Year: 2020

To view a recap video of our hikes this past year, see the Hiking Adventures of 2020 on our Facebook page.  Happy Hiking & Happy New Year!

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Narration and pictures by Rheo Wheeler There was no rain on this hike, but some hikers still got wet. Mike had a whoopsie on one of the creek crossings, but bravely continued on. We had Brad’s famous clam chowder after the hike and Missy brought all kinds of cookies and soda ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Lane Harris On a cold December morning 13 of us set out on the Marsters segment of the North Umpqua Trail. Beginning on the east end near the Marsters Bridge, the group hiked downriver west toward Calf Creek. Every section of the N.U.T. west of Calf Creek is now ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures by Rheo Wheeler

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures below by Rheo Wheeler

Hike Coordinator: Coreena Gosselin Narration by Richard O’Neill In September, the Archie Creek Fire ravaged the North Umpqua River area and left much of the 78 mile long North Umpqua Trail unusable and closed. The Hot Springs Segment was spared from the fire’s destruction and the Umpqua National Forest opened up the area for recreation. ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris The Bastendorff Bog Trail is a little known trail used primarily by backpackers hiking the Oregon Coast Trail to “short-cut” from Bastendorff Beach to Sunset Bay. This hike offered a veritable smorgasbord of coastal delights, from beach walks, to coastal forest, rocky coastal points, and the rugged ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: John Malone Pictures below by Rheo Wheeler

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Narration from “Richard Hikes” by Richard O’Neill The Great Oregon Burn Zone Tour of 2020 continued on a bright summer day in early September with this hike to Boundary Springs. The lodgepole forest surrounding Boundary Springs had perished in the same fire that had immolated the Red Cone area, the locale ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris An even dozen hikers made the drive up Illahee Road to the trailhead east of Illahee Rock. While short, this hike was very sweet. The route traversed a spectacular fire-scarred rocky ridge with expansive views down into the Boulder Creek Wilderness. It was a short, but rough ………….click here to read more.