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Date |
Hike
(leave at 8:00 from City
of Lake Oswego West End Bldg (WEB),
4101 Kruse
Way, Lake Oswego) |
Ramble
(leave at 8:30 from
City of Lake Oswego West End Bldg
(WEB), 4101 Kruse
Way, Lake Oswego) |
* Note change in the meeting place:
City of Lake Oswego West End Building, 4101 Kruse
Way.
Please park in the upper parking lot (back
of building) off Kruse Way Place, Lake Oswego.
| July 8 |
Trapper Creek
Leader: Linda
Gray
Hike 6 moderate miles, 800 ft. Â through forest, with lunch beside the
creek. Some may wish to
do the climb to Observation Peak. Call leader for details.
Drive 165 miles ($13). 2nd
pickup 8:45 at L&C ($9).
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Enid Lake Loop
Leader: Betty Hefford
Hike about 6 miles, on
an easy-going forested trail around Enid Lake near Government
Camp. We will then
travel downhill to the Zig Zag Falls trailhead for a short hike to
the falls. This will be
a car shuttle. Drive
105 miles ($8).
2nd meeting place 9:15 at MHNFC
($3). |
| July 15 |
Triangulation Peak & Boca Cave
Leader: Elaine
McWilliams
Hike 4.2 miles, 700 ft. Â to
a former lookout site with a great view of Mt Jefferson. Then there's a bonus of
scrambling to a hidden cave with Jefferson framed looking out the
cave entrance. Drive
206 miles ($16).
2nd meeting place 8:15 at TW ($16). Note - This is hike one of a
set of three. If you
are just going for this one day, be sure you are riding with someone
who is coming back!! |
Cape Lookout
Leader: Jane
Halling
Hike 5 miles, 400 ft. Â on
a forested trail to spectacular ocean views at the end of the
cape. The trail has
some muddy spots, so boots are recommended. Drive 190 miles ($15).
2nd pickup 9:00 at SPS
($13).
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| July 22 |
Mt Mitchell
Leader: Jaska
Thompson
Hike 6.2 miles,
2100 ft. Â This climb rewards with views of the south side
of Mt St Helens from an old lookout site, amidst scenic crags and
hillsides of wildflowers.
Drive 120 miles ($10).
2nd meeting place 8:30 at JBC ($7). |
SW Portland Parks
Leader: Janet
Liu
Walk 5 miles, 200 ft. Â Stroll along trails in our neighborhood parks
and the roads that connect them. Drive 2 miles. No driver donation
needed.
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| July 29 |
Salmon Butte
Leader: Jim
Squires
Salmon Butte, in the heart of
the 44,600 acre Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, provides great views,
north and south, from Mt Rainier to Mt Jefferson. If the road is accessible
from the south, we will hike 3.5 miles along a mostly level old
logging road before climbing the final 700 ft. over 2 miles to the
summit, for a total of 11 miles round trip. If we hike from the north,
we will hike 4.2 moderate to difficult miles, 2700 ft.
 up
a well-graded trail to the old lookout site at the summit, for a
total of 8.4 miles round trip.
In either case, the driving distance is 110 miles ($9). Please call for the location
of the 2nd meeting place. |
Latourell Falls
Leader: Tom
Stipe
Hike an easy 2.5 mile loop, 600 ft. Â to
the top of Latourell Falls that plunges 249 feet over the lip of an
eroded lava flow. The
trail continues to a secluded 100 foot upper falls and then weaves
its way down again to the Guy W Talbot park where we started our
hike. We'll eat our
lunch there. Walking
sticks are advised.
Drive 75 miles ($6).
2nd meeting place 9:15 at L&C
($2). |
| Aug 5 |
Red Hill
Leaders: Joyce & Gary
Bonds
Hike 6 miles, 880 ft. Â Explore an old trail - from the Vista Ridge
trailhead - to a peak and a small lake, with several great viewpoints of the north side of
Mt Hood. Drive 155
miles ($12).
2nd meeting place 8:45 at MHNFC
($7). |
Umbrella Falls Loop
Leader: Betty Hefford
About 5.5 miles, 800 ft.
 This hike will begin near Elk Meadows
Trailhead, climb through forest and meadows to Umbrella Falls,
continue traversing Mt Hood Meadows for fabulous flowers, and
returning via the Elk Meadows Trail. Drive 128 miles ($10). 2nd mtg
place 9:00 at CFM
($8). |
| Aug 12 |
Lookout Mt via Fret Creek
Leader: Elaine McWilliams
Try hiking a new
route to Lookout Mt - 8 miles RT, 1925 ft. Â - a
workout, but 1000 ft. less than from Hwy 35. This follows a pleasant
forest trail, past Oval Lake, then up along the ridge to the old
lookout site with a spectacular view of Mt Hood. Drive 170 miles ($14). 2nd
meeting place 8:45 at MHNFC ($9). |
Silcox Hut
Leader: Sharon Hawley
Hike a
sloooow 2 miles, 1000 ft. Â from Timberline Lodge up to Silcox Hut and
back. Enjoy a loooong
lunch while sitting and admiring the breath-taking view (and
catching one's breath).
Drive 130 miles ($10).
