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Events Calendar
All visitors and Trails Club members are encouraged to enjoy the great Northwest outdoors by selecting a hike, bike ride or other event from this calendar. Gentle Reminders provides explanation of hike difficulty and hike guideline. Detail description of common meeting is available at Meeting Places.
Index
Events
Aug 2-10 (Sat-Sun) Johnstone Strait Kayak
Please contact leaders for more information
Leaders: Lisa Brice & Steve Benson, tckayak@msn.com.
Trip Application Form
Aug 2 (Sat) Ramble thru Multnomah Village and beyond
We will beat the crowd to the 100 year celebration of Multnomah Village on August 8-17. We'll go past my childhood home and then on to Gabriel Park for a snack or lunch before returning to the village.
Meet: 9 am at the Multnomah Art Center (the old Multnomah Grade School), 7688 SW Capitol Hwy (if taking Bus 44, get off at SW Capitol & 31st)
Leader: June Smelser, 503-668-4060, junesmelser@yahoo.com
Aug 6 (Wed) Morning hike - Class A
We hike 4 to 5 miles, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe.
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th & 26th on Raleigh at 9:30 AM
Leader: Phil Crosby 503-636-1853
Aug 6 (Wed) Evening Hike - Class B 6PM to 8PM ish
We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on Raleigh.
Leader: Gini Bateman 503-475-8712 Ginibateman@aol.com
August 9-10 (Sat-Sun) Tyee Work Weekend
Finally, the snows have melted away! Beat the heat of Portland and come stay at Tyee! If you use Tyee in the winter please consider volunteering for one work party. Projects include: stocking new supplies, splitting and stacking firewood, painting, bundling shingles for kindling, clearing out dead and dry material around lodge. We will also send a team up to visit and document disbursed camp sites along West leg Rd. Lodging and meals free to volunteers who pre-register! Lodge will close Sun. at 3PM. Need a cook and assistant.
Note: I will be out-of-town July 29th to Aug. 8th. If possible please pre-register by July 28th.
Contact: Stephen Brown, (360) 687-6169, ryanbrowns4@spiritone.com
August 9 & 10 (Sat-Sun) Nesika Work Trip
We had an exceptionally eager group at Nesika for the June work trip. We can now see the lodge and the women's dorm from much of the tractor trail, and the trail itself has been groomed. We have almost finished the lower half of this year's wall project on the women's dorm. This month we will want to chip the debris from the clearing project, continue our wall reconstruction on the dorm and get some more improvements made to the road and the tractor trail. We have plenty of tasks light and heavy to accomplish. Come up to Nesika, make a contribution, and have some fun.
Register with Merrill Hugo at 503-293-5102 by 9 PM Wednesday August 6.
Meet at the lower gate, intersection of Brower Road and Palmer Mill Road at 9 AM on Aug. 9.
August 9 (Sat) Nesika Lodge Membership Hike - class B
Enjoy a beautiful trek up from Multnomah Lodge to the historic and tranquil grounds of Nesika Lodge, offering a babbling creek, several waterfalls, lush woods and gradual elevation along the way. Trailsclub folks will be at the lodge working so it will be open for your visit. Bring water and lunch or snacks. Approx. 7-8 miles rt, 1700-1800' elev. gain, moderate pace.
Meet at Gateway Park & Ride garage by 8:30am, or at Multnomah Lodge gift shop by 9:20am.
Leader: Jane Garbisch 503-314-2233.
Aug 9 (Sat) Bald Mountain and McNeil Point Area - Class A
Enjoy up close views of Mt. Hood's northwest side on this hike. We may see wild flowers too. Hike 6.2 miles with 1600 feet of elevation gain. Slower pace. We will not go as far as McNeil Point. Drive 100 miles round trip.
MEET: 8:30 a.m. at Gateway Transit Center parking garage.
LEADER: Carolyn Jenkins 503-422-6456
August 10 (Sunday) Tyee Membership hike - Class B
Members and prospective members are all welcome on this hike. Want to see what some of the cross country/snow shoe trails look like with no snow? We’ll walk along parts of Glade and Crosstown trails to Enid Lake, then uphill on Alpine trail for a visit to Tyee Lodge for lunch and brownies. 7-8 miles with approx. 400 elevation gain. Bring a lunch to eat at the lodge. Dogs are not allowed on this hike. Nonmembers pay a $2 trip fee.
Meet at the rest area at Government camp near Summit ski area (at the far corner by the guardrail to the right of the restrooms) at 9:45 am. If you are interested in meeting to carpool at 8:30 am from Gateway Park and Ride, call or e-mail the leader by Friday August 8th and she will help coordinate this but cannot participate, as she will already be at Tyee helping with the work weekend.
