Easy Climb

We found a great mountain biking spot in Cascade Locks. Our friend from the Lumberyard takes his kids here and it was awesome. There is not a lot of elevation and there are fun downhills and jumps. We had a blast. A couple of Cooper quotes, "this is so fun, isn't it Mommy." And "can we come here everyday?"

Starting the trail




One view, we could see Stevenson, WA and lots of trains across the river.








He had so much fun




Riding up a hill.


As we did the loops, he got stronger and stronger. When we started he walked his bike up most of the hills. By the end he was riding up them (except for one steep climb). It was great to watch him progress in a short time.

Powell Butte

I took the kids on a close-in hike on Easter. Cooper brought his bike too. It was a good climb, saw the Cascade Mountain range from the top and I had a good talk with my niece. It was great, until the descent. That was a bit of a disaster.












Cooper remained in happy spirits!
The other two were not happy.




There's our car after a 2 mile walk!




We probably hiked a total of 6 miles. 1 of those was up the mountain looking for a trail. 2 were getting back to our car. Can't wait until the construction is done up there.