Author: umpquahikes

Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Several days prior to our scheduled hike, much discussion ensued regarding fire, smoke and heat, and should we change our hike location.  After some texts and phone conversations a last minute decision was made to hike Humbug Mountain near Port Orford instead of our originally planned hike ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Missy Kroeker Narration by Missy Kroeker Seven hikers, with one new face, Scott from Roseburg, caravanned to our trailhead at Lund Park campground. It was a glorious warm summer day, perfect for a hike along a crystalline creek to two separate waterfalls. There are several ways to navigate this loop trail. Today the ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Pictures below by Tami Morin

Hike Coordinator: John Malone Read about this hike on Richard O’Neill’s Blog More pictures on Richard O’Neill’s Flickr page Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin and Richard O’Neill

Hike Coordinator: Brad Bishop Pictures below by Lane Harris

Hike Coordinator: Coreena Gosselin Pictures below by Coreena Gosselin

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill Well, we had a good turnout for this one, numbering about twenty or so hikers. It seemed like the fearless leader (me) was the only one familiar with the Cathedral Hills environs so this hike wound up being mostly a collective first time experience.Cathedral Hills is a ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: John Malone Narration by Lane Harris The club has been to Tahkenitch Dunes many times, but on this trip, John decided that we needed to hike it a bit differently than normal. The usual loop through the forest, out to the beach, and then some moderate sand-walking was apparently not satisfying enough. The ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris Lost Creek Lake sits smack dab between Medford and Crater Lake on Hwy 62. Amazingly though, when you mention Lost Creek Lake to most people, they have no idea where it is. At the size of 3,400 acres, this large body of water is popular for summertime ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Diane Rannow Narration by Lane Harris On a cool but pleasant day, Diane led a group of us from Floras Lake down the beach to a cliffside waterfall. Diane had already done the calculations to guarantee a low tide for this hike, thus ensuring that we had enough sand to walk on. The ………….click here to read more.