2nd meeting
place 9:15 at MHNFC ($5). |
| Aug 19 |
Sleeping Beauty
Leader: Jan Moore
Hike 3.4 miles, 1400 ft  Popular back country hike in the Gifford
Pinchot National Forest.
Hike through dense forest, opening onto a rock scramble to an
old lookout with stunning views of Mt Adams, Mt St Helens, Mt
Rainier, Mt Hood and the Trout Lake Valley. Side trip to nearby Ice
Caves and Natural Bridge.
August is huckleberry season! Drive 200 miles ($16).
2nd meeting place 8:45 at L&C
($12). |
Surprise Ramble
Leaders:
Sue and Bruce Barrett
Expect an intereting local northwest ramble
of approximately 4 miles with minimal elevation gain. Stay tuned for
more details, or call leaders. |
| Aug 26 |
Little Belnap Crater
EARLY
START 7 AM
Leader: Elaine McWilliams, Hike 5.2 rough
miles, 1100 ft. Â through the spectacular lava fields of McKenzie
Pass to a viewpoint of peaks from Mt Jefferson to Broken Top. Drive 334 miles($27). 2nd
meeting place 7:15 at TW ($26)
Note - This is hike one of a set of three. If you are just going for
this one day, be sure you are riding with someone who is coming
back!! |
Cooks Butte
Leader: Julia Ferreira
A 6-mile, easy-paced
walk in the Oswego Palisades area with a 350 ft elevation gain to
the top of Cooks Butte.
Lunch spot will be at the Luscher Farm picnic area. Drive 6 miles. 2nd
meeting place at 8:45 is United Methodist Church parking lot, 1855
S. Shore Blvd., Lake Oswego.
No driver donation needed.
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General Program
Information
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General Info
Welcome to our Tuesday
series of day Hikes and Rambles, all within about a two hour drive
of Lake Oswego. Hikes are for hikers of intermediate
ability. Rambles are usually shorter and more leisurely
paced, with comfortable elevation gains and good trail conditions -
great for beginning hikers.
Meeting
Place
All events leave from City of Lake
Oswego West End Bldg (WEB), 4101 Kruse
Way, Lake Oswego.
Hikes LEAVE promptly at
8:00 a.m.
Rambles LEAVE promptly at 8:30 a.m., unless
otherwise indicated in description.
New participants should
arrive 15 minutes early. Please park in the upper parking lot (back of
building) off Kruse Way Place. See descriptions for
2nd meeting time and place.
Costs
Passengers share
carpool costs at $.08 per
mile (rounded to the nearest
dollar). Mileages are roundtrip. Members of the Friends
of Tryon Creek State Park ($25 per year or $35 per couple)
participate free, and non-members are welcome at $1.00 per trip.
There is a $1.00 registration fee payable by everyone on their
first trip of each year.
What to
Wear/Bring
Wear hiking socks and lug-soled waterproof boots.
Wear or carry long-sleeved shirt and long pants. Carry lunch,
water, rain gear and extra clothing in a day-pack along with these
ten essentials: whistle, map and compass, flashlight, extra
food, knife, waterproof matches, fire starter, sun/wind/insect
protection, first aid supplies and space blanket.
Notes
Leave
your daytrip plans with a family member or friend. Leaders
reserve the right to change Hike/Ramble locations because of poor
driving or hiking conditions. Participants are responsible for
their own safety and must be at least 18 years of age, or
accompanied by an adult. No dogs, please.
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Honcho
Info
Schedules: Elaine McWilliams & Linda
Gray
Ramble Laision:
Sharon Hawley
Operations
Manager: Diane
Bradshaw
Editor/Publisher:
Sharon
Westcott
Coordinators:
June Joan
Bladwin & Deborah
Downs
May Mel
Taylor
June Barbara Parker & Alan Wells
2nd pickup
Locations
| AWHD |
Airport Way Home Depot, exit 24-B off
I-205, SW
corner of parking lot |
| CFM |
Clackamas Fred Meyer, north parking lot near Elmer's,
Exit 12A off I-205 |
| EOT |
End of the Trail Interpretive
Ctr, Exit 10 off I-205, right onto Washington St. to parking
lot with covered wagons |
| JBC |
Jantzen Beach Center, Exit 308 off I-5, turn west, SW
corner of Home Depot parking lot |
| L&C |
Lewis & Clark State Park, Exit 18 off I-84
East |
| MHNFC |
16400
Champion Way, off Hwy 26 in Sandy, just west of Fred
Meyer |
| NBR |
Newport Bay Restaurant, Exit 64 off Hwy 26 West at
185th Ave. |
| OCSC |
Oregon City Shopping Center NW corner, exit 9 off
I-205, North on Hwy 99E |
| PKM |
Parkrose
K-MART, NE 122nd & Sandy, Exit 10 off I-84, SW corner of
lot |
| SFE |
St. Francis of Assisi Episcopal Church,
east at Charboneau Exit 282B off I-5 |
| SPS |
Sunset Plaza Safeway, NW Murray Rd. at
Cornell Rd. Exit 67 off US 26W |
| SSC |
Sandy Senior Center, 38348
Pioneer Blvd. (Hwy 26) |
| TTC |
Tigard Towne Center, US 99W at Durham RD, near
McDonald's |
| TW |
Tualatin Wendy's back lot, Exit 289 off
I-5 |
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page updated: Thursday, February 28,
2008 |
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