Are you ready to ride the Mt. Adams Country Bike Tour? There are four spectacular tours to choose from in the Trout Lake, Wash., area. As in past years, you can choose from the 11.5 mile Family Fun Ride (Trout Lake Valley), the 51 Mile Loop through Trout Lake, BZ Corner, Glenwood, and back, the 54 Mile Forest Loop (up and down the flanks of Mt Adams) and the combined 105 Mile Infinity Ride (51 + 54 mile loops). Each well-marked ride takes you on quiet country roads and is fully safety-supported with sag wagons, emergency teams, radio coverage, snacks/rest stops, optional box lunch and post-ride meals. When: Saturday, June 25. Day-of registration and rides begin at 7 a.m. at Trout Lake School, 2310 WA-141, Trout Lake. Cost: Family Loop: $10. All others: Early bird registration: $55. Early bird rate expires June 1; $65 until June 24 at noon; $75 day-of-ride. Register now and get more information at troutlakewashington.com/mt-adams-bicycle-tour. Questions: email TroutLakeBikeTour@gmail.com.
White Salmon Backyard Half returns June 18
The 9th Annual White Salmon Backyard Half Marathon and 4-Miler will be Saturday, June 18 at 9 a.m. at Rheingarten Park in White Salmon. This is a free event with a suggested donation of $25 directly benefits the White Salmon Cross Country Boosters. The event consists of an awesome trail run/hike with scenic Gorge views. Registration will be taken all the way up until the day of the event. For more information and to register, head to ultrasignup.com.
Columbia Chinook season reopens; sturgeon season closes
Chinook fishing on the lower Columbia River will be open Friday May 27 through Monday May 30, then reopen again on June 3 and continue through June 15 when the summer Chinook fishing season begins. According to Tucker Jones, ODFW’s Columbia River Program manager, the joint state action is based on the remaining allowable catch and a projected run size of 180,000 to the river mouth. “We’re excited that we can open Chinook fishing over Memorial Day weekend, he said, “And by closing the fishery for a few days in middle of next week we hope to provide some stability to our constituents, and avoid emergency closures for the duration of the season.” The states did leave open the possibility of shortening the season if catch rates are higher than expected over Memorial Weekend. The daily bag limit is two fin-clipped adult salmonids per day of which only one may be a Chinook. Only adipose fin-clipped fish may be kept. Retention of fin-clipped Chinook jacks is also allowed. Sockeye salmon must be released. Permanent regulations for steelhead and jack Chinook apply when adult Chinook seasons are closed. All other permanent regulations apply. The states also opted to close the recreational white sturgeon fishery in the John Day Pool where the season has been under way since the beginning of the year and anglers have nearly met their annual harvest guideline of 500 fish. The closure is effective Sunday May 29. For more information, visit ODFW’s website at www.odfw.com.
Oregon beach wrestling state championships June 4
The Oregon beach wrestling state championships will be returning to Hood River Marina Beach June 4. Senior, high school, middle school, and kids levels will be included, as well as male and female divisions for senior and high school levels. Medals will be awarded for first through third place. Registration goes from 9-10 a.m., with competition starting at 11 a.m. Registration costs $15; spectators get in for free. Men must wear athletic swimming trunks and women wear a one- or two-piece bathing suit (fight/board shorts and compression shirts are OK). Athletes wrestle on a sand surface, with matches lasting three minutes; the first to three points is the winner, with one point for a takedown or push-out and two points for a takedown with back exposure. For more info, contact Trent Kroll at 541-399-6123 or trent.kroll@hoodriver.k12.or.us.
Triple Threat basketball camp June 20-24
Horizon Christian School’s annual Triple Threat basketball camp will be held June 20-24. There are two camps: a co-ed camp for grades 4-6 (9 a.m. to noon) and another co-ed camp for grades 7-9 (1 to 4 p.m.). Cost is $70 per player and $60 for each additional family member. Registration is June 20 from 8-8:45 a.m. Instruction will include emphasis on fundamentals, game situations, individual and team play, and the Christian concept of athletic competition and sportsmanship. Each camper will receive a t-shirt, but must provide other athletic wear. No food will be provided; campers should bring a towel. For more info, contact HCS at 541-387-3200.
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