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June 30 – Jack-Ash Trail: We had to scratch this hike in April because of snow but we shouldn’t have that problem now. This hike remains on our schedule because none of us have ever been so the alluring new-trail smell calls us like a barbecue calls to the neighbors. When complete, the Jack-Ash .............click here to read more.
Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Schedule – April 21, 2018 through July 11, 2018 Meet – The group meets before 8 am in the Douglas County Courthouse parking lot behind the old Douglas County Library. In general, most hikes take an hour to an hour and a half driving time each direction. Bring – Each person should .............click here to read more.
“Friends of the Umpqua” is a hiking club for people who enjoy being in the out-of-doors and sharing the benefits of group outdoor activities. FOU hike coordinators are not “leaders” but are volunteers who help organize and advise participants in specific FOU group activities. Participants will be required to sign a SignInWaiver before each hike. .............click here to read more.
Membership Dues are $5 (per household) per year payable each January. Members of the club act as coordinators of the hikes which are usually held every other Saturday. Club meetings are held every three months. The next meeting date and location can be found on our hike schedule page These meetings consists of a .............click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Edwin Case Only four hikers showed up for this hike. Lindsey, Brad, Larry, and I arrived at the trailhead near Tipanogas Lake Campground at 10:30. We hiked along the north side of Lake Tipanogas then up and around the valley, walking through forest and past ponds up to the summit of Cowhorn ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Brad Bishop Five hardy hikers showed up on a beautiful late spring day for the PCT to Boccard Point hike on June 2nd. Jane, Diane, John and myself left Roseburg and met our newest member, Chelsea, at the Soda Mountain trailhead. The weather forecast the temperature to reach 90 degrees, but we pushed ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator Richard O’Neill Several years ago, I led the club on an outing on the Taylor Creek Trail and we really didn’t get very far. There were several bridges crossing and re-crossing the creek and all were rotten, dilapidated, and dangerous. Well, I read a newspaper article about the new bridges on the creek, ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Richard O’Neill Oh, I had such ambitious plans for this hike. Several years ago, I had cobbled an improvised route that followed faint game trails through Alder Dunes and dense forest. While challenging, the route did include a beach walk before the bushwack back along slow-moving Sutton Creek. Oh, but the best ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – John Malone This was a substitute hike because weather precluded the scheduled hike into the Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness. So, it was no surprise to the 5 hikers who showed up that it was raining. But since we are Oregonians well used to the rain, we just put on the rain gear and ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Richard O’Neill Only 5 of us showed up for this hike while all you fair weather namby-pambies stayed home warm and dry. But hey, at least there weren’t any gale force winds like last time! This hike was wet as a steady rain fell on our hat brims the entire day. But ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Richard O’Neill The East Applegate Ridge Trail is a small piece of a very ambitious trail project that will make it possible to hike from Grants Pass to Ashland on continuous trail. If the rest of the trail is as spectacular as this 5.8 mile section, then the club will be doing ………….click here to read more.
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Hike Coordinator – Richard O’Neill The day after this hike, cold, rain, snow, slush, wind, and sleet came to stay for an extended visit that really curtailed hiking festivities for the time being. But on this Saturday at Bullards Beach, who really cared about all that? The weather was fantastically sunny, albeit a bit on ………….click here to read more.
Hike Coordinator – Brad Bishop Two carloads of hearty hikers braved the cold, the Rogue and a rookie hike leader on our Graves Creek to Whiskey Creek adventure on January 27. Would it snow? Would anyone be swept into the Rogue by the waterfalls we had to cross? Does Brad know where the heck he’s ………….click here to read more.
June 30 – Jack-Ash Trail: We had to scratch this hike in April because of snow but we shouldn’t have that problem now. This hike remains on our schedule because none of us have ever been so the alluring new-trail smell calls us like a barbecue calls to the neighbors. When complete, the Jack-Ash .............click here to read more.
Friends of the Umpqua Hiking Schedule – April 21, 2018 through July 11, 2018 Meet – The group meets before 8 am in the Douglas County Courthouse parking lot behind the old Douglas County Library. In general, most hikes take an hour to an hour and a half driving time each direction. Bring – Each person should .............click here to read more.
“Friends of the Umpqua” is a hiking club for people who enjoy being in the out-of-doors and sharing the benefits of group outdoor activities. FOU hike coordinators are not “leaders” but are volunteers who help organize and advise participants in specific FOU group activities. Participants will be required to sign a SignInWaiver before each hike. .............click here to read more.