Lavender Womyn Lesbian Group Blog

We Are Not Afraid GLBTQ Support March

Time	Saturday, July 23 at 10:30pm - July 24 at 2:00am
Location	Downtown Portland > Starts from CC Slaughters 219 NW Davis Portland 97209
Created By	Jeffrey Carr, Sunny Clark
For	We are not Afraid
More Info	Oregon State Gay Pride Organization Portland Peace March July 23, 2011

Show shoeing trail TBD

Time	Saturday, January 15 · 9:30am - 3:00pm
Location	Otto's ski rental in Sandy
Created By	PDX Lesbian Network, Valorie Green
More Info	I am posting this for Danielle because her computer in not working. Snow is piling up on the mountain, want to go play in it? Meet me at the back of Otto's ski rental at 9:45, for departure at 10 am sharp. Bring a light lunch, lots of water and wear water-proof shoes. If you RSVP yes, please show up. Danielle will e-mail everyone what trail you will be going to by the end of the week.. Have a great time.

 

Creative Pub Crawl - Athletic Supporters

Time	Friday, November 19 · 6:00pm - 11:30pm
Location	Downtown Salem
Created By	Ross Swartzendruber
More Info	Duck? Beaver? Bearcat? Banana Slug? Show your school spirit this month during the Creative Pub Crawl in downtown Salem. We'll be reveling with the #1 college football fans and other notable wannabe's as we visit seven bars and plan for the future of downtown. See you around 6p at Venti's Cafe and Basement Ba. Don't forget to vote for the Salem Pub Crawl as the best theme night on Salem Weekly! http://bestof.willamettelive.com/

 

Adventurous Hike/ snowshoe discovery trip

Time	Thursday, November 4 · 9:30am - 2:30pm
Location	Tom Dick and Harry Mountain by way of Mirror lake...
Created By	PDX Lesbian Network
More Info	Want to come on an adventure with me? It snowed last week and we may be able to use our snowshoes. I love this trip this time of the year since the parkinglot is closed for most of the Winter and you have to walk about 1 mile on the side of the road before you can even start snowshoeing. There is only a 10% chance of rain so lets take advantage of the great weather. How exciting!!! ... Meeting place Damascus Safeway at 09:30 AM for a prompt departure at 09:45 I have to be back in town by 4PM Carpooling $ Length: 6.4 mile with loop Elevation Change: 1600 gain Difficulty: Challenging

Team Red Cap Garage AIDS Walk 2010

Time	Wednesday, September 15 at 2:30am - October 3 at 9:00pm
Location	Red Cap
Created By	RED CAP & BOXXES (official)
More Info	It's that time again! Please help us raise money for the 2010 AIDS Walk. By joining the team, you will be putting $25 to an amazing cause. We will provide you with a cool Team Red Cap shirt to commemorate your donation. To join the team drop by Red Cap Garage and get signed up!

Saturday Hike Around Oneonta Gorge with Trail End Picnic

Please join us for a Saturday morning hike & trail end picnic on July 10th starting out at Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. This is a 4.5 mile hike where we will enjoy several waterfalls along the way, and might even get our feet wet wading in a shallow pool behind one of the falls (you’ll want to pack along old sneakers if you choose to do that). This event involves coordination and carpooling. Plan on leaving the Portland area by 8:30am, begin the hike at 9:30, picnic at about noon, and back to Portland by 2pm. For those who choose to attend, I’ll message you with details.

Date:	Saturday, July 10, 2010
Time:	8:30am - 2:00pm
Location:	Just west of Multnomah Falls

Saturday morning hike

Tryon Creek revisited.
This past Saturday (6/19) was a busy day for many who had Pride events and other plans. Consequently, there wasn’t much interest in the morning hike scheduled that day, so I went on my own and enjoyed a new route I hadn’t been on before. This is a 3-1/2 mile loop that combines horse and pedestrian trails, all in very good shape. There were no horses on the trails at the time, not even much trace, just a few polite joggers. I am rescheduling this hike for this coming Saturday, June 26th at 9:30 a.m. Expect this easy hike to take about 2 hours.

To get there from Portland take I-5 South to exit 297. Follow signs for Terwilliger Blvd/Lewis and Clark College. Drive south on Terwilliger through numerous twists and intersections following “Tryon Creek State Park” signs. Take 2nd exit at traffic control circle about 1.6 miles along the way to stay on Terwilliger. Follow for another 0.8 mile then turn right onto the entrance road and park in the lot near the Nature Center (or wherever you can find parking in the lot overflow areas – you might have to loop around a couple of times). Meet in the parking area at the pathway entrance to the Nature Center promptly by 9:30 a.m. Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.

