Author: umpquahikes

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.

Hike Coordinator: Richard O’Neill Narration by Richard O’Neill A small group of 3 hardy souls followed their fearless leader (me!). After reaching June Lake, we tacked on a side trip to spectacular Indigo Lake for some extra mileage, before sideswiping Timpanogas Lake and Little Timpanogas Lake for a very worthy 8.4 mile hike. More of ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Lane Harris Narration by Lane Harris A good dozen or so hikers showed up for this ‘nothing-but-beach’ hike along the northern stretch of land that lies near the mouth of the Umpqua River, otherwise known as the Umpqua Spit. The parking at the end of Sparrow Park Road was limited, as it was ………….click here to read more.

Hike Coordinator: Rheo Wheeler Narration from “Richard Hikes” by Richard O’Neill This was my fourth hike in eight days. Two of those hikes had been plenty rigorous, working out those leg muscles via plenty of uphill grade coming on the way to a mountaintop summit. So, when the daunting climb up and over Bob Butte ………….click here to read more.