*changes have been made, please contact leader for more information
Leader: Vicki Wood 503-659-1423, vw48@comcast.net
Aug 10 (Sun) Grand Island Bike Ride - Class B
We will ride from The Wheatland Ferry through Maude Williamson State Park to Grand Island. We will have lunch at a small park on Grand Island. We will return pretty much by the same route. The terrain is pretty flat and the riding distance 25-35 miles depending on weather. There is little car traffic on most of the route.
Driving directions to the Wheatland Ferry: South on I5 to the Brooks Exit, turn right and follow signs to Mission State Park. Pass the entrance to the park taking the next left after the park.
Please register with leader by 9PM Friday August 8.
Meet: East side of Wheatland Ferry at 9:00 AM.
Leader: Louis Sowa 503-320-0440 lsowa@earthlink.net
August 11 (Monday evening) North Portland Bike Ride - Class A
I think we'll ride from Peninsula Park out to Pier Park in North Portland. This will be a leisurely, flat ride, mostly on low traffic streets. We'll do between 10 and 15 miles. Meet at the south end of Peninsula Park, at the corner of N Ainsworth St. and N Borthwick Ave. at 6 pm. There is a lot of street parking in the area. Afterwards, we may look for somewhere nearby for a bite to eat. Call or email with questions.
Leader: Audrey Perino 503-246-6462, 503-522-9911 (cell) or email audrey53@comcast.net
Aug 13 (Wed) Mount Margaret Hike - Class C
Although in the midst of the Mount St Helens blast zone, this hike along the Boundary Trail to Mount Margaret is alive with rich greens, vibrantly-hued wildflowers and endless alpine meadows. The trail is a steady climb but the reward is a view directly across Spirit Lake into the crater of Mount St. Helens, east to Mount Adams and north to Mount Rainier. Hike 12 miles round trip; elevation gain 2,200 ft. Drive 240 miles round trip. Northwest Forest Pass required. Expect a late return.
Meet: 7 am at north end of Salmon Creek Park & Ride in Vancouver. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Leader: Susan Saul (360) 892-5643 or sunr1s3cr33k@gmail.com
Aug 13 (Wed) Morning hike - Class A
We hike 4 to 5 miles, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe.
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th & 26th on Raleigh at 9:30 AM
Leader: Mike Harrison 503-659-7430
Aug 13 (Wed) Evening Hike - Class B 6PM to 8PM ish
We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on Raleigh.
Leader: Rich Fuhs 503-690-5077 rich.fuhs@verizon.net
August 15-19 (Fri - Tues) The High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin Backpack - Class B+
Please contact leader.
For more info, please use link
Seven Lake Basin Backpack
Leader: Jeff Lawton, jeff@pdxinfo.com
Aug 16 - 23 (Sat-Sun) Wallowa Mountains / Eagle Cap Wilderness Backpack - Class C
For more details, please see link
Wallowa /Eagle Cap Backpack
Leader: Rich Fuhs, (503) 690-5077; Rich.Fuhs@Verizon.Net
August 16 (Sat)Paradise Park, Hike & Dine - A or C
Too much snow up in part of Paradise Park to do entire loop-safely, so instead, I'll offer two options to choose from: We can do Lookout Mountain for 6 miles/1,800 foot gain, which includes a side spur down to Oval Lake and return.
After this relatively short hike, those who wish to can either return to PDX or go early to hike' n' dine at the lodge.
For the hardy among you, we will then take the 40 minute drive back and on up to Timberline Lodge. Here we'll go into Paradise park from the trailhead at the lodge parking lot. From this start, it's possible to go up to 3 miles along the Paradise Park trail, before the going gets dicey. We hike in as far as the group wants, before turn around to return (probably somewhere between 45 minutes and 1.5 hours, then return (up to about 6 miles R.T.)
NOTE: if you want to do the "dine" (super home cooked meal) at the lodge you must reserved with Bernice by Wed. Aug 13!
Carpooling will be arranged according to these choices. Call leader for options
Joe (503) 287-0628 or joe.surfsand@gmail.com
August 16-17 (Sat-Sun) August Hike & Dine
This will be the first Hike & Dine of 2008. Cooks, Bernice Schuchardt and her friend Marilyn Hays, will be preparing the dinner which they have entitled, "Northwest Delight." The menu will include Northwest mushrooms, salmon and local berries (mushroom soup, salmon, rice, coleslaw, hot homemade biscuits, and berry pies).
