I’ve reached an age that may identify me as an old-timer, especially since my husband, Glenn, and I joined OET in 1977. I heard about OET in 1974, when I completed a student project for a BLM trail study. Early in 1978, Earl Flick, OET founder, invited me to attend the annual meeting. He and Les Bernard, another … Read More
I happened upon the OET booth at the Oregon State Fair. I loved to trail ride and was looking for some others like me who enjoyed the wilderness and the trails. I had also noticed the trails were often blocked by downed trees, and it was getting more and more difficult to find places to trail ride, especially … Read More
Ok, true confessions, I joined for The Book. One of my friends told me she had heard about this trail group that put out a really great guidebook to Oregon’s trails and horse camps, but you had to join to get the book. I hesitated, because I’m not much of a joiner. But I really wanted that book, … Read More
My OET story starts so many years ago—let’s just say when I was “younger.” I was introduced to OET thru a friend who took me to a horse camp being built in the Tillamook Forest. This camp was in its bare bones state, and I remember thinking, “what a huge project for a horse group to take on!” … Read More
It was all about the food for me! …and the horse camp book. When I went to my first OET meeting, the potluck food was so amazingly good, I was hooked. The OET work parties were a bit intimidating at first. Then, I went on one and found out not only how much fun they were, but they were … Read More
Like so many OET members, I originally joined for the guidebook. I’ll admit, I was too shy to attend my local chapter meeting for about two years. One day, I finally got up the courage to check out a meeting with my husband. We enjoyed the meeting and soon became monthly attendees. As we got to know the group, we got more involved in the … Read More