Year: 2019

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Driving through a dense fog, I wondered if this hike would be better suited for Halloween instead of a jump start to a new year. As our convoy of hikers turned onto North Bank Road, the sun decided to award us dedicated hikers with its rays, and as it turned out, ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill. Richard led a small group on the Eel Lake Trail in William Tugman State Park. The trail follows the contours of the lake, passing through a lush coastal forest. On this grey, damp day they did not see any eels, but they saw enough mushrooms to keep a mycophagist (mushroom hunter/eater) ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop. The Friends of the Umpqua hiked at their old standby Cape Arago. On this day, the sea was unusually quiet, even at high tide, so there were no waves booming along the shore like usual. Beginning at Sunset Bay State Park, this perennial favorite of the club provides view after view ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris Hikes that are scheduled weeks, or sometimes months in advance are never planned around the weather. No one can predict the weather that far in advance. So, we just schedule the hikes and hope for the best. And when those hikes are scheduled on the Oregon coast, ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by lane Harris The Jessie Wright section is named after Jessie Wright, who with her husband Perry, built a homestead on nearby Illahee Flats in 1915. They must’ve been hardy people, to reside in a place that dictated that you live a life of day-to-day survival. And to think that ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narrative by Richard O’Neill Yup, it was raining, yesirree. That might explain why only 4 hikers set out on the North Umpqua Trail beginning at Toketee Lake. But really, it wasn’t raining that hard and besides which, that’s what rain gear is for. So, accompanied by the steady patter of rain ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris It was a clear, chilly day when the envoy of nine hikers arrived at the trailhead. We had two new hikers join us this day, Rita and Ruth. Liz also joined us, her second time with the club. Regulars John, Edwin, Diane, and Coreena rounded out the ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: John Malone Narration by Lane Harris Cowhorn Mountain used to have a tall spire pointing straight up toward the thunder Gods, acquiring its name from its pointy peak. But that tall spire was struck down by the thunder Gods when lightning struck it in 1911. This resulted in a flattish surface where those ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill. Richard led a small party up the Thielsen Creek Trail on a day that felt like it was going to rain. The day before, a lightning storm had breezed through the area and already, smoke from numerous fires had hazed up the air. However, the incoming storm system tamped down the ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Edwin Case Narration by Lane Harris When arriving at a designated wilderness area to hike, the last thing you expect to find, besides a nice sandwich shop that serves ice-cream.. mmm, wouldn’t that be nice… are a large herd of cattle. Yet, that’s what was there to greet seven hikers as we approached ………….click here to read more.