UPCOMING HIKES SCHEDULE
July 3rd – I will not schedule a hike on that day

July 10th – This will be an out-of-town hike on the Old Salmon River Trail near Zigzag. It’s an out and back, easy hike – total lengths is about 5.2 miles. We’ll also have a bag lunch picnic at the end before heading back to the Portland area. I’ll post this hike two weeks in advance as it will involve some coordinating. Since it takes more than an hour to get there from Portland, and because there is a $5 forest pass fee per car, we’ll organize carpools.

Date:	Saturday, June 26, 2010
Time:	9:30am - 11:30am
Location:	Tryon Creek State Nature Area
Street:	11321 Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard
City/Town:	Portland, OR
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Saturday Morning Hike – Forest Park at Springville Road Trailhead

Every Saturday morning we meet at 9:30 AM at a variety of metro area parks for reasonably easy trail hikes. This Saturday we’re back in Forest Park again for a 4-mile hike starting at Springville Road Trailhead off of NW Skyline Blvd.

This hike includes a small section of Springville Road Trail, and mostly Wildwood Trail with loop around and back up part of Firelane 7. We start at 1,060 ft elevation, down to about 820 ft halfway through, and back up again – an easy and gradual climb. It might be a little muddy in spots because of all the rain we’ve had lately. The closest public restroom is down at the Audubon Nature Store.

The best way to find the Springville Road trailhead:
Start at the intersection of NW Skyline Blvd and NW Cornell Road, then follow Skyline northwest for 3.8 miles – Springville Road (an unpaved trailhead road) is on the right. The trailhead parking area is .02 mile down Springville Rd. There are a few private driveways along the road, but you’ll see the parking area on the left side before you get down to the closed gate.
– From Northwest Portland, follow Lovejoy up until it curves right and becomes NW Cornell Road, go past the Portland Audubon sanctuary and continue up hill to the intersection of NW Skyline and NW Cornell, then turn right following directions listed above. If you’re coming from Hwy 26 you can take Skyline or Barns Road. It’s best to do a Google Map search from your starting point to the intersection of “NW Cornell Road & NW Skyline Blvd”, then go 3.8 miles northwest on Skyline. I don’t want to make it sound more complicated than it is. If you have questions you can Facebook message me, Jane Miller.
– Well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome on these hikes.

Heads up for a future out-of-town hike on June 26th on the Sandy River near Zigzag. I’ll post this soon. It’ll be a 5-mile easy hike with a casual bag-lunch picnic at the end. For those who sign up, we’ll organize carpooling and will have cooler(s) at trail’s end for food/beverages.

Date:	Saturday, June 12, 2010
Time:	9:30am - 11:30am
Location:	Forest Park at NW Skyline Blvd & NW Springville Road trailhead

Willamette Valley Wine Walk - June

As seen on TV! That's right, on this month's wine walk, we'll be shooting a segment for Explore the Northwest, a locally-produced syndicated television show with hostess Dawn Holmstrom. This will be their first Salem show!

Here are more surprises for you at this month's event:

6:00 pm Pinot Noir tasting at Coffee House Cafe 135 Liberty St NE

Starting this summer, Coffee House Cafe will be add beer and wine to their menu and we're breaking it in with a wine tasting in the back room. Cubanisimo Vineyards, Methven Vineyards and Namaste Vineyards will be there with free tasting.

7:00 pm Pinot Noir BLIND WINE TASTING at Bishop Building Lofts 145 Liberty St NE

Join us upstairs from the Coffee House Cafe and experience downtown living.
Bring a bottle of your favorite local pinot noir and everyone will taste it and rank it from 1 to 10. The wine with the highest score wins a prize.

9:00 pm Allessandro's Ristorante and Galleria
This month we have a guided art tour of Allessandro's with Rebecca Maitland scheduled for our visit. As always, discounted wine and appetizer specials await the wine walkers.

10:00 pm Bentley's Grill
The manager and sommelier at Bentley's have been excellent hosts, offering complimentary tastes and delicious appetizer specials. Stop by and see what they have in store for us this month.

11:00 FlipSide!
Wear your dancing shoes!

See you downtown!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ENW-Productions/102703666443321
http://www.explorenorthwest.net/

Date:	Friday, June 11, 2010
Time:	6:00pm - 11:30pm
Location:	Downtown Salem
Street:	135 Liberty St NE
City/Town:	Salem, OR
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Lavender Womyn Dog & People Walk - Corvallis

Title:		Dog & People Walk (No Dog Required)
Date:		Every Sunday
Time:		1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Repeats:		This event repeats every week.
Location:		Willamette Park off Crystal Lake Drive in Corvallis
Phone:		Email the list if you have questions.
Notes:		Rain or shine! Meet by the boulders at the soccer field entrance (yellow gate). Dogs may be off-leash this time of year. Directions: Going south on 3rd/Hwy 99, turn left at Crystal Lake Dr. (There's a traffic light there.) The next street where you can turn left is Fischer Drive. Turn left. That road takes you down to the parking lot. For more info about the park: http://www.ci.corvallis.or.us/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=591&Itemid=532