We'll keep the price no more than $10 per person for the two meals - dinner and breakfast.
Please register by Wednesday, August 13, before 9 p.m. with Bernice Schuchardt, 503 775-4161 (h), 503 539-8146, or preferably by e-mail bmschuch@aol.com.
Aug 16-Aug 17(Sat-Sun) Overnight Kayak to Coon Island (JJ Collins Marine Park)
An overnight kayak to a favorite local spot in the Multnomah Channel just south of Scappoose. Meet at Brown's Landing (McCuddy's Landing) Sat morn. After establishing camp, we'll kayak Crane Lake or Gilbert River. Bring your camping gear and food for a geat overnight experience. Call leader for registration and meeting time.
Meet: Contact Leader
Leader: Allen Burrell 503-654-1353 or burrell@teleport.com
August 17 (Sunday) Pacific Crest Trail:Barlow Pass to Wapinitia Pass - Class B
This will be a hike from Barlow Pass on the Pacific Crest Trail to Wapinitia Pass. Elevation gain is approximately 200 feet. Distance covered: 9 miles. This will be a car shuttle, with cars left at Barlow Pass, and others at Wapinitia Pass parking lot to pick up hikers. Forest trail pass is required. Bring lunch and water.
Meet: Gateway Transit Center at 8:30 A.M.; or those at Tyee
Lodge: 10 A.M. at Gov't Camp Rest Area.
Leader: Mike Harrison 503-659-7430, harrimb585qf@comcast.net.
August 19 (Tuesday) Paradise Park - Class C
The snow has probably just melted in the high country, flowers should be prime in this lovely meadow. Come sing "The hills are alive...." on this 12-mile, 2300 ft accumulative elevation, beautiful hike on Mt. Hood.
Meet: 8AM Sandy Safeway
Leader: Gerda Eck, 503-654-1353 gerdaeck@msn.com
Aug 19 - 21 (Tues-Fri) Cottage Grove - Row River Trail Bike Tour
Date change from August 26-29
Cottage Grove is known for its historic covered bridges. We will visit 7 of them while exploring the trail and the less traveled roads in the area. The trail is part of the National Rails to Trails system.
This area is quite flat, mileage is between 20 and 35 a day. On the way home we will stop in Eugene and ride the bike paths along the Willamette River.
We will car camp at Baker Bay Campground right on Dorena Lake. This campground has showers, a swimming hole, boat launch, small concession. The camping fee is around $15.00 per night.
Please contact leaders by August 15 if you are interested.
Leaders: Gisela Piercy, 503 648-5885, giselapiercy@aol.com. or Louis Sowa, 503 628-4919, lsowa@earthlink.net
Aug 20 (Wed) Morning hike - Class A
We hike 4 to 5 miles, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe.
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th & 26th on Raleigh at 9:30 AM
Leader: Lila Grossman 503-227-0684
Aug 20 (Wed) Evening Hike - Class B 6PM to 8PM ish
We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on Raleigh
Leader: Julie Dailey 503-654-2557 jules@spiritone.com
Aug. 21 (Thurs) Picnic at Willamette Park
SW Macadam Ave. and Nebraska St.
Join us for another great potluck picnic. Punch will be provided. Bring own place settings, a chair and dish to share. Meet at picnic tables south of the boat ramp. If arriving before 6:30 p.m., there is a parking fee of $1.00 for seniors and $3.00 for others. No charge at 6:30 p.m. Meet at 6:35 p.m. and eat at 6:45 p.m.
Call Callista Dunn for information. Cell # (503) 330-7344
August 23 (Saturday) In-town Portland Hike - Class A/B
Let's hike around SW Portland. We'll start at Fulton Pub on Johns Landing, walk up SW Trails 4 and eventually come down under Barbur Blvd and I-5 on SW Trails 3. Hike will be around 4 miles and around 500 feet elevation gain. Meet in front of Fulton Pub, 0618 SW Nebraska St on Johns Landing at 9:30 am (parking is available on the street in the neighborhood-you may have to walk a block or two). Maybe after the hike we'll stop for lunch. Call or email with questions.
Leader: Audrey Perino 503-246-6462, 503-522-9911 (cell) or email audrey53@comcast.net
August 24 (Sunday) Three Corner Rock - Class A
5 miles and 1200 feet will get you to the top of this southern Washington peak. From there you can see 5 peaks plus part of the Gorge. The drive is longer than the Stubbens Creek route but it is 13 miles shorter! 100 mile round trip. No special permits needed nor any wilderness restrictions.
