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HOOD RIVER — Pirate trails had a history of popping up in Post Canyon, said Rachel Crowder, vice president of the volunteer-run, non-profit, Hood River Area Trail Stewards (HRATS). Through word-of-mouth and outdated maps, she started riding the area in spring 2008 on the unsanctioned trails scattered along the western flank of the Hood River County Tree Farm, run by the Forestry Department.

Carmen Craig was born in The Dalles, Oregon, on Dec. 1, 1975 . She graduated from The Dalles High School before attending OSU and getting a de…

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BEND — To the west, the Cascade Range was obscured by a shroud of clouds. To the northeast, the Ochoco Mountains were specked with snow. Somewhere in between, I soaked in the afternoon sunshine as I cruised along the singletrack trails near Horse Butte.