Yes, her birthday has passed, but that will not prevent Melanie Norris from continuing the celebration throughout much of 2011. The GGG co-founder has set her sights on an epic ride that will include Smith Creek and Falls Creek. Total mileage is estimated at 43 [Continue Reading]
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GGG Hit McKenzie River
Tonya Breedlove, Samantha Loney, Sara Carlson, Ksenia Mueller, Juntu Oberg, Dara Hartman, Denise Livingston, Carol Mathre and Melanie Norris of the Growlers Gulch Girls spent this past weekend at Belknap Hot Springs resort. Allegedly, they did some riding and [Continue Reading]
Hartman Creates Rare Fist of Five Art
PNW ceramic goddess and GGG maven Dara Hartman has once again designed a unique piece of biking art to recognize Fist of Five winners. Hartman submitted her design to the Board of Director in late September and will begin firing and glazing these priceless pieces [Continue Reading]
IPA Gift Basket Up for Bid
Portland beer goddess and GGG member Amy Singmaster of Belmont Station has an offer you can’t refuse - the chance to bid on a hand-picked collection of nine Oregon IPAs. Amy promises that “several” imperials will be included. The basket has [Continue Reading]
Loneys Race at Port Angeles
Sam and Eric Loney both participated in the Northwest Cup at Port Angeles on March 27th and 28th. Eric placed 11th among 26 pro’s, while Sam picked up her second win of the season in women’s beginners. The men’s field included a group of heavy [Continue Reading]
Breedlove, Loney Overcome Evil, Dominate at Soaring Eagle
Training at Growlers Gulch is definitely paying off. Tonya Breedlove placed first and GGG teammate Sam Loney took second in the beginner’s division at the Soaring Eagle XC race in Redmond, Washington, on March 21st. The event, which was sponsored by BuDu [Continue Reading]
More GGG Ride Video
The Growlers Gulch Girls continue to draw crowds. Nearly a dozen people showed for the ride on Saturday, January 24th at Growlers Gulch. Those who participated had nice things to say about group leaders Melanie “The Hammer” Norris, Dara [Continue Reading]
GGG Vid Clip
After starting the new year with a big ride early in January, the Growlers Gulch Girls will have things rocking again this Saturday. Ride time at Growlers is 11 a.m. GGG queenpins Melanie Norris and Dara Hartman promise that the pace will be mellow and have tagged [Continue Reading]
GGG Kicks Off 2010 in Style
The Growlers Gulch Girls got the new year started with a group ride at Growlers on Saturday, January 9th. Fourteen women showed for the event. GGG queenpin Melanie “The Hammer” Norris and her assistant Dara “Hardball” Hartman took the crew [Continue Reading]
Dara Hartman Announces Studio Sales
Pacific Northwest artist and GGG biking stud Dara Hartman will hold two studio sales to close the year. The first will be at her home on December 5th and 6th. The other will be at Acanthus in Portland on December 12th and 13th. It’s always a stretch to raise [Continue Reading]
GGG Going Strong
The Growlers Gulch Girls celebrated their one-year anniversary with a group ride at Growlers on October 31st. Numbers were down a bit because of nasty weather, but Melanie Norris, Dara Hartman, Denise Livingston, Sam Loney, and Tonya Breedlove didn’t let [Continue Reading]
GGG Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Hard to believe, but it has been one year since the dawn of the Growlers Gulch Girls! [caption id="attachment_1589" align="alignright" width="300" caption="GGG Founder Mel Norris"][/caption] Mel “Hot in Pink Armor” Norris is healed up and ready to get [Continue Reading]