Meet: Gateway Park and Ride at 9:00 am
Leader: Diana Forester (503-288-7782)
August 24 (Sun) Smell the Roses Bike Ride
This a bike ride on country roads. We will start near Champoeg Park & bike approx 22 miles. We stop at Heirloom Roses & Fragrant Nursery. Call leader for meeting place and morning start time.
Leader: Lisa Brice 503-682-2952
August 25th-September 2nd Vermillion Valley Resort to Trail Pass Trail - Class C+
Total milage: 142.4 including Mt Whitney.
We will average 15 miles per day. Drive down will be on Sunday the 24th of August. We will take the ferry to the trail head and head south. We will hit Mt. Whitney on the 31st, hike on down to our car by Tuesday evening, and drive home on Wednesday the 3rd of September. This is a very difficult hike.
Only the experienced need register with Linda Conrad at lcgrconrad@aol.com or 360-837-3875.
August 25 (Mon) Sauvie Island Bike Ride
We will ride for 2-3 hours on Sauvie Island. Meet at 6 PM Meet at store on Sauvie Island just off the bridge. Parking permit required & can be obtained at the store. With all the construction we will have to decide where to park that evening.
Leader Lisa Brice 503-682-2952
August 25th-September 2nd Vermillion Valley Resort to Trail Pass Trail - Class C+
Total milage: 142.4 including Mt Whitney. We will average 15 miles per day. Drive down will be on Sunday the 24th of August. We will take the ferry to the trail head and head south. We will hit Mt. Whitney on the 31st, hike on down to our car by Tuesday evening, and drive home on Wednesday the 3rd of September. This is a very difficult hike.
Only the experienced need register with Linda Conrad at lcgrconrad@aol.com or 360-837-3875
Aug 27 (Wed) Morning hike - Class A
We hike 4 to 5 miles, usually in Forest Park, then lunch at a nearby cafe.
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th & 26th on Raleigh at 9:30 AM
Leader: Alan Kotz 503-636-7530
Aug 27 (Wed) Evening Hike - Class B 6PM to 8PM ish
We will hike approximately 6 miles in Forest Park and the West Hills with 500 foot elevation gain (not cumulative).
Meet: Wallace Park between NW 25th and 26th on Raleigh
Leader: Donna Covi 503-286-7243 dcibike2@aol.com
Round the Mountain, Timberline Trail - Class C
August 30-September 1 (Sat-Mon)
A 3-day hike over Labor Day weekend around the most beautiful and close-to-home mountain. We will hike the complete circuit of the Timberline Trail around Hood minus the slide area around Eliot Glacier.
Every morning, shuttle will take you to the trailhead after a hearty breakfast. All you need to carry is your day pack, snacks, lunch and water. After hiking each day, return to the Mazama Lodge where you will enjoy great food, hot showers and a comfortable place to sleep and hopefully a few good stories from the day before turning in for the evening.
Join Trails Club leaders Roger & Karen Yanhs Anderson for the slow(er) pace group.
For more information, please see web link below or contact Karen@trailsclub.org.
Labor Day Weekend
Sat. Aug. 30 - Mon. Sept. 1
Music & BBQ
Come and enjoy the lodge with the view. Music and BBQ on Sunday afternoon. Eat at 5:30 p.m.
Host: Merrill Hugo
Music: Contact Audrey Perino
Cooks: Callista Dunn and Paul Snively
Meals provided will be Sat. and Sun. dinner and Sun. and Mon. breakfast. Please contact Callista Dunn for reservations by
Wed. Aug 27 (503) 330-7433 Kissta9@aol.com
Meet at gate on Sat. at 9:30 a.m.
Let's Talk About
Fourth Generation Trails Club Members
We have been visited at Nesika this year by some fourth-generation participants. Jordyn, James, Damen, and Blake Conrad, ages 3 ,5, 7, and 9, attended the April work trip (and helped fill the woodshed), and the Memorial Day event. They are the children of David and Brigitte Conrad, grandkids of Glen and Linda Conrad, and great-grandkids of Bernice Schuchardt.
A Bit of Blazer History
From Trail Blazer, August 1936
Probably the biggest event any Trails Club member will see on his calendar is the Fifth Annual Convention of the Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs on September 5, 6, and 7 at Nesika. During those three days the Club will be host to representatives from twenty-six different organizations. From ten cities in Washington, six in California, four in Oregon, and one in Montana, they will gather for exchange of ideas, furthering the cause of outdoor clubs and cementing of friendships. It is planned to leave Portland in a caravan the afternoon of September 5 and approach the Lodge by way of Palmer Road. Mr. Waha, Supervisor of Mt. Hood National Forest, has ordered that all bad spots in the road be graveled. Everything is being done to make the affair a success. Your part will be outlined in a letter from the Convention Committee.
