls, Oneonta Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Latourell Falls and Multnomah Falls. The Highway climbs up to Crown Point and breaks at The Portland Women’s Forum.

New for 2012 is the 65 mile Challenge Plus route which follows the same 50 mile route, plus adds a 15 mile loop east of Cascade Locks. This new section is the best of both the Historic Trail & Highway and a hill climb on Herman Creek Rd into Wyeth. Those of you who participated in the 50 mile route in 2011 and were wanting more mileage and a hill climb now have both!

Benefit The Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon
We’re excited to partner with the Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon. For over 30 years, the P.R.O. has been dedicated to helping patients and caregivers manage this complex disease with support programs and services. In 2012, your participation in the Cascade to Crown Bike Ride will show your support for the PRO and those with Parkinson’s disease.

Tasty Treats
Enjoy fresh fruit, snacks, energy bars, and drinks at each of the three rest stops along this route. Special thanks to Nestle Water for supplying water and energy bars. All registered riders of 50 mile and 65 mile routes receive a complimentary lunch at the completion of the ride provided by the Sternwheeler in Cascade Locks Marine Park.

Rider Support
Each of the 3 rest stops will be staffed with bicycle mechanics to help with minor maintenance issues that come up along the ride. A sag wagon will be shuttling the ride in search of anyone who needs additional support. Special thanks to Camas Bike & Sport, Cayuse Cycles, and Oregon Bicycle Tours!

Free Tent Camping on June 30th
All participating ridres are invited to arrive a day early! Arrive to Cascade Locks on Saturday June 30th and set up your tent for free. Enjoy a casual ride around Cascade Locks and local entertainment with dinner (additional $12). Soaking up the beautiful community of Cascade Locks a day early has many benefits, such as the option to sleep in and a short walk to the ride Start Line. Make this a weekend you and your family will never forget and take advantage of the ride and free camping in Cascade Locks.

Click Here to Register Now

Special Thanks To The Ride Sponsors!

Questions? Please email Aaron@pedalnationevents.com

www.CascadetoCrownRide.com

Jersey review of Solo, race-bread cyclewear

Dempseys Classique Jersey

 

Thanks to team SO1O (http://www.solocycleclothing.com) for sending along one of their Retro- tech Classique jerseys. I got the Dempsey model with the nice rich deep green colors and noticed right away the high quality zipper construction. The zipper is often the first thing  to break on jerseys so it’s something that I notice. I’m a pretty tall guy and lots of cycle wear comes up short on my torso. This is especially annoying when warming up on the cyclocross track and trying to raise your core temperature. Having your kidneys exposed is a fast-track to heat loss. The SO1O jersey I got has a nice long torso and a grip strip at the hem that keeps the garment from riding up. It has a lower profile than the old elastic band style and is holding up nicely. The best part is the colors match our local football club, and I can represent on my ride to the game! Thanks SO1O.

 

“Cycling Sojourner” a new guide book for Oregon Touring.

Great news to hear about the release of “Cycling Sojourner” a new guide book for Oregon Touring by Ellee Thalheimer a local travel writer and cycling enthusiast. I met Ellee the last time I was on the KBOO Bike Show and had a great chat, but learned about her new book from this BikePortland.org story. So glad to hear that this project was sponsored by Travel Oregon and Cycle Oregon, here is an excerpt from the Cycling Sojourner website that says it all:

“I hope Cycling Sojourner will inspire you to take a chance on a two-wheeled adventure in Oregon, a state absolutely overindulged with world-class riding that passes over ranges of snow-capped extinct volcanoes, through river valleys laced with vinyards, along wild rivers teeming with salmon, and past cities with some of the most unique cycling culture and infrastructure in the country. Really, we Oregonians are quite spoiled.”

I hope to get my hands on a copy soon, and will post a more thorough review on the site. Join Ellee on May 8th: for a Release party at River City Bicycles (706 SE MLK Blvd, Portland) from 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Join us for wine, cheese, and stunning travel photos to celebrate the release of this guide book and the amazing bike touring available in Oregon. (Optional RSVP via Facebook)

Join us on a ride with Gary Fisher!

That’s right, Join us on The Go With Gary! ride. This will happen on Filmed By Bike’s opening night, April 13th, and will meet at the downtown Bike Gallery (1001 SW 10th Ave). A social hour with free pizza (and a chance to check out Bike Gallery’s big spring sale!) starts at 4:00 and the ride to the Clinton Street Theater leaves at 6:00. Check out this Bikeportland.org story and get More details at FilmedByBike.org. This will be a great way to arrive at the Filmed By Bike Festival in style.

Federal Tourism Initiative to be led by Travel Oregon!

Federal Tourism Initiative To Be Led By
Travel Oregon CEO

SALEM, Ore. – Jan. 19, 2012 – Following President Barack Obama’s Executive Order laying out a strategy for increasing international travel to the U.S., Secretary of Commerce John Bryson tapped Oregon Tourism Commission (dba Travel Oregon) CEO Todd Davidson as chair of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board to help implement the initiative.

The Advisory Board will work closely with a federal intra-agency task force charged with developing a National Travel & Tourism Strategy taking advantage of the booming global travel market. Designed to make it more efficient for international travelers to visit and experience the nation’s attractions, the program holds the potential to generate 1 million new jobs over the next decade by increasing international travel to the U.S.

“I have a steadfast belief in tourism’s ability to boost and diversify local economies and generate good jobs that can’t be outsourced. I’m honored to serve the travel industry and our country during this pivotal time,” said Davidson. “In leading the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, I’ll continue working closely with the Department of Commerce and other federal agencies. We’ll take the bold steps necessary to improve the travel process and unlock our nation’s potential.”

Travel and tourism is a $1.2 trillion sector of the U.S. economy or nearly three percent of Gross Domestic Product, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Critical to the nation’s overall economic health, tourism is one of the top employers for more than half of the U.S. states and territories and is on pace for a record-setting year. Through November 2011, international visitors spent an estimated $139.4 billion on U.S. travel and tourism-related goods and services year to date, an increase of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2010. The U.S. recorded a $38.4 billion trade surplus for travel and tourism through November 2011.

“The travel industry is an important part of Oregon’s economy,” said Governor Kitzhaber. “Appointing Todd Davidson to Chair the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board was an excellent selection. Todd is a thoughtful and effective leader who will continue to promote Oregon’s tourism advantages in his national position.”

Davidson was appointed Executive Director of Travel Oregon in June 1996 and was named Chief Executive Officer in September 2004. Under his leadership, the tourism industry in Oregon has flourished into an $8.7 billion industry that employs more than 90,000 Oregonians; in 2011 more than 2,000 jobs were created. In 2003 he helped lead an effort to establish dedicated and stable funding for the Commission. This funding has been crucial in Travel Oregon’s ability to grow the state’s tourism industry through strengthening its base of international markets; leadership in sustainable tourism initiatives; and award-winning publications, niche-oriented websites and advertising campaigns.

In addition to continuing his role as CEO of Travel Oregon and Chair of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, Davidson also serves on the Board of the U.S. Travel Association, the National Council of State Tourism Directors and the Western States Tourism Policy Council.

The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, works to enhance visitors’ experience by providing information, resources and trip planning tools that inspire travel and consistently convey the exceptional quality of Oregon. The commission aims to improve Oregonians’ quality of life by strengthening economic impacts of the state’s $8.7 billion tourism industry. www.traveloregon.com

Contact:
Linea Gagliano
(503) 729-6021
Linea@TravelOregon.com

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