December 05, 2025 2:30am - 3:30am
Volcano Views & Brews: Day Hiking the Columbia River Gorge with Craig Romano, December 4, 2025
WHEN: December 05, 2025 2:30am - 3:30am
WHERE: Loowit Brewing Downtown Pub, 507 Columbia Street Vancouver, WA 98660
IN-PERSON ADMISSION COST: $10 (one ticket per attendee)
PRESENTER: Craig Romano
Come hike the Columbia River Gorge with award winning guidebook author, Craig Romano. Drawing from his new release, Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge second edition, Craig will be sharing tales from the trails from Washington’s Silver Star Scenic Area to Oregon’s Cottonwood Canyon State Park. The new second edition is updated and greatly expanded including more than 35 new destinations for a total of 115 hikes. Many of the new additions are trails less traveled and not covered in other guides. Craig will be covering trails in the Yacolt Burn State Forest, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Trapper Creek Wilderness, Monte Cristo-Monte Carlo Area, and several state parks, trails and preserves on the eastern flank of the Gorge.
Craig Romano is a prolific outdoors writer having authored more than 25 trail guidebooks. He has hiked more than 35,000 miles in Washington State alone and is an avid ultra-runner having recently completed the challenging Hood Hundred 100 mile ultra. Visit him at CraigRomano.com and on Facebook at “Craig Romano Guidebook Author.”
About the Venue: After many years away, we’re excited to return to Loowit Brewing in downtown Vancouver! This time we’ll be gathering in the main pub—a big step up from the back brewing space of years past. With its Mount St. Helens theme and longtime support of MSHI, Loowit is the perfect place to raise a glass and learn together.