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About Cougar print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1976-1977 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1977)
Motorcycling great By Joy Williams Staff Writer ou want to get away from it all this ■for the day or maybe a week or two, Ihtwantto try motorcycling. I way to beat summer ern Oregon offers a lot of trail riding I are many track roads. The climate and the terrain is often made up of ws, which makes for easy riding. You have to dodge a few rattlesnakes but I adventuresome, this only adds a I Tillamook Burn area, in North- | Oregon has private land owned by prs Paper Co., and allows motor- |ou really want to get away from For dirt track riders, Clackamas County has 20 acres and this is a good place for the beginner to learn basic skills. Also Lewis and Clark Park located by the Sandy River has trails for those who want to try out their skills. For those who want the grand tour there is the Alcan Highway to Alaska or the Pan Am Highway to Central America. For the spectators who like to watch motorcycle races, there is Sidewinders, lo cated on 82nd Avenue near Clackamas or the Portland International Speedway for Amateur and Professional racing (PI R), near Jantzen Beach. When you are planning to go on a long ride there are certain facts that would be good to know, such as take along extra gas, a first aid kit and tire repair kit. Also it is good to know how to change a tire without removing it from the bike. If you don't know how, motorcycle shops can show you. A ride for several hours can be very tiring, if you are not wearing the right clothing and are not protected from the elements. Your body should be unexposed as much as possi ble and of course wear a helmet as required by law. ition, go to the southwest area of mville. Publishers Paper owns this land too, is legal to ride on. Tri-met provides mini-vacations id west across the coast mountain You can go all the way to the coast K crossing any major highways. There j|ou I logging say you trails have to to follow work this and summer you will Id can't take time off for a vacation? You see deer or elk in this uninhabited have enough money to get away from ■y.The trails will finally end up about for awhile? Tri-met may have the ■0to!5 milesfrom the coast line. • to your summer vacation problems. I Hiie For bus the lines daring who likes to go individual to many places in the ■mb is located this ■nd hills, area Triumph that are Hill perfect for a in one- ■egion. one Few afternoon people make it to the top which ffir min ¡-vacation. ■bout about 600 feet elevation, and going flower down mow a walk in beautiful ®eopposite the trail is hard find, as [dens? The side International Rose to Gardens ft [Washington is seldom used. Park provide a delightful and who illustrate is I foon For bikers want to why take Portland a short trip, ^ffidthe of Roses. Besides there Hu flight City try the Skyline Road roses located by | ire the the Japanese Park Gardens you can Washington Zoo. where It is scenic and Jit pere 8 taste of the for the price of a are some trails Orient to explore. Dus ticket. I The Rhododendron Garden features rhododendrons and azaleas in an .exceptional woodland setting. Over 400 ■rent varieties can be viewed from the thways. Bring a lunch and lose yourself ¡the beauty of nature for an afternoon. Gardens don't interest you? What you'd > like is to go backpacking and lose ■elf in the wilderness for a month or ■but you don't have the time? Tri-met ■take you to 148 different parks in the Runty area where you can get lost for an Bora day. Mt. Tabor Park with its 200 acres of B, grass and water provides ample room | wander and the 15 miles of trails with- p the boundaries of Forest Park should |fy your backpacking desires for a day. [If water interests you you're in luck, ¿gon is famous for its rain and the results ■of is lots and lots of water. There are ■«streams, fountains and ponds all with- Ihe reaches of the bus. The Willamette and Columbia rivers pro vide fun and recreation for the swimmer, boater, fisherman or those who just like to sit and look. Tri-met will also take you to the Sandy, Molalla and Tualatin rivers. There are also fountains to be enjoyed in downtown Portland. From the 20 bronze water fountains on street corners, which were built in 1913 to provide the loggers with fresh water to replace all the whisky they drank, to the modern Lovejoy Foun- tain in the Portland Center, they all invite you to enjoy Oregon's water for awhile. So use the bus and explore close to home. Mini-vacations can provide the answer to summer doldrums. CCC offers various summer classes Class schedules are out for summer term and included with the usual mind-improving courses are various opportunities to improve one's physical condition with the available physical education classes being offered. The stress during the summer P.E. classes seems to be on tennis. There are six classes being offered, four of beginning tennis and two intermediate. Instructors for the tennis courses will be Nancy Mikleton, Len Tirrill and Dale McGriff. Ms. Mikleton's beginning tennis class will begin on June 20 and run through July 15 on Mondays through Thursdays at 9 to 11 a.m. Her intermediate course will follow starting July 18 and run through to August 11, again on Mondays through Thursdays but at an 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. time slot, The other daytime tennis classes are offered at 4 to 6 p.m. on either Mondays centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thurs days. For those who prefer running to playing tennis, there is a jogging class offered daily Monday through Thursday at 1 p.m. and is taught by Chuck Hudson. The only other daytime activity offered is Nancy Mikleton's Mountain Hiking course which will be a four week class held all day on Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The first session will meet Tuesday June 21 at 1 p.m. in Randall 11. The evening courses add to the variety with intermediate golf offered by CCC golf coach Jim Hudson on Tuesday, and Thurs day evenings from 6 to 8 p.m. There is also a Karate course offered from 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday and Thursday evenings. The course will be held at the Gladstone High School.