A great deal of work on the new dorm was completed at the work trip August 2. Pop, Ed Neubauer, Ken Martin, and "Heinie" Wetterborg installed a new thousand-pound generator, strung wires to the dorm, and almost completed the installation of the lighting system. Ding and Alex added a large amount of flooring to that already laid, Agnes and Herman finished twenty-two bunks and set some of them up. Charlie worked on the porch-railing and a gallant crew of girls carried and piled lumber, swept floors, drove nails, sang lustily and had a grand time withal.
There is still plumbing, flooring, wiring, construction, and cleaning to be done before receiving our guests at Nesika and it will be appreciated if any member who can possibly do so will attend one of the work trips August 23 and 30.
Trails Trodden
It was a three day weekend in July, with an email for an impromptu kayak trip on Saturday to Smith and Bybee Lakes, 9 members and one guest put in at about 10:30AM. The lakes have lots of shrubs along its banks and in the water, a variety of algae and grasses to paddle through, however....no motorboats or jetskis on this lovely lake. It was a beautiful 3 hour paddle with views of dark clouds reflecting on the mirror flat waters, the colorful kayaks and its occupants was like eye candy. Numerous blue herons, lots of water fowl, one huge beaver den were some of the highlights. The only noise we heard was a distant occasional engine roar from PIR, where those who like car racing did not know that just a few miles away is this pristine sanctuary. Organization by email to groups of Trail Clubbers (We have a TCO Yahoo Group for members)works well.....try it!
Red Buttes Backpack
July 6-11, 2008
The planned trip to the Trinity Alps was impossible due to multiple forest fires. The back up trip to the Strawberries wouldn't work due to snow. Therefore 3 guests and one member headed off to "the best kept secret in Oregon". The 6 by 13 mile Red Butte Wilderness is mostly in California but is accessed from the Oregon side. We hiked a 29 mile loop in pristine old growth forest and on the rugged Siskiyou Crest seeing only one party of three other backpackers and a total of 3 day hikers in 6 days.
We swam at Azalea Lake with the scent of Mountain Azaleas and at Echo Lake which had a wonderful view of red cliffs. The snow had just melted out and there was an extraordinary variety of flowers including many unknown in the Cascades. The forest included many unusual conifers as well as Oak and Madrone. We could see the huge plumes of smoke from the Happy Camp fire in California but no smoke reached us and visibility from the ridge was perfect. The trail maintenance is mostly nonexistent and at times we climbed around or over trees or we pushed our way through shrubbery.
July 24-29
Due to deep, lingering snow in Montana's mountains, the Lake Plateau Backpack morphed into the Strawberry Mountain-Lookout Mountain outing in eastern Oregon. Six TCO members drove to Strawberry Campground on the edge of the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness and hiked to the panoramic summit of Strawberry Mountain (9,038 ft.) The hike was 12.6 miles with 3,320 feet of elevation gain with only one small stretch of snow lingering across the trail. We passed Strawberry Lake and Strawberry Falls and then climbed through wildflower meadows to the summit where hundreds of butterflies were "hill topping." The next day we hiked to Slide Lake and Little Slide Lake, traversing more wildflower meadows for 9 miles and 1,500 feet of gain. Sadly, smoke from the California wildfires obscured the view. We then broke camp and moved on, stopping at the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds before settling in at Ochoco Campground. From here, it was a short drive to the Lookout Mountain trailhead, where we hiked a 7-mile loop with 1,220 feet elevation gain. The trail climbed gradually through forest to the vast summit mesa where we walked through miles of wildflower meadows to the summit's cliff edge (6,926 ft.) and a view of the high Cascades from Mount Adams to Mount Bachelor. Again, smoke blowing up from the south gradually obscured the view. The return trail passed a shelter for Nordic skiers and descended past derelict ruins of the Independent Mine, including a 3-story building and a collapsed mine shaft with ore cart rails, where cinnabar ore was mined and processed into mercury. Susan Saul, Leader
Trails Ahead
Sept. 27, 2008 (Sat) WHEN HELP IS DELAYED - First Aid for activity leaders
John Stubbs will again provide first aid and CPR training for all club members who lead activities. Participants will not have to pay for this. The Club would like all leaders to be certified in first aid and this is an enjoyable and useful class.
Please call Diana Forester to register at 503-288-7782 or email her at diana_forester@msn.com.
Blazer Contact Info.:
Blazer Newsletter:
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Fendall Winston
blazer@trailsclub.org
fax: 503-695-5387
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